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[68] At a high-profile Vatican conference in November 2017, the first major international disarmament gathering following the treaty's adoption in July, Pope Francis took a stance further than his papal predecessors to condemn the possession of nuclear weapons and warn that nuclear deterrence policies offer a "false sense of security. He stated that consequently Germany could not support the ban process. [62][63], The ICAN has been the main civil society actor working alongside governments to achieve a strong and effective ban treaty. Adopted on 7 July 2017, the treaty will enter into force on 22 January 2021, 90 days after the 50th ratification, by Honduras, on 24 October 2020.[3][4][5][6]. Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, reported last week by The Associated Press. “Doing so will do more for advancing the cause of nuclear disarmament than the TPNW ever will.”. No editorial comment is implied by the omission of a resource or website. [76], As of 25 October 2020[update], 84 states have signed the Treaty and 50 states have ratified or acceded to it. North Korea was the only nuclear state to vote for initiating ban negotiations.

The only NATO member participating in the treaty negotiations was the Netherlands. Articles 10–12 are about the possibility of amendments, the settlement of disputes and the "goal of universal adherence of all States to the Treaty". [66] Thousands of scientists from around the world signed an open letter in support of the negotiations. [35], A second conference started at 15 June and was scheduled to conclude on 7 July 2017. [50] All 54 nations of Africa (all but one of which have either signed or ratified the 1996 Treaty of Pelindaba establishing a nuclear-weapon-free-zone in the continent)[51] and all 33 nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (already in a nuclear-weapon-free-zone under the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco)[52] had subscribed to common regional positions supporting a ban treaty. [72], In NATO Review, Rühle indicated that according to proponents, it was intended to strengthen Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which requires good faith efforts to negotiate effective measures on nuclear disarmament. On 20 September 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opened for signature at the United Nations headquarters in New York. According to Article 7, states should assist each other to these purposes, with special responsibility of the nuclear powers. More generally, all state parties shall cooperate to facilitate the implementation of the treaty. [18], In 2014, a group of non-nuclear-armed nations known as the New Agenda Coalition (NAC) presented the idea of a nuclear-weapon-ban treaty to NPT states parties as a possible "effective measure" to implement Article VI of the NPT, which requires all states parties to pursue negotiations in good faith for nuclear disarmament. Sceptics have argued that the Ban Treaty would harm the NPT.[73]. For those nations that are party to it, the treaty prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, stationing, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as assistance and encouragement to the prohibited activities. Article 6 obliges to environmental remediation and to assistance for the victims of the use and testing of nuclear weapons. Political parties supporting the government in NATO member states often share the rejection of the nuclear ban negotiations and treaty by their governments. Therefore, they would abdicate from their responsibility of disarmament according to the NPT, Article VI. [41] A last obstacle for agreement was the condition of the withdrawal clause, meaning that a state party "in exercising its national sovereignty, [...] decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of the Treaty have jeopardized the supreme interests of its country". [10], Three major intergovernmental conferences in 2013 and 2014 on the "humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons", in Norway, Mexico and Austria, strengthened the international resolve to outlaw nuclear weapons. 121 out of 193 UN members participated in the negotiations.[36]. The Netherlands voted against adoption of the treaty, while Germany did not participate, despite opinion polls against presence of nuclear weapons in both countries. Fifty countries have now ratified the treaty, so it will become international law. [32] By contrast, in June 2017 foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel confirmed again nuclear stationing in Germany as well as the principle of equilibrium nuclear deterrence against Russia. A further discussed topic was the explicit acceptance of the "use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination". [28], Summarizing the discussions, a first ban treaty draft[29] was presented on 22 May by Elayne Whyte Gómez. [39][40] A second "destroy and join" option (Article 4, 5) only provides cooperation with the IAEA in order to verify the correctness and completeness of the inventory of nuclear material, no verification of the elimination. Posted on October 26th 2020 SGI Statement on the Ratification of the Treaty on the … [40] The respective affirmation remained part of the final preamble. In response to an appeal made by ICAN, over eight hundred parliamentarians around the world pledged their support for a ban treaty, calling upon "all national governments to negotiate a treaty banning nuclear weapons and leading to their complete eradication" and describing it as "necessary, feasible and increasingly urgent". Finally, social factors for peace and disarmament are recognized: participation of both women and men, education, public conscience, "international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, religious leaders, parliamentarians, academics and the hibakusha". Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. [19], In 2015, the UN General Assembly established a working group with a mandate to address "concrete effective legal measures, legal provisions and norms" for attaining and maintaining a nuclear-weapon-free world. “This is a strong message.”. The "Treaty shall enter into force 90 days after the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession". "[69][70][71], Xanthe Hall (IPPNW and ICAN) said she regretted the boycott of the treaty by all nuclear powers and their allies, but hints at history: also the Mine Ban Treaty or the Convention on Cluster Munitions have been concluded against the states possessing such weapons, but finally were signed by most states. 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