UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres criticized the global disarmament body for its failure to compel countries to reduce weapons stockpiles, amid growing geopolitical divides and an increased risk of nuclear conflict. Guterres highlighted the urgent need for reforms within the world's top disarmament negotiating body, accusing it of 'paralysis and deadlock' and inefficiency in delivering results. He emphasized the significance of the Conference on Disarmament, especially in the current global context marked by arms competition and new dangerous technologies. Guterres has proposed recommendations to revitalize the Conference's work towards achieving a more peaceful world.
“At a time when we need the Conference on Disarmament more than ever, it is not working as it should.” – @antonioguterres says he has presented recommendations for the Conference to revitalize its work to move humanity closer to a more peaceful world. https://t.co/5o6aYbuGQ2 https://t.co/AsKnv9U4VE
Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference on Disarmament is consistently failing to deliver https://t.co/3cgzQTCrUq
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the world's top disarmament negotiating body on Monday it needed to make urgent reforms, accusing it of "paralysis" and failing to compel countries to cut weapons stockpiles. https://t.co/SFh4V7JFjf
⚠️ UN CHIEF DEPLORES 'PARALYSIS AND DEADLOCK' AT GLOBAL DISARMAMENT BODY (Reuters) U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the world's top disarmament negotiating body on Monday it needed to make urgent reforms, accusing it of "paralysis" and failing to compel countries to…
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