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On February 8, 2021, Pope Francis addressed members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See for the annual exchange of New Year greetings. In the state-of-the-world address, he reviewed the multiple crises affecting various parts of the world, including those caused by the pandemic, and said that fraternity and hope can help overcome them.
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I thank the Dean, His Excellency Mr George Poulides, Ambassador of Cyprus, for the kind words and good wishes he has expressed in your name, and I beg your pardon for any inconvenience caused by the cancellation of our meeting originally planned for 25 January last. I am grateful for your patience and understanding, and for accepting the invitation to be here this morning, despite the difficulties, for our traditional encounter.
Reviewing the NPT: An Interview With Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen armscontrol.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from armscontrol.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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On Jan. 22, a broad coalition of organizations including PSL Pittsburgh, ANSWER Coalition, the Green Party of Allegheny County, Code Pink, and others joined for a rally and speakout at the PNC Bank headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. This action was the latest in years of work on the part of local activists in a movement called Stop Banking the Bomb, which aims to pressure PNC to divest the millions of dollars they have invested in nuclear weapons. At the action, this message was spoken with the force of not just local Pittsburgh activists, but also 50 sovereign states around the world that have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – a treaty that officially went into effect on Jan. 22 and bans nuclear weapons under international law.
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United Nations, Jan 22 (efe-epa).- The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, negotiated and approved in 2017 at the United Nations, officially began Friday after being ratified by 50 countries, despite opposition from atomic powers and organizations such as NATO.
It is the first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty approved in more than two decades and in it the signatories agree, among other things, not to develop, acquire, store, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
The document also includes procedures for countries with nuclear weapons that want to join in declaring and destroying their arsenals.