U.N. treaty confab to declare stronger resolve for nuclear-free world

The state parties to a U.N. treaty on banning nuclear weapons are poised to express their stronger commitment to realizing a world free of such arsenals at a conference in New York next week, according to a draft declaration.The participants at the third meeting of the 2021 treaty are also likely to call for swift action to build momentum for nuclear disarmament amid "rising global instability" in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other major conflicts.The parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will reaffirm their "unwavering determination to address the exis…READ FULL ARTICLE