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Vanuatu Ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On 26th September 2018, Vanuatu signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), becoming one of the newest countries along with Samoa in the Asia-Pacific region to ratify the treaty.
Thailand ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
On 25 September 2018, Thailand ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 167th State to ratify the Treaty.
The Cook Islands accedes to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On 4 September 2018, the Cook Islands officially accedes to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), becoming the 15th State Party to the treaty.
New Zealand Ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On 31st July 2018, New Zealand ratified the TPNW, becoming its fourth State Party in the Asia-Pacific region.
Message from the UN Secretary General António Guterres for 100-Day Countdown to the International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace, observed every year on 21 September, embodies our shared aspiration to end conflict in all its forms and to safeguard the human rights of all people. It is a day on which the United Nations…
Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal Mr. Paudyal visits UNRCPD
The Joint Secretary and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Mr. Bharat Raj Paudyal, visited UNRCPD’s office in Kathmandu on 12 June 2018. Mr. Paudyal met with UNRCPD staff to discuss disarmament and arms control in Nepal,…
Turkmenistan’s National Implementation Action Plan on UNSCR 1540 Approved by 1540 Committee’s Group of Experts
On 11 June 2018, Turkmenistan submitted its National Implementation Action Plan (NIAP) of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). The NIAP, that will cover the 2018-2022 period, includes priority measures…
New Disarmament Agenda: “Securing Our Common Future”
GENEVA (24 May 2018) Secretary General António Guterres launched the United Nations' new disarmament agenda, entitled “Securing Our Common Future”, at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. The new agenda puts focus on three priorities: Disarmament to save humanity; Disarmament that saves…
Viet Nam becomes the 10th State Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
By ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, on 17 May 2018 the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam becomes State Party to the TPNW.
Palau ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On 5 May 2018, the Republic of Palau became the 8th State to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.