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UN disarmament chief urges states parties to protect the NPT, warns of a "hollowing out" risk
Summary
Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. Under‑Secretary‑General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, urged all states parties to engage in good‑faith negotiations at the 11th NPT Review Conference and warned that failure to produce meaningful outcomes could 'hollow out' the treaty's authority.
Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. Under‑Secretary‑General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, said Friday that the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) remains the cornerstone of global nonproliferation and disarmament and called on the treaty’s 191 states parties to approach the upcoming 11th Review Conference in New York with “good faith and flexibility.”
Nakamitsu told reporters the conference — which she said…
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