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Communities of faith and the new treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
On July 7, 2017, the United Nations adopted a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (‘ban treaty’) following negotiations over 5 weeks during March, June and July. 122 countries voted in favour of the treaty, demonstrating the clear and unequivocal acceptance of the majority of UN members never to