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Meeting of parties to treaty banning anti-personnel landmines

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, meets the press in Geneva on Dec. 2, 2025, on the sidelines of a meeting of the parties to the Ottawa Convention, an international treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.

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U.N. General Assembly session on nuke tests

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks at a U.N. General Assembly meeting convened to call for the banning of nuclear tests at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 3, 2025.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

August 27, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico: ⁠Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez, Secretary of the Interior, reports on the Tianguis del Bienestar (Welfare Market), which visits the most remote communities in the country, benefiting more than 42,000 families, and on the Sí al desarme, sí a la paz (Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace) program, which has managed to exchange 5,457 firearms.During the news conference at the national palace. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Alexander Kmentt, director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, speaks during an anti-nuclear weapons event in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the western Japan city.

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Vietnamese representative to U.N. in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya shakes hands with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet, who will chair next year's major nuclear disarmament conference, at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Nobel committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a disarmament event at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

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Nobel Peace Prize Committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a disarmament event at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

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Japanese envoy on disarmament

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, gives an interview in Geneva on June 25, 2025.

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Japanese envoy on disarmament

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, gives an interview in Geneva on June 25, 2025.

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President Erdogan At 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting in Kizilcahamam district, Ankara Province, T??rkiye, on July 12, 2025. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday declared "a new page" in history for T??rkiye, as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) begins the disarmament process. TO GO WITH "PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' for T??rkiye: Erdogan" Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Erdogan At 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting - Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the 32nd Consultation and Evaluation Meeting in Kizilcahamam district, Ankara Province, T??rkiye, on July 12, 2025. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday declared "a new page" in history for T??rkiye, as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) begins the disarmament process. TO GO WITH "PKK disarmament opens 'new page in history' for T??rkiye: Erdogan" Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (3rd from L) attends a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (L) speaks during a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa (seen in the screen), ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, ambassador to the delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement during the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2025.

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Protest in Tel Aviv

An Israeli police officer on horseback confronts demonstrators, demanding the return of hostages from Gaza, during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Israeli police detain a protester during a demonstration demanding the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

An Israeli police officer on horseback confronts demonstrators, demanding the return of hostages from Gaza, during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

An Israeli police officer on horseback confronts demonstrators, demanding the return of hostages from Gaza, during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Demonstrators call for the release of Israeli hostages during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Mounted police confront demonstrators during a protest demanding the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Protest in Tel Aviv

Israeli police detain a protester during a demonstration demanding the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 21, 2025. The protest follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vow to continue the war in Gaza after Hamas rejected a ceasefire proposal that demanded disarmament without a permanent end to the conflict. Photo by Itai Ron/Middle East Images/ABACAAPRESS.COM

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Takashi Shiraishi (C), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, speaks in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (4th from R, front row), Takashi Shiraishi (4th from L, front row), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, and its members pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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Nuclear disarmament forum in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) meets with Takashi Shiraishi (2nd from R, front row), former chancellor of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, who chaired a meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons, and its members at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 31, 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow

Setsuko Thurlow, an atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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Atomic bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow

Setsuko Thurlow, an atomic bomb survivor and nuclear disarmament campaigner, meets the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 3, 2025.

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A-bomb survivor on Japan's absence from nuke ban meeting

Terumi Tanaka (L), co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, hands a protest statement to Kimitake Nakamura, head of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department, at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2025, following the government's decision not to attend the following month's meeting of signatories of the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer.

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U.N. disarmament chief Nakamitsu

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs, speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2025.

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A man captures an identification photo of another man inside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A man captures an identification photo of another man inside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

Men queue at a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024, awaiting the submission of their weapons to the new Syrian state. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

Armed guards oversee a civilian approaching a doorway at the settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

Men stand in line inside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A man holds a weapon while waiting in line at a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A man signs documents at a center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A man signs documents at a center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

A masked official registers a former Assad army member at a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

Men queue at a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024, awaiting the submission of their weapons to the new Syrian state. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weapon Delivery and Settlement Centers - Damascus

People gather outside a settlement center in Damascus, Syria, on December 24, 2024. The centers are set up to provide temporary protection cards to former members of Bashar al-Assad's army as part of the disarmament process. Photo by Asaad Al Asaad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM