NO GROUNDS FOR DELAY IN ENTRY INTO FORCE OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY -- UN CHIEF

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Date: 29 Aug 2013 10:00:01 -0400
Subject: NO GROUNDS FOR DELAY IN ENTRY INTO FORCE OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR
TEST BAN TREATY -- UN CHIEF
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NO GROUNDS FOR DELAY IN ENTRY INTO FORCE OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR TEST BAN
TREATY -- UN CHIEF
New York, Aug 29 2013 10:00AM
Stressing the importance of a global ban on nuclear tests,
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all States that have not
yet signed and ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
(CTBT) to do so in order to achieve the goal of a safer and more
secure world.

In his <"http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday/2012/sgmessage2012.shtml">message
on the occasion of the
<"http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday/index.shtml">International
Day against Nuclear Tests, commemorated each year on 29 August, Mr.
Ban noted that "although twenty years have passed since the Conference
on Disarmament began negotiations on the Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), this treaty has still not entered into
force."

Mr. Ban said that there are "no justifiable grounds for further delay
in" preventing the CTBT's entry into force. He added that "it is time
to avert any more of the horrific human and environmental effects
caused by nuclear tests through a global ban, the most reliable means
possible to meet this challenge."
The International Day highlights the efforts of the UN and a growing
community of advocates, including Member States, non-governmental
organizations, academia, and media, in raising awareness of the
importance of the nuclear test ban.

The General Assembly chose 29 August as the annual commemoration date
since it marks the day in 1991 when Semipalatinsk, one of the largest
test sites in the world and located in north-eastern Kazakhstan, was
closed permanently.

With the aim of establishing a verifiable, permanent global ban on all
types of nuclear explosive tests, the CTBT enjoys near-universal
support but has yet to enter into force. The Secretary-General is the
depositary of the treaty, which, as of today, has been signed by 183
States and ratified by 159.

"The eight remaining States whose ratifications are necessary for the
Treaty to enter into force have a special responsibility; none should
wait for others to act first. In the meantime, all States should
maintain or implement moratoria on nuclear explosions," Mr. Ban
stressed in the message.

The International Day against Nuclear Tests is being marked around the
world with events to call attention to the dangers of nuclear test
explosions, the threats posed to humans and the environment, and the
need to ultimately eliminate all nuclear weapons and their testing.
Aug 29 2013 10:00AM
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