Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is likely to reach the number of ratifications required for its entry into force this month

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is expected to reach the number of ratifications required for its entry into force this month at 10:22 on October 3.

The number of countries and regions that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is likely to reach the 50 required for the treaty to come into effect as early as this month.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his hopes for the treaty to come into effect, saying it "reflects the wishes of the majority of countries for a world free of the threat of nuclear weapons."

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons bans the development, possession and use of nuclear weapons, and has been ratified by 46 countries and territories so far, with only four remaining to 50 required for entry into force.

At the UN General Assembly, a meeting on nuclear disarmament was held on the 2nd, and leaders and ministers of more than 70 countries participated in video speeches, and each country made a series of remarks on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Of these, the foreign ministers of Algeria and Jamaica have announced that they will ratify the treaty soon, and the foreign ministers of Liechtenstein, Indonesia and Peru have also made positive statements about ratification, and the number of ratifications will be necessary for the treaty to come into effect as early as this month. The probability of reaching 50 has increased.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his hopes for the treaty to come into effect, saying it "reflects the wishes of the majority of countries for a world free of the threat of nuclear weapons."

At the meeting, the role played by the exposed people was also mentioned, and Colombian Foreign Minister Blum said, "Mikisou Iwasa has spent his life appealing to the world for the need for nuclear abolition through the experience of the atomic bombing," and died last month. In mourning the death of Mikizo Iwasa, who was an exposed person in Hiroshima and was a representative member of the Japan Confederation of Unions, he called on the international community to unite and promote nuclear disarmament.