Disarmament and International Security

The First Committee is solely responsible for disarmament and other global challenges and threats to international peace and security

Peru is a country with a long tradition of promoting disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control. It is part of all international regimes on the subject, and participates actively in all forums advocating general and complete disarmament. Its priorities include the implementation of the Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects and the Arms Trade Treaty, as well as the early entry into force of the Comprehensive the Nuclear Tests. It actively participated in the negotiation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and leads the negotiations on the resolution of the United Nations Regional Center for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, among others.

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