Yesterday, the UN General Assembly accepted an important resolution to form an independent scientific committee, researching the effects of #nuclear war. 144 countries voted in favour, 30 abstained (including 5 nuclear weapon states 🇮🇱🇮🇳🇺🇸🇵🇰🇰🇵, Luxembourg and other NATO states), and three voted against 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇷🇺.
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https://press.un.org/en/2024/gadis3754.doc.htm
https://undocs.org/en/A/C.1/79/L.39
In 78 Recorded Votes, First Committee Approves 24 Drafts on Nuclear Weapons, Including Traditional Text on Road Map to Nuclear-Weapon-Free World | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
A wide-ranging draft resolution on steps to building a common road map towards a world without nuclear weapons (document A/C.1/79/L.41) would have the General Assembly urge all States, especially the nuclear-weapon States, to make every effort to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again, as the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today opened a week of action on nearly 80 proposals from delegations.
