ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ Resolution on North Korean Nuclear Testing


Adopted by the 57th ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ General Assembly, Pilanesberg, South Africa, October 2006
and reaffirmed by the 203rd ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ Council Session, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2016Ìý

and reaffirmed with minor revisions by the 218thÌýCouncil session (online),ÌýLondon, United Kingdom, October 2021Ìý

 

RecallingÌýitsÌýStatement on Nuclear Weapons, the ÌÇÐÄvlogÊÓÆµ:Ìý

  • Denounces North Korean nuclear testing conducted at a time of heightened global vigilance on nuclear testing and arsenals;Ìý
  • Calls for the immediate abandonment of the testing of nuclear weaponsÌýby any nation;ÌýÌý
  • Requests its constituent members and otherÌýrepresentatives of the medical profession across the worldÌýto urge their governments to understand the adverse health and environmental consequences of the testing and use of nuclear weapons;ÌýandÌý
  • Requests its constituent members and other representatives of the medical profession across the world toÌýadvocate for the entry into force of theÌýÌý(CTBT) andÌýfor the prompt ratification and implementation ofÌýÌýtheÌý.Ìý

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Resolution
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, CTBT, North Korea, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear weapon, TPNW, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons