Jordan voted at the United Nations General Assembly in favor of a legally-binding treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons for the first time in the seven-decade effort to avert a nuclear war.
The document, called the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, was adopted on Friday by a vote of 122 in favor with one country – The Netherlands voting against – and Singapore abstaining.
The 10-page treaty also include any undertaking to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
It will be open for signature to all member states on 20 September 2017 during the annual General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York.
The treaty will enter into force 90 days after the 50th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited.
Source: Fana News
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