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Adoption of the Draft Resolution on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons submitted by Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi)
November 2, 2024
- On November 2 (November 1 local time), the draft resolution entitled “Steps to building a common roadmap towards a world without nuclear weapons,” submitted by the Government of Japan to the First Committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, was adopted with the support of 145 countries.
- Cognizant of the need to present a way forward for realistic and practical measures to achieve a world without nuclear weapons, the Government of Japan calls on the implementation of concrete measures based on “Hiroshima Action Plan," presented by Japan, including the continuation of the non-use of nuclear weapons, enhancement of transparency measures, the early start of negotiations on FMCT (Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty) as well as disarmament and non-proliferation education to improve understanding of the realities of the atomic bombings, taking into account maintaining and strengthening the NPT, the cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament architecture.
- In the light of not only widening division within the international community over approaches to nuclear disarmament, but also the aggravating security environment, it is significant that this draft resolution was adopted with the broad support by a large number of states including nuclear-weapon States such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
- Through this draft resolution, Japan will continue to spare no efforts to enhance the momentum of the international community to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and persistently and steadily advance realistic and practical efforts in this regard. The draft resolution is scheduled to be considered in a plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly in early December.
(Reference)Results of the voting for the adoption of the draft resolution
Affirmative votes: 145 Negative votes: 6 Abstentions: 29