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“Today we celebrate humanity’s victory, which promises us a more secure future,” said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The message was also welcomed by other NGOs, including the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its important role in making the treaty a reality.
“Honduras has just ratified the treaty as the 50th country to pave the way for its entry into force and go down in history,” ICAN wrote on Twitter.
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits the use, development, production, testing, deployment, storage and threat of use of such weapons in July 2017, with the adoption of 122 countries .
The agreement is expected to enter into force in January 2021.
Nuclear-weapon states, including the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia, have not signed the treaty.
However, activists hope that the treaty’s entry into force will have the same effect as previous international treaties on landmines and cluster bombs, ultimately sparking changes even in countries that have not signed these documents.
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