Title
Special Recognition - Proclamation Recognizing the One Year Anniversary of the United National Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize the one-year anniversary of the United National Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Report
Issue:
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager & Legislative Liaison, 360-753-8244.
Presenter(s):
Bob Delastrada, The Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Background and Analysis:
The United National Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted on July 7, 2017, after two rounds of negotiations at the UN General Assembly.
The TPNW was ratified on October 24, 2020, when it was entered into by the 50th country, the Republic of Honduras. As a result, the treaty entered into force on January 22, 2021, and nuclear weapons joined the ranks of chemical and biological weapons as weapons of mass destruction prohibited by international law.
The passing of the treaty is a key milestone towards the elimination of nuclear weapons. The proclamation celebrates one year anniversary of the TPNW.
Attachments:
Proclamation