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Jody Williams Speaks At UN Conference On Disarmament |
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Posted 9/16/2009 at 1:11 PM by Kate C in Laureates News
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PeaceJam Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams spoke at the United Nations Convention on Disarmament on Sept 9-11, 2009 in Mexico City. As many of you know, Jody is working hard on the issue of nuclear disarmament -- according to Jody, it is very a tough issue and many countries are reluctant to talk about giving up these weapons. Here is some of what she said:
"First and foremost, we need to have a coherent strategy to lay the groundwork for the abolition of nuclear weapons. At its core must be the fundamental objective of successful negotiation of a nuclear weapons convention – a treaty or framework agreement for the complete prohibition of the development, production, trade, acquisition, and stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons. That convention must also set out the timetables and conditions for the verified dismantlement and elimination of existing arsenals.
It is not as if this is a new idea. The UN Secretary-General put this at the top of his five-point disarmament proposal last year. He talked about states pursuing the goal of nuclear disarmament through agreement on a framework of separate, mutually reinforcing instruments or by “negotiating a nuclear-weapons convention, backed by a strong system of verification, as has long been proposed at the United Nations.” The nuclear weapon states say that it is “premature” to talk about negotiating a nuclear weapon convention. This is sheer nonsense designed to derail real discussion of banning the weapons." |
For the full article visit http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/ |
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