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And as another effort to negotiate a legally binding treaty concluded last week there were lingering questions crying out for answers.

Nuclear waste vitrification. These treaties cover latin america and the caribbean the south pacific southeast asia africa and central asia. Similar to the nuclear non proliferation treaty five treaties on regional nuclear weapons free zones require parties to conclude a comprehensive safeguards agreement with the iaea. The middle east nuclear weapon free zone menwfz is a longstanding united nations driven proposal to prohibit nuclear weapons in the middle east.

The conference on the establishment of a middle east zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction is presided over by ambassador sima bahous of jordan. States must also make progress towards establishing a nuclear weapon free zone in the middle east in the november conference on this issue he said regretting to note the lack of consensus in the. Nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east needed.

Tijjani muhammad bande president of the general assembly conference on the establishment of a middle east zone free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. The middle east nuclear weapon free zone menwfz is a proposed agreement similar to other nuclear weapon free zonessteps towards the establishment of such a zone began in the 1960s led to a joint declaration by egypt and iran in 1974 which resulted in a general assembly resolution broadened in 1990 through the mubarak initiative to cover all weapons of mass destruction. News opinion and commentary general interest nuclear weapons printer friendly 24982318 articles and books.

On december 9 1974 the un general assembly passed resolution 3236 calling for a menwfz. The helsinki conference process established by the 2010 nuclear non proliferation treaty npt review conference is the most significant opportunity to increase stability and prevent nuclear catastrophe in the middle east that has presented itself in recent years coming at a time when the iranian nuclear capabilities issue is being seriously and sustainably addressed and when the. United nations nov 27 2019 ips a longstanding proposal for a regional nuclear weapons free zone nwfz in the middle east one of the worlds most conflict ridden regions has been kicked around the corridors of un committee rooms since 1974.

Vienna nov 20 2019 ips a historic conference on the middle east opened at the united nations in new york on 18th november and will continue until 22nd november.