The government has reiterated its opposition to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons during a short discussion in the House of Lords this week. A question was asked by Baroness Sue Miller, who wrote the foreword to the report from the Nuclear Weapons Financing Research Group, of which […]
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Zimbabwe has become the 85th state to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, announcing the move over the weekend as the number of days until the Treaty comes into international law reached 50. The Treaty will make nuclear weapons illegal from Friday 22 January 2021. Zimbabwe is […]
31 Anglican Bishops in England have signed an open letter calling on the UK government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which comes into force in January 2021 after securing its 50th ratification in October. The letter is led by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby […]
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has today reached 50 ratifications, meaning that it will enter into legal force on 22 January 2021. Honduras confirmed ratification of the Treaty in New York today after Jamaica and Nauru joined on Friday The Treaty was agreed by the United Nations […]
Tuvalu has become the 47th state to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, confirming the move on Tuesday 13 October (UK time). That means there are just 3 more states required to ratify the Treaty in order for it to come into force. Tuvalu is the ninth […]