UN chief calls for renewed focus on mass destruction weapons

August 24, 2016 00:49

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to renew its commitment to eliminate weapons of mass destruction as technological advances make it cheaper and easier for

terrorist groups to produce and deliver materials for making the weapons.

Ban, speaking at a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council, said much good work has been done to curb the production of WMDs, including the landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Security Council Resolution 1540 in 2004, which legally obligates UN member states to enforce measures against the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

But he said technological advances have made it easier for terrorist groups to gain access to the materials needed for making such weapons.

"Vicious non-state actors that target civilians for carnage are actively seeking chemical, biological and nuclear weapons," he said.

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