NPT

Spent nuclear fuel

Ban welcomes outcome of month-long nuclear treaty review conference

28 May 2010
The latest review meeting of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) wrapped up today by reaffirming the resolve of the five Member States with nuclear weapons to eliminate their arsenals and calling for a United Nations-sponsored conference in 2012 to establish a nuclear-free Middle East.
Spent nuclear fuel

Too much at stake for failure at nuclear review conference, Ban says

24 May 2010
As a major review conference on nuclear non-proliferation enters its final week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted nations to look beyond their own interests to achieve wide-ranging goals on disarmament.
Re-creation of a French wall during the Second World War at the Museum for Peace in Caen

In solemn session UN marks 65th anniversary of end of Second World War

6 May 2010
The United Nations today marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the Second World War by paying homage to the “extraordinary bravery” of those who waged the “epic struggle for freedom and liberation” and vowing to banish the prospect of a repeat of such a scourge.