Standing up against intense pressure from
@OECD
and rejecting a proposed UK 🇬🇧 amendment, the
@UN
just decided to launch negotiations on a legally binding
#UNTaxConvention
. A moment for the history books.
A fair and effective global tax system is the key 🔑 that will unlock the
… and then you win.
Answering a call that echoes through the decades, today we banned nuclear weapons.
Warm congratulations to everyone who’s worked so hard over so many years for this.
Today is a victory for humanity.
#nuclearban
#TPNW
The vitriol levied against
@emma_pike_
after her brilliant
@nytopinion
piece shows the sexist, racist, troll-triggering appeal of nuclear deterrence.
Flames of toxic stupidity fanned over decades by the nuclear establishment in Moscow, Paris, London, Brussels and Washington
“A world without nuclear weapons is totally possible,” says
@Emma_Pike_
, a nuclear disarmament consultant and activist. She shared her thoughts with Times Opinion on TikTok:
The third round of the
#PlasticsTreaty
#INC3
negotiations just concluded in Nairobi with no plan for how to move the process forward. This is a deeply disappointing, but not unexpected, outcome. For too long, ambitious countries have failed to face up to the reality that a
This is how the era of nuclear weapons end. Not with a bang, but with a series of subtle diplomatic moves.
It was always only a matter of time before the organized opposition to the
#TPNW
would begin to unravel.
#nuclearban
BREAKING — The
#INC2
in Paris gives chair
@GustavoMezaCua1
a mandate to develop a zero draft
#PlasticsTreaty
. Important step towards a solution to the global plastics crisis
No multilateral environmental treaty has ever been negotiated without the option of voting.
Brackets in
#INC2
#PlasticsTreaty
rule 38 would be a disaster for the planet and the future of environmental governance.
Does anyone have a 3 meter long trench coat for sale? Thinking about ways to outsmart
@UNEP
's access restrictions at
#INC2
in Paris next week
#PlasticsTreaty
TODAY:
@ICRC
&
@ifrc
expert meeting on evidence of humanitarian impact and risks of nuclear weapons. What do we know, what don’t we know, and what do we need to learn more about?
#HINW2020
A small change in the
@ICRC
database of
#IHL
treaties reflects a major change in the world.
Today, the
#TPNW
enters into force, marking the beginning of the end of the era of nuclear weapons
Watch
@PMaurerICRC
speak at high-level ceremony at 14:00 CET
Today is a victory for humanity.
The entry into force of the
#TPNW
#nuclearban
Treaty shows that we can – if we act in concert, with foresight and clarity of purpose – overcome even our biggest and most entrenched challenges
Remarks by
@PMaurerICRC
“Seldom have collective action and concrete, meaningful steps to free the world of the dark shadow of nuclear weapons been more urgent.”
Read
@ICRC
’s appeal to States to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again 👉
If you’ve ever wondered how the goals of the
#TPNW
can — no, will — be achieved, tune in to watch this excellent presentation by
@DikiLennane
of the
@ICRC
at
#2MSP
🔥
🚫 No distraction: Focus on humanitarian impact
🚫 No exception: Reject the notion that nuclear weapons are
So far in 2019: Russia starts underwater trials of new nuclear-capable drone. US begins producing new ‘low-yield’ nuke. China tests new nuclear-capable intermediate ballistic missile. This is what the
#NewNuclearArmsRace
looks like. Need for all states to join
#TPNW
#nuclearban
Throughout the
#INC4
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
in Ottawa 🇨🇦 negotiators have inserted nearly 2000 brackets in the treaty text, leaving the committee with a bewildering total of 3686 brackets to resolve before treaty adoption in Busan
This afternoon the Icelandic Parliament
@Althingi
will debate a resolution calling on the government to join the
#nuclearban
#TPNW
Urge all Þingmenn to reinforce the taboo against nuclear weapons & lend their voice in support of this historic treaty
#kjarnorkuvopn
Dearest gentle reader, it has come to my attention that the US delegation🇺🇸to the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations issues an internal “Bridgerton-alert" every time I post something, likening my writing to the scandalous missives of Lady Whistledown.
I would like to clarify that any
TODAY: In Ottawa, states are about to wrap up the fourth round of talks on a
#PlasticsTreaty
In Vienna, states are discussing the need for a new treaty on autonomous weapons
In New York, states are discussing the structure of a
#UNTaxConvention
Who said multilateralism is
Spoiler tactics on full display at
#INC2
in Paris 🧌
🇸🇦🇷🇺🇮🇳🇧🇷🇨🇳🇮🇷 and other oil producing countries fail to honor rules of procedure agreed in Dakar and Punta del Este
This reeks of bad faith —
@HACplastic
members should stay strong!
Since February I’m working with
@magnuslovold
&
@Emma__Akiko
on a new organisation
@LexIntl_org
. The aim is to strengthen international law & norms, by curating & supporting new methods & projects that help shape views & behaviour around treaties, global norms, & intl’ politics.
UPCOMING: Great assembly of expert speakers for
@ICRC
&
@ifrc
2 March meeting on the humanitarian impact and risks of nuclear weapons in Geneva. Crucial now to keep the human reality of nuclear weapons front and centre
#HINW2020
I had a feeling before the Ottawa 🇨🇦 round of the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations that it would feel different this time. I still have that feeling
#BanProblematicPlastics
🌎
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the bombings of
#Hiroshima
and
#Nagasaki
we must remember that nuclear weapons are nothing more and nothing less than horrific & unjustifiable weapons of war – and act accordingly
#nuclearban
Huddle, huddle, toil and trouble. Yet again, the
#INC4
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
loses itself in a quasi ritualistic group discussion about commas and brackets
The first version of the
#PlasticsTreaty
, just released, looks like an extremely solid basis for negotiations at
#INC3
🌎 The petrochemical industry will no doubt try to make the draft weaker, less specific, less binding. They will not succeed.
I am pleased to share that, following the mandate received at INC-2, the Zero Draft of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, prepared with the support of the
#INC
#Secretariat
, has just been published.
#PlasticsTreaty
🪄 A beautiful performance of diplomatic wizardry was on display in the
#INC2
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
on Wednesday. But it did little to brighten the mood — with
@tghugo
It takes a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens to change the world. Losing one of them makes you feel that the world is falling apart. My thoughts are with the family and friends of this kind and brilliant man
Terrific op-ed by
@GretheOstern
calling on
#Norway
to sign
#nuclearban
#TPNW
:
- a prerequisite for progress on nuclear disarmament
- fills gap in legal framework regulating nuclear weapons
- reinforces norm against unacceptable nuclear weapons
Everything possible must be done to avert the risk of nuclear war and the devastation that would be visited upon all mankind in the event of a calamity of this kind — Nordic Countries at
#NPT2019
This is what a bona fide no BS “step-by-step” nuclear disarmament process looks like. Sign, ratify, enact, repeat. All the way to a world without nukes
#nuclearban
Such great news to see more governments join in the fight to end nuclear weapons! Congratulations to Bahamas🇧🇸 on signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and Sri Lanka🇱🇰 for acceding it! Welcome to the right side of history!
#nuclearban
Wonder why smaller nukes make the risk of nuclear war greater? Read J. Carroll’s excellent
@thenation
piece on new US W76-2 bomb. Urgent now to signal that all nuclear weapons are unacceptable in humanitarian, moral & legal terms through the
#NuclearBan
By pushing back attempts from parts of the oil and plastics industry to weaken the
#PlasticsTreaty
, the
@BizForTreaty
— a global coalition of 200 businesses and financial institutions — may well become the deciding factor in the negotiations
#INC4
Treaties are like sausages. It's best not to see them being made.
But if you want a deep dive into the musty procedural depths of the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations that will kick off again in Nairobi next week, look no further
#INC3
Near implosion at the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations tonight over the question of whether the treaty should regulate primary plastics polymers. Big challenges ahead, as the Ottawa round enters its finale
@ICRC
& Japanese Red Cross to states ahead of the
#G7
summit in Hiroshima:
✍🏼 Join the
#TPNW
⛔️ Condemn nuclear threats
🙊 Refrain from nuclear rhetoric
📉 Reduce nuclear risks
📄 Implement the
#NPT
❤️ Assist victims & clean up
If you're following
#INC2
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
and wondering what all this stuff about the brackets in rule 37 of the
#RoPs
is about, check out our post from INC1 in Punta del Este
BREAKING —
#Japan
joins
@HACplastic
, signaling major shift in the negotiation dynamics at
#INC2
. Path cleared for a strong
#PlasticsTreaty
with specific, binding, globally applicable rules to eliminate high-risk plastics 🏆
75 years after
#Hiroshima
, to honour the memory of the victims of nuclear weapons,
#Ireland
@DisarmamentIRL
ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons
#TPWN
A brave act, which sets an example for other recently elected
#UNSC
members
As the finale of
#INC3
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
approaches in Nairobi, the biggest question is whether
@HACplastic
and other ambitious countries will face up to the fact that Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia are negotiating in bad faith — and act accordingly.
“Nuclear weapons are incompatible with the very fabric of
#humanity
and would render our efforts to prevent and alleviate suffering impossible”.
Read 👇
#RCRC19
Appeal for Humanity, beautifully delivered by
@JRCS_PR
Haruka Adachi
@ICRC_jp
#nuclearban
Millions (seriously, millions) of people have already watched the
@Kurz_Gesagt
@ICRC
video on the catastrophic impact of nuclear weapons and what you can do about it. Check it out and join the
#nuclearban
discussion at
Great turn-out at
@ICRC
&
@ifrc
expert meeting on the humanitarian consequences and risks of nuclear weapons. Looking forward to a substantive discussion
#HINW2020
Less than 48 hours before the start of the fourth round of
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations in Ottawa
#INC4
,
@Points_Of_Order
gives you a flashback from the last, intense hours of the previous session in Nairobi.
Excellent piece by
@TyttiErasto
@SIPRIorg
- Core obligations in
#TPNW
and
#NPT
perfectly consistent
- TPNW safeguards standard improvement from NPT Art. III
- TPNW puts NPT Art. VI into practice, reflecting view that progress on nuclear disarmament is long overdue
#nuclearban
The Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: are they compatible or conflicting nuclear weapons treaties?
Thoughts from
@TyttiErasto
in this SIPRI blog:
The next chair of the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations calls for “solution to be found” to enable NGOs and scientists to participate in the process, after last week’s snafu
🇪🇨 promueve la activa participación de actores relevantes durante el proceso de negociación del Tratado internacional jurídicamente vinculante para poner fin a la
#Contaminaci
ónPlástica
Hacemos un llamado para que se encuentre pronto una solución.
Amidst allegations of undue industry influence and conflicts of interest, the second round of the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations may be a cramped affair, as the UN moves to restrict access to the conference rooms
Our take on this week's drama!
Today is the final day of
#INC2
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
in Paris. The key decision points:
📃 Will
@GustavoMezaCua1
get a mandate to develop a zero-draft?
👥 Will there be an intersessional process to prep for
#INC3
?
🗺️ Where will the next sessions take place?
Check out this amazing
@Kurz_Gesagt
&
@ICRC
explainer on the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons, hot off the press. Share widely and ban nuclear weapons
#nuclearban
#TPNW
We must not forget that the NPT grand bargain was predicated upon the awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, as recognised in the very first preambular paragraph of the Treaty — Brazil at
#NPT2019
Where the heck is HAC in the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations? Everywhere, it seems!
For a last minute check-in before
#INC2
kicks off in Paris on Monday, check out:
Nine things to watch as
#INC3
for a
#PlasticsTreaty
draws to a close in Nairobi:
1⃣ Will the revised zero draft be accepted as a basis for further negotiations?
2⃣ Will they continue to work on the revised zero draft in the run-up to
#INC4
in Ottawa?
3⃣ Which technical
“Why are such dangerous ideas treated as common sense among a certain cohort?”
Excellent takedown of the nuclear establishment by former deterrence strategist
@WonkVJ
We urgently need binding, global rules to counter the looming threat of antibiotic resistance
#AMR
If the
#PandemicTreaty
cannot deliver, we'll go elsewhere.
Great read by Susan Rogers Van Katwyk
@gstrategylab
A world where security is dependent on nuclear weapons remains a fragile one where a single human mistake can cause a humanitarian disaster —
@margotwallstrom
of Sweden at
#NPT2019
Nuclear disarmament = a humanitarian imperative
The
#INC4
in Ottawa 🇨🇦 may become a make or break moment for the
#PlasticsTreaty
. Will countries calling for a strong treaty with global binding rules continue to tolerate bad faith spoiler tactics? Or will they press on, even if spoilers decide to walk out?
When Saudi Arabia suggests to change the brackets in the rules of procedure of the
#PlasticsTreaty
negotiations at
#INC1
Well, that escalated quickly — with
@tghugo
Nuclear weapons. Do. Not. Provide. Security.
Not for the US 🇺🇸Not for the UK 🇬🇧 Not for France 🇫🇷 Not for Russia 🇷🇺 Not for China 🇨🇳 Not for India 🇮🇳 Not for Pakistan 🇵🇰 Not for DPRK 🇰🇵Not for Israel 🇮🇱 Not for
@NATO
. And definitely not for the EU 🇪🇺
„The world has changed. Putin uses nuclear blackmail. What happens if Trump gets reelected? EU needs its own nuclear deterrence“, Green party former foreign minister Joschka Fischer demands.
Testimonies of
#hibakusha
prompt us to imagine the unimaginable, think the unthinkable and give voice to the unspeakable suffering caused by nuclear weapons
#Hiroshima
#Nagasaki
Read, watch, feel their 75 year journey to ban nuclear weapons
@nuclearban
OPINION: The case for a UN treaty to combat marine plastic pollution: After stalling for 6 years, can the UN Environment Assembly overcome its aversion to voting and kick off negotiations on a treaty?
#AHEG4
#marinelitter
#microplastics
What is our collective role when it comes to supporting those affected by
#climate
risks in areas of conflict?
Check out this absolutely brilliant post by
@ICRC
Policy Adviser
@lunegrayson
as
#COP26
kicks off
There are nearly 14000 nuclear weapons in the world and the risk of their use is growing to alarming levels. Come to
#IC33
#RCRC19
@MisionMexOI
side event at 13:30 to hear
@BeaFihn
@klawandICRC
@FloresLiera
and Haruka Adachi discuss what we must do to avert a global catastrophe
-- We have a moral obligation to ensure a legally-binding prohibition on nuclear weapons, said
@UN
Secretary-General
@antonioguterres
on International Day against Nuclear Tests
#nuclearban
#TPNW
4 in 5 millennials hold that the use of nuclear weapons is never acceptable and a threat to humanity, according to major
@ICRC
survey. Time for all national leaders to heed their opinion and join the
#nuclearban
treaty
Global warming.
Nuclear attack.
Corruption.
Terrorism.
Unemployment.
Chemical weapons.
Poor health care.
Third World War.
What does the future look like?
We asked millennials around the world.
Prohibiting and eliminating weapons with catastrophic humanitarian consequences should not be controversial. 9 new signatures & 6 new ratifications of
#TPNW
yesterday bring us closer than ever to making nuclear weapons illegal under international law
75 years after
#Hiroshima
&
#Nagasaki
we must remember that nuclear weapons - like any means of warfare - are subject to the rules of international humanitarian law
#IHL
For more on how IHL applies, read this excellent article by the
@ICRC
’s Lou Maresca
Brilliant op-ed by
@rodekorsnorge
Pres. R. Mood. Threat of mutually assured destruction no guarantee against use of nuclear weapons. Norway at crossroads: Accept false security of nuclear deterrence or open pathway for disarmament through
#nuclearban
#TPNW
“Legally looming” and “legally-fading”!?🧐
Why all these weird misnomers in the coverage of the launch of the Innovation Alliance for a Global
#PlasticsTreaty
. Freudian slip or ChatGPT journalism?
PS. It should be “legally binding”.