Archiv: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons / Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag


11.10.2024 - 22:42 [ Nobelprize.org ]

Announcement: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo.

This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.

In response to the atomic bomb attacks of August 1945, a global movement arose whose members have worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons. Gradually, a powerful international norm developed, stigmatising the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. This norm has become known as “the nuclear taboo”.

The testimony of the Hibakusha – the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – is unique in this larger context.

22.02.2023 - 10:04 [ GlobalTimes.cn ]

Full text: The Global Security Initiative Concept Paper

2. Stay committed to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. Sovereign equality and non-interference in internal affairs are basic principles of international law and the most fundamental norms governing contemporary international relations. We believe all countries, big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are equal members of the international community. Their internal affairs brook no external interference, their sovereignty and dignity must be respected, and their right to independently choose social systems and development paths must be upheld. Sovereign independence and equality must be upheld, and efforts should be made for all countries to enjoy equality in terms of rights, rules and opportunities.

3. Stay committed to abiding by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. The purposes and principles of the UN Charter embody the deep reflection by people around the world on the bitter lessons of the two world wars. They are humanity’s institutional design for collective security and lasting peace. The various confrontations and injustices in the world today did not occur because the purposes and principles of the UN Charter are outdated, but because they are not effectively maintained and implemented. We call on all countries to practice true multilateralism; firmly uphold the international system with the UN at its core, the international order underpinned by international law and the basic norms of international relations underpinned by the UN Charter; and uphold the authority of the UN and its status as the main platform for global security governance. The Cold War mentality, unilateralism, bloc confrontation and hegemonism contradict the spirit of the UN Charter and must be resisted and rejected.

7. Implement the five-point proposal on realizing peace and stability in the Middle East, including advocating mutual respect, upholding equity and justice, realizing non-proliferation, jointly fostering collective security, and accelerating development cooperation, so as to jointly establish a new security framework in the Middle East. Support the positive momentum and the efforts of Middle East countries to strengthen dialogue and improve their relations, accommodate the reasonable security concerns of all parties, strengthen the internal forces of safeguarding regional security, and support the League of Arab States (LAS) and other regional organizations in playing a constructive role in this regard. The international community should take practical steps to advance the two-state solution to the Palestinian question, and convene a larger, more authoritative and more influential international peace conference, so as to achieve a just solution to the Palestinian question at an early date.

22.02.2023 - 09:44 [ GlobalTimes.cn ]

China issues Global Security Initiative (GSI) Concept Paper, calling to resolve disputes through dialogue and rejecting power politics

A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, China announced in the Global Security Initiative Concept Paper it released on Tuesday amid growing risks and challenges that the world faces today, particularly in light of the Ukraine crisis, with the aim of eliminating the root causes of international conflicts and improving global security.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told a forum on Tuesday in Beijing that China had officially released the Global Security Initiative Concept Paper, fully elaborating ideas and principles, clarifying cooperation mechanisms and underscoring China‘s responsibilities and firm determination to safeguard world peace by listing 20 major cooperation directions.

22.02.2023 - 09:32 [ Radio China - CRI.cn ]

China veröffentlicht Dokument über Konzept der Globalen Sicherheitsinitiative

Sicherheit sei das Recht aller Länder der Welt und nicht die exklusive Domäne einiger Länder. Die Globale Sicherheitsinitiative diene den Interessen der Menschen auf der ganzen Welt und bewahre den Frieden von allen. Jedes Land, das bereit sei, der Globalen Sicherheitsinitiative beizutreten, sei willkommen. China unterstütze alle Länder, die sich aufrichtig um die Erhaltung des Weltfriedens und der Entwicklung bemühten, so der chinesische Außenminister weiter.

21.06.2022 - 08:22 [ ORF.at ]

Erste Konferenz des Atomwaffenverbotsvertrags in Wien

Die Atommächte boykottieren die UNO-Konferenz.

10.08.2021 - 00:44 [ teleSUR ]

Nagasaki Remembers the Victims of the US Nuclear Bomb

On the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing carried out by the United States, Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged countries to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

28.01.2021 - 10:38 [ FAZ Politik / Twitter ]

Während die Bundesregierung den Beitritt zum UN-Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag weiterhin ablehnt, hoffen die Grünen mit der neuen Regierung in Washington auf neue weltweite Abrüstungsbemühungen. Diese stellt nun Bedingungen an Iran.

(21.01.2021)

28.01.2021 - 10:25 [ Österreichisches Außenministerium / Youtube ]

Folgen eines Atombombenabwurfs auf Wien

(25.01.2021)

28.01.2021 - 10:06 [ tt.com ]

Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag in Kraft: Schallenberg würdigt Verbot als „historisch“

(22.01.2021)
Atomwaffen sind seit dem heutigen Freitag international verboten. Außenminister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) würdigte das Inkrafttreten des Atomwaffenverbotsvertrags als „historisch“. „Die Gefahr hat nicht abgenommen“, mahnte er bei einer Pressekonferenz in Wien vor den nuklearen Risiken. Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), der den Vertrag 2017 als damaliger Außenminister unterzeichnet hat, sprach von einem „wichtigen Schritt in Richtung einer sicheren Welt“.

28.01.2021 - 09:59 [ ORF.at ]

Atomangriff-Video: Bundesrat befragt Schallenberg

Das vom Außenministerium anlässlich des Inkrafttretens des Atomwaffenverbotsvertrags veröffentlichte Video, in dem die Folgen eines Atombombenangriffs auf Wien simuliert werden, beschäftigt heute den Bundesrat.

03.11.2020 - 14:34 [ Evening Report ]

315 nuclear bombs and ongoing suffering: the shameful history of nuclear testing in Australia and the Pacific

We may never know the full impact of these explosions because in many cases, as the Royal Commission report on British Nuclear Tests in Australia found in 1985: “the resources allocated for Aboriginal welfare and safety were ludicrous, amounting to nothing more than a token gesture”. But we can listen to the survivors.

01.11.2020 - 01:36 [ The Hill ]

Nuclear weapons banned — illegal at last

This treaty came about following years of stalemate and incremental movement toward disarmament by the nuclear nations despite being treaty-bound for 50 years by Article VI of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to work in “good faith” to abolish their nuclear arsenals.

24.10.2020 - 03:34 [ The Mainichi ]

UN nuclear ban treaty just one ratification shy of taking effect

Jamaica and Nauru are the latest countries to complete the ratification procedures, the United Nations said. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in 2017, will enter into force 90 days after it has been ratified by at least 50 countries and regions.

03.10.2020 - 00:29 [ Xinhuanet ]

Global tensions strain nuclear disarmament architecture: UN General Assembly president

The only sure way to eliminate this threat is to eliminate the weapons themselves. There is no alternative, he said. „It is therefore unfortunate that the architecture developed over decades to support the goals of disarmament and enhance security is under significant strain with rising global tensions.“

07.07.2020 - 20:49 [ Kyodo News ]

A-bomb survivor calls for early enforcement of nuke ban pact

All five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — as well as Japan have declined to ratify the nuclear ban treaty.

29.10.2018 - 22:36 [ Trend.az ]

Russia, UK, China, US, France won’t sign Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Moscow, London, Beijing, Washington and Paris won’t sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a joint statement made at the First Committee of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly said, TASS reports.

26.09.2018 - 16:30 [ Greenpeace ]

Five reasons to support a total ban of nuclear weapons today

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a roadmap to achieving the total elimination of these weapons of mass destruction. To enter into force, the Treaty must be signed and ratified by 50 countries. To date, there are 15 ratifications and 60 signatures.