{"id":2124,"date":"2021-01-31T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2024-06-14T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T04:07:17","slug":"beyond-nuclear-nonproliferation-newsletter%e3%80%80december-2020-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/newsletter-beyond-nuclear-non-proliferation\/beyond-nuclear-nonproliferation-newsletter%e3%80%80december-2020-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u30ec\u30bf\u30fc\u300c\u6838\u4e0d\u62e1\u6563\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u3066\u300d2021\u5e741\u6708\u53f7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
UN Treaty Paves the Way for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World<\/a>

Viewpoint by Sergio DuarteThe writer is President of\u00a0Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs<\/a>. Former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.<\/em>750
NEW YORK (IDN) \u2013 The entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW<\/a>) on January 22 prompted many comments from different quarters on the importance and significance of this new addition to positive international law. In accordance with its Article 15.1 the Treaty entered into force 90 days after the deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification. So far, 86 states signed and 52 have already ratified it. \u00a0ARABIC<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0HINDI<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0JAPANESE<\/a>


Global Buddhist Network Heralds Entry into Force of Nuclear Ban Treaty<\/a>

Viewpoint by\u00a0Soka Gakkai<\/a>\u00a0President Minoru HaradaFollowing is the text of a press release President Harada\u00a0welcoming the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (<\/em>TPNW<\/em><\/a>) on January 22, 2021.<\/em>TOKYO (IDN)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Together with the members of the Soka Gakkai worldwide, I wholeheartedly welcome the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on January 22, 2021. The entry into force of the TPNW heralds the start of the end of the nuclear era and marks a significant step forward toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons.\u00a0\u3000JAPANESE<\/a>
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Faith-Based Communities Greet the Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons<\/a>

By Caroline MwangaNEW YORK (IDN) \u2013 Rejecting the existential threat to humanity that nuclear weapons pose, a wide coalition of faith-based communities from around the world has hailed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW<\/a>), the first international treaty to comprehensively ban nuclear weapons. Over 160 organizations\u00a0endorsed a joint interfaith statement<\/a>\u00a0coordinated by the Faith Communities Concerned About Nuclear Weapons, which include Soka Gakkai International (SGI).\u00a0[2021-01-23]

The Political Significance of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty<\/a>

Viewpoint by Thomas HajnocziThe writer is the outgoing Director of Arms Control at the Austrian Foreign Ministry. He negotiated the TPNW*<\/em>

VIENNA (IDN) \u2013 With its entry into force on January 22 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW<\/a>) will become binding international law for the growing number of State Parties, for the moment 51 countries. Moreover, it is also having an effect on those states that do not intend to join it.\u00a0ITALIAN<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0JAPANESE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0MALAY<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0THAI<\/a>

Watchdog Indicates Barriers to UN Ban on Nuclear Weapons<\/a>

By Jamshed Baruah\"\"GENEVA (IDN) \u2013 Most of the world\u2019s states can become a party to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW<\/a>) and comply with the Treaty without making any changes to their existing policies and practices, says\u00a0Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor (NWBM).<\/a>\u00a0But 42 states around the world currently engage in conduct that is not compatible with the new ban on nuclear weapons. In fact, Europe stands out as the region with the most states that act in conflict with the UN Treaty.\u00a0CHINESE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0JAPANESE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NORWEGIAN<\/a>

The Nuclear Weapon States Urged to Advance Disarmament<\/a>

By Bernhard SchellAMMAN (IDN) \u2013 The upcoming Review Conference (postponed to August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) of the\u00a0Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty<\/a>\u00a0(NPT) is expected to be characterised by deep divisions among the nuclear-weapon states (NWS), and between them and the non-nuclear-weapon states (NNWS), which are deeply disappointed with the lack of\u00a0<\/a>progress towards nuclear disarmament despite commitments laid down in the NPT and made at past NPT review conferences.\u00a0BAHASA<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0JAPANESE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0KOREAN\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0TURKISH<\/a>
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