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http://www.mfat.govt.nz/disarmament 08-02-2018 21:37:25
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A superb outcome in todayโs vote to mandate a new United Nations scientific panel to better understand the effects of nuclear war. Thank you to our partners, Ireland U.N. ๐ฎ๐ช, and Member States who supported this important resolution. #disarmament #nuclearwar





๐ณ๐ฟ is honoured to be in ๐ฐ๐ญ for the 5th Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Anti-personnel landmines are inhumane weapons that disproportionately harm civilians & children, lingering long after conflict has ended. They have no place in 2024 and must be consigned to history


A promising update from ๐น๐ด ! ๐ณ๐ฟ supports the goal of a mine-free Pacific, and looks forward to working with Tonga towards its membership of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention


Pleased to deliver a joint statement on behalf of 25 States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in the closing session of its 5th Review Conference that has concluded in #SiemReap ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐น๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ธ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ธ๐ณ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ We call on all actors to respect the Convention ๐



The UN is now calling for nominations of qualified experts for the new, independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War. This is the study that was mandated in last yearโs resolution led by ๐ณ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ช. Deadline: 1 March 2025. More information ๐ mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-rโฆ






States widely express imperative for upholding & promoting Convention pillars of no use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of #clustermunitions, #CCMISM25 #HumanitarianDisarmament dialogue. NZ Mission Geneva Ireland at UN in Geneva SwitzerlandUN Chile ๐จ๐ฑ en Ginebra Philippine Mission UN Geneva


After a week dedicated to mine action in Geneva, ๐ฆ๐น, ๐ง๐ช, ๐จ๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ช, ๐ณ๐ฟ, ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ฒ๐ฝ, ๐ต๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ช, ๐จ๐ญ, ๐น๐ญ jointly reiterate their unwavering commitment to end the suffering caused by anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions. Find the full statement online: bmeia.gv.at/oev-genf/speecโฆ
