Participation in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons International signatures required of all countries Over 12 million people

Participation in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons International signatures required of all countries Over 12 million people October 25, 14:13

Regarding the nuclear weapons ban treaty that has been decided to come into effect, all countries participate in this treaty with the abolition of nuclear weapons by the national organization of atomic bomb survivors dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japan Confederation of Atomic Bombs = Japan Confederation of Atomic Bomb Victims. We are continuing the "Hibakusha International Signature" that requires us to do so.

According to the Hibakusha International Signature Liaison Committee, signatures for 12,612,798 people will be collected by mid-September, which was the initial deadline, and it is expected that the number of countries and regions ratifying will reach the 50 required for entry into force in October. The signing deadline has been extended to the end of the year.

Regarding the decision to come into effect, Mr. Terumi Tanaka, the representative member of the Japan Confederation of Nations and the representative of the "Hibakusha International Signature Liaison Committee," said, "It is a very significant treaty that creates a great sense of resistance to the use of nuclear weapons and continues the global movement. I am really glad that I have come. In the future, I would like to request the Japanese government to ratify this treaty and promote the movement in cooperation with the citizens of nuclear-weapon states and their allies in order to eliminate nuclear weapons. "