(2nd meeting) Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Review Conference opens with calls to breathe ‘life’ in nuclear non-proliferation regime.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 03:02:02
• Production Date: 27 April 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE TREATY OF THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS - NPT; TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS - NPT
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; TREATIES; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; CONFLICT
• MAMS Id: 3562024
• Parent Id: 3559767
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 11 REVIEW CONF NPT 02 27 APR 2026 PM

Description

With humanity living under the shadow of potential nuclear Armageddon, United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today called on States to “breathe life” back into the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, stressing the urgent need to protect humanity from the grave threat of nuclear annihilation.

As Governments gathered at UN Headquarters for the opening of the eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty, Mr. Guterres noted that it provides a timely opportunity to do exactly that.

Meeting from 27 April to 22 May, the Conference convenes at a time of heightened international tension and growing nuclear risks, including the modernization of arsenals and pressures on the non-proliferation regime.

Statements delivered:

• Sweden
• Norway
• Cambodia
• Japan
• Latvia
• Czechia
• Slovakia
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Poland
• Canada
• French
• Portugal
• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
• European Union member States
• Oman
• South Africa
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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