Speech Brief
UN Secretary-General urges leaders to lower nuclear risks
Key points
- Halt arms races and lower nuclear risks
- Rebuild trust and fulfill disarmament obligations
TL;DR
- António Guterres says the threat of nuclear weapons use is the highest in decades and that global tensions are pushing military spending to stratospheric levels.
- He urges leaders to step back from the brink, stop rattling the nuclear sabre, and halt arms races.
- He calls for investing in the architecture of peace, fulfilling disarmament obligations, rebuilding trust, and strengthening systems to prevent proliferation and use of deadly weapons.
Original text
Secretary-General Statements and Messages Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, observed on 5 March: Our dream of peace is in peril. The threat of nuclear weapons use is the highest in decades. Global tensions are pushing military spending to stratospheric levels. Small arms and light weapons are proliferating. And emergi...
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