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Joint Statement on the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Seventy-two years after the ICRC and … Movement first called for the elimination of nuclear weapons, and with the suffering of the …

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Bringing the era of nuclear weapons to an end in the name of humanity

… a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading to their Total Elimination.  … a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total …

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Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… of the Red Cross New York, 3–7 March 2025 Nuclear disarmament as a long-standing … of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and four years after the entry …

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First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… the International Committee of the Red Cross Nuclear disarmament as a humanitarian and … imperative 1. The continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats to …

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Peter Maurer: “Continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats for humanity”

… Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna on 21 June 2022. First … Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Vienna, 21 – 23 June 2022   …

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View of the ICRC on interpretation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… Debates about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) have raised a number of … the prohibition and complete elimination of nuclear weapons, the most destructive means of …

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ICRC urgently appeals to states to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used

… by recent statements made with respect to nuclear weapons . Five years ago this month, as States … of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons , the ICRC recalled that …

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TPNW entry into force marks the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons

… force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) As delivered by ICRC President … have been waiting for. From this day onwards, nuclear weapons — some of the most terrifying …

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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Pacific Island Countries played crucial role

… October, the Treaty on the Prohibition of the Nuclear Weapons reached its 50th ratification at the … a global norm that explicitly prohibits nuclear weapons under international law. …

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