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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