The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), António Guterres, warned this Monday that the “Nuclear risk has reached its highest point in decadesand called for an end to the nuclear arms race “once and for all.”
At a UN Security Council meeting on “Maintaining International Peace and Security: Promoting Common Security through Dialogue and Cooperation,” Guterres assessed that the collective security system is being tested like never before, directly referring to to The situation at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, which was the target of several attacks.
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“Persistent differences between major world powers —even within this Council— continue to limit our ability to respond collectively. Humanitarian aid is being pushed to the limit. Human rights and the rule of law are under attack. Trust is missing“said the Secretary-General.
Many of the systems established decades ago now face challenges that were unimaginable to our predecessors: cyber warfare, terrorism, and lethal autonomous weapons. Is he Nuclear risk has reached its highest point in decades. The tools that have saved us from a catastrophic world war are more important than ever.”
During his speech, the former Portuguese Prime Minister referred to the trip he made last week to Ukraine, Turkey and Moldova, during which he followed the evolution of the recently reached agreement to unblock the export of Ukrainian cereals, a commitment promoted by the country itself UN and Turkey and negotiated in coordination with Russia and Ukraine.
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Based on this example, the Secretary-General requested that A similar agreement and consensus also applies to the critical situation at the Zaporizhia plant. (Southern Ukraine), the largest nuclear power complex in Europe.
António Guterres insisted on the need to re-establish cooperation that guarantees collective securityincluding the work of the United Nations itself.
This is also the driving force behind my proposal for a New Agenda for Peace contained in my report on Our Common Agenda. Through it, we are exploring the diplomatic toolbox of the UN Charter to end conflicts. , especially the provisions of Chapter VI on negotiation, investigation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration and judicial settlement”, he announced.
“We are also focused on prevention and peacebuilding. This includes strengthening our forecast of future threats, and anticipate critical points and long-lasting conditions that may erupt into violence”, he continued.
Among the initiatives Guterres intends to undertake are efforts to unite countries around the need to reduce the risks posed by cyber warfare and lethal autonomous weapons and to “accelerate efforts to eliminate the nuclear threat once and for all.” all”.
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The X Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must show that it is possible to move forward, according to the UN leader.
Calling for flexibility in the negotiations, Guterres called on nuclear-armed countries to commit to “not being the first to use” these weapons and to assure non-nuclear-weapon states that they will not use, or threaten with using such weapons. Against them.
The noise of the nuclear saber must stop”, he stressed.
“We need all states to commit to a world free of nuclear weapons and spare no effort to come to the negotiating table to ease tensions and end the nuclear arms race once and for all. The future of humanity is in our hands today”, she reinforced.
He concluded: “At this time of greatest danger to our world, now is the time for the international community to recommit to the UN Charter and the ideals it stands for. There is no better solution to fulfill the Charter’s promise to save future generations from the scourge of war than to replace division with dialogue and diplomacy.”
Currently, the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant —now under the control of Russian troops— continues to operate and produce electricity to meet the needs of the Ukrainian electrical system, but it represents one of the greatest concerns of the international community in the context of the Russian invasion. from Ukraine
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Ukrainian authorities today accused Russian forces of renewed shelling near the Zaporizhia facility, hours after the latest international calls not to attack the perimeter of Ukraine’s main nuclear power plant.
Source: Observadora
