Earlier version, Wednesday 21 October
Archbishop Christophe Z. El-Kassis calls for elimination of nuclear weapons
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Archbishop Christophe Z. El-Kassis calls for nuclear disarmament
Archbishop Christophe Z. El-Kassis, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, called for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons during a United Nations General Assembly debate in New York. Speaking on October 19, El-Kassis stated that the continued existence of these weapons remains one of the most serious threats to humanity and that total elimination is the only sustainable response.
The Archbishop urged nuclear-armed nations to fulfill their international obligations by implementing nuclear weapon ban and nuclear test ban agreements. He also criticized global arms buildups and expressed concern regarding the increasing use of artificial intelligence in weapon systems.
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Earlier version, Wednesday 21 October
Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis calls for elimination of nuclear weapons
Earlier version, Tuesday 20 October
Holy See calls for complete elimination of nuclear weapons
Earlier version, Tuesday 20 October
Archbishop Christophe Z. El-Kassis calls for total elimination of nuclear arms at UN
How the coverage unfolded
- Oct 19, 11:52 PM Vatican News BE Штучны інтэлект і ядзерная зброя: сігнал Святога Пасада ў ААН
- Oct 20, 1:32 AM Vatican News Українська Святий Престол: ядерна зброя – це загроза людству, а не запорука безпеки
- Oct 20, 1:09 AM Vatican News Polski Watykan w ONZ: Wyeliminować broń nuklearną - zagraża ludzkości
- Oct 20, 2:45 AM Vatican News العربية الكرسي الرسولي يدعو إلى الإزالة الكاملة للأسلحة النووية ويحذر من مخاطر الذكاء الاصطناعي
- Oct 20, 8:33 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಗದ್ಗುರುಗಳ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಸ್ಥಳ: ಪರಮಾಣು ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳು ಮಾನವಕುಲಕ್ಕೆ ಎದುರಾಗಿರುವ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಗಂಭೀರ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿವೆ.
- Oct 20, 5:58 AM Vatican News Holy See: Nuclear weapons are one of gravest threats to humanity
- Oct 20, 10:11 AM LiCAS News Holy See: Nuclear weapons are one of gravest threats to humanity
- Oct 20, 4:58 AM Diocese of Hallam Holy See: Nuclear weapons are one of gravest threats to humanity
- Oct 20, 4:19 AM Vatican News Italiano La Santa Sede all'Onu: oggi è "ancora più urgente" eliminare le armi nucleari
- Oct 20, 7:48 AM Agência Ecclesia Português ONU: Santa Sé defende eliminação «total» das armas nucleares
- Oct 20, 6:12 AM Vatican News Español La Santa Sede en la ONU: Hoy es "aún más urgente" eliminar las armas nucleares
- Oct 20, 10:12 AM Vatican News Português Santa Sé na ONU: hoje é “ainda mais urgente” eliminar as armas nucleares
- Oct 20, 6:19 AM Vatican News Deutsch Vatikan bekräftigt Forderung nach Verbot von Atomwaffen
- Oct 21, 12:08 AM Vatican News தமிழ் அணு ஆயுதங்கள் மனிதகுலத்திற்கு மிகப்பெரிய அச்சுறுத்தல்களில் ஒன்று: Christophe El-Kassis
- Oct 21, 2:54 AM Vatican News Română Sfântul Scaun la ONU: Eliminarea armelor nucleare este ”și mai urgentă” astăzi
- Oct 21, 2:38 AM Vatican News Shqip Selia e Shenjtë në OKB: sot është "edhe më urgjente" të zhduken armët bërthamore
- Oct 21, 3:36 AM Vatican News Tiếng Việt Đại diện Tòa Thánh tại Liên Hiệp Quốc: Việc loại bỏ vũ khí hạt nhân ngày nay “cấp thiết hơn bao giờ hết”
- Oct 21, 7:53 AM Vatican News ትግርኛ ቅድስቲ መንበር፦ ኑክልየሳዊ ኣጽዋር ሓደ ካብቲ ንደቂ ሰባት ዘስግእ ከቢድ ሓደጋ እዩ
- Oct 21, 8:37 AM Vatican News 한국어 교황청, “오늘날 핵무기 폐기는 그 어느 때보다 시급”
- Oct 21, 5:00 PM Abouna Holy See: Nuclear weapons are one of gravest threats to humanity
- Oct 22, 5:09 AM Vatican News Français L'urgence d'éliminer les armes nucléaires et sécuriser les sites en temps de guerre
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