Mexico has consistently provided pioneering leadership in nuclear disarmament diplomacy, from the 1967 Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco), to the adoption by the United Nations, on July 7, 2017, of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The Treaty of Tlatelolco, established the world’s first nuclear weapon free zone in a populated region, inspired subsequent nuclear weapon free zones now encompassing 116 countries. The historic Ban treaty, adopted by a vote of 122 – 1, represents the total rejection of nuclear weapons by most of the states that don’t possess or rely on them. At the same time, nuclear-armed states boycotted the negotiations, and the dangers of nuclear war have grown to levels not seen since the Cold War.

This tertulia offers a timely opportunity to discuss and celebrate Mexico and Latin America’s contributions to nuclear disarmament and to empower participants to add their voices to the nuclear weapons debate.

Presenters:

Marcia Campos, Program Director, North of Tlatelolco Project, and Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director of Western States Legal Foundation. Founded in 1982, based in Oakland, California, Western States Legal Foundation is a nongovernmental organization engaged in nuclear disarmament advocacy at the local, national and international levels. In February 2017 Ms. Campos and Ms. Cabasso were guests of OPANAL (Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Arms in Latin America) at the official 50th anniversary commemoration of the Treaty of Tlatelolco in Mexico City.

Mexico cuenta con un liderazgo destacado en la diplomacia del desarme nuclear. El Tratado de Tlatelolco de 1967 estableció la primera zona densamente poblada libre de armas nucleares en el mundo e inspiró la subsecuente creación de otras zonas que hoy abarcan 116 países. Este hito dela historia diplomática mundial representa el rechazo total al uso de armas nucleares de todos los países que no cuentan o utilizan este tipo de armamento.

Esta tertulia pretende ser un foro de discusión oportuno que su vez, celebra las contribuciones de México y de América Latina a la no proliferación de armas nucleares e invita a jugar un papel activo en la discusión acerca del futuro de la paz en un contexto internacional complejo.

Ponentes:

Marcia Campos, Directora de Programas, North of Tlatelolco Project y Jacqueline Cabasso, Directora Ejecutiva de la Western States Legal Foundation. Fundada en 1982 y con sede en Oakland , California, Western States Legal Foundation es una organización sin fines de lucro que promueve el desarme nuclear a nivel internacional, nacional y local. En febrero de 2017 ambas ponentes fueron invitadas por la Organización para la Prohibición de Armas Nucleares en América Latina (OPANAL) a los festejos conmemorativos por el 50ª aniversario de la firma del Tratado de Tlatelolco en la Ciudad de México.