On the 22nd, regarding the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which bans the development, possession, and use of nuclear weapons that came into effect, it was announced that the domestic procedure for ratification of the treaty by Peru and Chile in South America will be completed soon.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which bans the development, manufacture, possession, and use of nuclear weapons as inhumane and contrary to international law, came into effect on the 22nd in 50 countries and regions ratified by October last year.
To commemorate the entry into force, countries and organizations promoting the treaty met online, with the participation of ministers and ambassadors from approximately 20 countries.
In it, Ireland's disarmament ambassador said, "We have taken an important step towards the goal of abolishing nuclear weapons, but at the same time forget that it is the beginning of a new challenge to make the treaty universal. It must not be. "
At the meeting, the disarmament ambassadors of Peru and Chile announced that domestic procedures for ratifying the treaty would be completed soon, and that Indonesia and Brazil were also in the process of ratification in parliament.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been ratified by 51 countries and regions so far, but nuclear-weapon states, NATO members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which depend on nuclear deterrence, and Japan have not participated.
The countries promoting the treaty are hoping that the number of countries participating in the treaty will increase as a result of its entry into force, and we aim to increase it to 100 within a few years and continue to work on each country.