Inspired by the hibakushaThe survivors of atomic bombing at the end of the Second World War who transformed their suffering into a powerful appeal for peace, António Guterres renewed his call to a world without nuclear weapons in a video message at the 11th General Conference of Mayors for Peace in Nagasaki.
United against nuclear weapons, the conference is an opportunity for mayors around the world to discuss and adopt key priorities in support of global denuclearization.
‘No place in our world’
“Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,” said Guterres in his video message, as They only offer “the illusion of security and the certainty of devastation“He said.
Calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the secretary general urged all the participants in the conference to “continue to mobilize communities, to inspire young people and to build peace of zero”.
“I urge all states to mobilize nuclear disarmament,” he said.
A better world
“” I congratulate mayors for peace for your unwavering commitment to a better world“Said the secretary general, because the organization aims to create real momentum for the realization of a peaceful world without nuclear weapons.
In honor of the Hibakusha, and in memory of the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mr. Guterres made a passionate appeal to action to end the nuclear threat once and for all.
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