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During the day of August 22 the Secretary General of the United Nations urged the members of the Security Council to update the set of diplomatic tools used for decades to prevent catastrophic wars deal with the deterioration of the global peace and security environment and move towards a world free of nuclear weapons.While Antnio Guterres reminded the members of the Security Council that the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA was ready to send a mission from Kyiv to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine Gustavo Zlauvinen president of the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons reminded members that the norm against the use of such weapons one of the most important achievements of the post-World War II era is under increasing threat.Speaking as states parties to the treaty are in discussions on ways to strengthen that essential instrument of common security Zlauvinen said the treaty has proven resilient and adaptable during its 52-year history. However the geopolitical turmoil sweeping the world means that the treaty faces a diverse set of challenges that it has never faced before. He also stressed that the only way to completely eliminate the risk of nuclear weapons being used is to eliminate them altogether.States are now struggling on how to reinforce the seven-decade history of Non-use of nuclear weapons and take urgently needed steps towards a world free of such weapons Zlauvinen said. Urgent action is needed under the disarmament pillar to reverse dangerous trends increase confidence and ensure that errors or miscalculations do not lead to an escalation of nuclear weapons that subsequently results in catastrophe. The narrative that nuclear weapons provide the ultimate security guarantee has been revived a narrative extremely damaging to the non-proliferation of these weaponsAntonio Guterres told Council members that the Review Conference must demonstrate that progress is possible. The nuclear-armed countries must commit to not being the first to use those weapons and to assure non-nuclear states that they will not use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against them.Transparency is necessary and the rattling of nuclear sabers must stop Guterres said. We need all states to recommit to a world free of nuclear weapons and spare no effort to sit down to negotiate seeking ways to ease tensions and end nuclear arms competition once and for all he continued . speech.The Security Council and the United Nations are humanitys best hope for building a better and more peaceful future. -As we develop our New Agenda for Peace let us show that we have learned from the lessons of the past said Guterres urging that we recommit to the traditional tools of peace dialogue diplomacy and mutual trust. .Several members of the Security Council also took the floor clarifying that the deterioration of the global peace and security environment amplifies the need to reform the Council. Otherwise the Security Council and even the United Nations Organization run the risk of becoming irrelevant
