The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution every year since 1996 calling for negotiations on a nuclear weapons convention (NWC) – a global treaty which would prohibit the threat or use of nuclear weapons and establish a phased program for their complete elimination under strict and effective international control.
Over 130 countries have supported the resolution including some of the nuclear-armed States – China, India, North Korea and Pakistan (Click here for voting result of the 2013 resolution). However, such negotiations have not been able to begin for two main reasons:
A number of recent initiatives have open the door to the commencement of negotiations (or at least pre-negotiations) on a NWC or package of agreements to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. These include:
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UNFOLD ZERO is a platform for United Nations (UN) focused initiatives and actions for the achievement of a nuclear weapons free world.
UNFOLD ZERO aims to unfold the path to zero nuclear weapons through effective steps and measures facilitated by the UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General and other UN bodies.
UNFOLD ZERO is a project of PragueVision, PNND, Basel Peace Office, Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign, Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace and Global Security Institute.