Ban Treaty, New York next week

Next week will see the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (3MSP TPNW, for short). In practice, that means that delegates from across the globe will attend a meeting at the UN in New York to discuss how to push for wider acceptance of a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. The TPNW is backed by 73 states parties, including Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, and South Africa, and 21 others are signatories, including Colombia, Brazil, and Barbados. The SNP has committed an independent Scotland to signing the TPNW – but the UK, as a nuclear power, has declined to sign it. Thanks to a partnership with the philanthropic fund Lex International, The National will be on the ground in New York and at the UN building as thousands of delegates from across the globe meet to discuss how to push nuclear states like the UK into action.