Warning that nuclear weapons pose catastrophic risks to human life and the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make a reinvigorated push to rid the world of such weapons.
In Geneva, UN chief urges new push to free world from nuclear weapons
- 26 February 2018
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