India recently abstained on a resolu¬tion by a UN General Assembly commit¬tee to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons. Indian officials said they will present the explanation of vote (EoV) at the UN later.
The resolution presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil was adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions, follow¬ing weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for "no" votes. Four of the five UN Security Council nuclear powers —Britain, France, Russia and the United States — voted against the resolution while China abstained, as did Pakistan, besides India.
The measure is expected to go to the full General Assembly for a vote in late November or early December. The non-binding resolution provides for negotia¬tions to begin in March next year on the new treaty, citing deep concern over the "catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons".
Opponents of the resolution argued that nuclear disarmament should be addressed within negotiations on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, described the vote as a "historic moment". "This treaty won't eliminate nuclear weapons overnight. But it will establish a powerful, new international legal standard, stigmatising nuclear weapons and compelling nations to take urgent action on disarmament," Fihn said.
The resolution presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil was adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions, follow¬ing weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for "no" votes. Four of the five UN Security Council nuclear powers —Britain, France, Russia and the United States — voted against the resolution while China abstained, as did Pakistan, besides India.
The measure is expected to go to the full General Assembly for a vote in late November or early December. The non-binding resolution provides for negotia¬tions to begin in March next year on the new treaty, citing deep concern over the "catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons".
Opponents of the resolution argued that nuclear disarmament should be addressed within negotiations on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, described the vote as a "historic moment". "This treaty won't eliminate nuclear weapons overnight. But it will establish a powerful, new international legal standard, stigmatising nuclear weapons and compelling nations to take urgent action on disarmament," Fihn said.
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