On 28 August 2018, members of the Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) and the CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) gathered in Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana for a five-day conference aimed at reflecting on the role of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in building global peace and finding ways to strengthen it in the future, specifically through raising the profile of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
The CTBTO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the event under the theme “Remembering the Past, Looking to the Future”. The conference was convened around the International Day against Nuclear Tests on 29 August, which was proposed by Kazakhstan and designated by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 64/35 (2009).
This video by IDN-INPS Multimedia Director Katsuhiro Asagiri captures the highlights of the conference including a trip to Kurchatova town in East Kazakhstan Region, once the center of operations for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. FBポスト
Christine Muttonen, former President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly talks about the importance of co-relating CTBTO and SDGs and explains the significance of 2018 CTBTO GEM-Youth International Conference hosted by the government of Kazakhstan from 28 August – 2 September 2018 in Astana
Filmed by Katsuhiro Asagiri, Multimedia Director, President of INPS Japan
On 28 August 2018, members of the Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) and the CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) gathered in Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana for a five-day conference aimed at reflecting on the role of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in building global peace and finding ways to strengthen it in the future, specifically through raising the profile of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Katsuhiro Asagiri, Multimedia Director and President of INPS Japan captures the highlights of the conference including a trip to Kurchatova town in East Kazakhstan Region, once the center of operations for the adjoining Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. FBポスト
Ambassador Sérgio Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs explains the importance of 2018 CTBTO GEM-Youth International Conference hosted by the government of Kazakhstan from 28 August – 2 September 2018 in Astana.
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This article was produced as a part of the joint media project between The Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC.
This article was produced as a part of the joint media project between The Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC.