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John Laforge | This October 29 report also announced a newly established watchdog for the 2017 nuclear weapons ban known as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The new “Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor” published by Norwegian People’s Aid will measure progress related to signature, ratification, and entry into force of the TPNW.

The Nuclear Ban Treaty is one year old now! On July 7th, 2017 the UN adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Here is what you need to know about the treaty.

Courtesy: ICAN Over the last two weeks, approximately 120 government delegations have been gathered at the UN in Geneva to discuss the implementation (and lack thereof) of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). A considerable number of international organizations and civil society actors were also in attendance. Adopted fifty years agoRead More

Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has issued a new appeal on the risk of nuclear weapons. It also calls on states to adhere to the Nuclear Ban Treaty.