As States Again Rattle Nuclear Sabres, Secretary-General Says World Too Long Under Shadow of Such Weapons While Speakers Urge Their Elimination on International Day - World

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones, such as the one in Africa, is an important disarmament and non-proliferation measure, and he expressed support for the establishment of new zones -- especially in regions of tension such as the Middle East and Europe.
57% : As such, he commended the participation of States -- while spotlighting Israel's absence -- in conferences aimed at establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
51% : He urged all Member States -- especially nuclear Powers and those under the so-called "nuclear umbrella" -- to urgently sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and pursue the goal of a world free of such weapons. Hala Hameed, head of the Bilateral Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, was among those who recalled the very first Assembly resolution -- adopted in 1946 -- which identified nuclear disarmament as a leading goal of the United Nations.
36% : Urging nuclear-weapon States to proactively fulfil their obligations under the latter, he also pledged to cooperate with the international community to address non-proliferation issues related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Iran.

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