2017 Archive
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Adoption of a treaty banning nuclear weapons (New York, 7 July 2017)
Like many States, France did not take part in the negotiations of this instrument unsuited to the international security context and to which France does not intend to become a party. In accordance with its obligations under the NPT, France remains determined to pursue the next concrete steps towards nuclear disarmament, giving priority to the entry into force of the CTBT and the negotiation of an FMCT.
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International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26, 2017)
On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, France reaffirms its resolve to fight against this scourge and calls for a deeper international cooperation.
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Human trafficking newsletter, 6th issue (May 2017)
Focus on the “abolitionist” model adopted by France as a result of the enactment of a new legislation adopted on 13 April 2016.
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CTBTO: two new French stations now operational
Two major events occurred in December 2016 for France and the CTBTO: first, the certification of the radionuclide station RN32 in Dumont d’Urville, as well as the reestablishment of the CTBTO’s last hydroacoustic station HA04, in the Crozet Islands. Both constitute an important step towards achieving the goal of establishing the CTBTO’s International Monitoring System (IMS), which now only requires a few more hydroacoustic stations to provide effective monitoring of the world’s oceans for signs of nuclear explosions.
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António Guterres, new Secretary General of the United Nations
On the 1st of January 2017, Mr. António Guterres takes up his duties as the new Secretary-General of the UN for a five year mandate.