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Group's Nobel Peace Prize win spotlights need to end 'nuclear nightmare' says UN chief

Congratulating the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on being awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, top United Nations officials said that the recognition is a reminder of the...

10/08/2017 14:24

The only world safe from use of nuclear weapons is a world completely free of them – UN chief

The only world that is safe from the use of nuclear weapons is a world that is completely free of them, Secretary-General António Guterres said as the United Nations marked the International Day...

09/27/2017 14:58

Repair 'world in pieces' and create 'world at peace,' UN chief Guterres urges global leaders

Addressing the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations Headquarters, Secretary-General António Guterres spotlighted several threats – including the nuclear peril, climate change,...

09/20/2017 14:47

On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, UN chief calls for intensified effort on nuclear disarmament

With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on earth, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged all States to intensify their efforts in the shared pursuit of a...

08/07/2017 14:29

UN conference adopts treaty banning nuclear weapons

Countries meeting at a United Nations conference in New York adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the first multilateral legally-binding instrument for nuclear disarmament to...

07/08/2017 12:53