UNITED NATIONS: In a bid to eliminate the horrific effects of nuclear weapons on human lives and environment, top UN officials on Thursday called for a global ban on nuclear tests.
The call was given at the UN General Assembly’s informal session in connection with the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
In a message on the occasion the UN Secretary General Ban-ki-moon called on the international community to resolve to “outlaw all nuclear tests‚ everywhere‚ for all time.” “We should all remember the terrible toll of nuclear tests,” Ban said.
“It is time to address the horrific human and environmental effects of nuclear tests through a global ban, the most reliable means to meet these challenges,” he added.
Meanwhile, president of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, recalled the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by saying “what happened there is a permanent reminder of the horrible, unmatched devastation caused by the use of nuclear weapons. Any test, conducted by anyone anywhere, increases the likelihood they will be used again one day.”
