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UNITED NATIONS, United States – An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, Honduras, allowing it to enter into force after 90 days, a UN official said Saturday.
“Today is a victory for humanity and a promise of a more secure future,” said Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in a statement.
Other NGOs also welcomed the news, including the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its key role in making the treaty.
“Honduras has just ratified the Treaty as the 50th state, which brought it into force and makes history,” ICAN said in its tweet.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits the use, development, production, testing, stocking, storage and threat of use of such weapons, was adopted by the UN General Assembly in July 2017 with the approval of 122 countries.
It is now expected to take effect in January 2021.
The handful of nuclear-weapon states, including the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia, have not signed the treaty.
However, activists hope that their entry into force will have the same impact as previous international treaties on landmines and cluster munitions, bringing a stigma to their storage and use and, therefore, a change in behavior even in countries. they did not subscribe.
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