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The National goes to the UN: The fight for nuclear disarmament

1st March, By Xander Elliards

 Next week will see the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on
the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (3MSP TPNW, for short). In practice,
that means that delegates from across the globe will attend a meeting at
the UN in New York to discuss how to push for wider acceptance of a
worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. The TPNW is backed by 73 states parties,
including Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, and South Africa, and 21
others are signatories, including Colombia, Brazil, and Barbados.

The SNP has committed an independent Scotland to signing the TPNW – but the UK,
as a nuclear power, has declined to sign it. Thanks to a partnership with
the philanthropic fund Lex International, The National will be on the
ground in New York and at the UN building as thousands of delegates from
across the globe meet to discuss how to push nuclear states like the UK
into action.

 The National 1st March 2025,
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24969230.national-goes-un-fight-nuclear-disarmament/

March 4, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international, UK