2021: Statement regarding Enactment of the Treaty....
National Christian Council in Japan NCCJ
日本キリスト教協議会
27.01.2021
Statement Regarding the Enactment of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prevents the development, manufacturing, possession, and storage of nuclear weapons and aims toward the world without nuclear weapons, has been enacted on January 22 this year, following Honduras’ ratification on October 24 last year, making it 50 countries and regions which have ratified this Treaty. This Treaty was adopted on July 7, 2017 with approval from 122 countries and regions in the United Nations, and after 3 years, it has finally gained the 50 countries and regions necessary for its enactment. However, we are left with a strong sense of disappointment that we have arrived at this point with the Japanese government neither approving nor ratifying this Treaty. ...