The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Tuesday December 14th, 2021
Steps Toward Security in the Middle East by Rene Wadlow
The U.N. Conference on the Establishlent of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction took place at the U.N. in New York, 29 November to 3 December 2021. The Conference is open-ended – that is open to those States that wish to attend – with a mandate provided by General Assembly Resolution A/73/546 to continue meeting annually “until the confernce concludes the elaboration of a legally binding treaty establishing a Middle East Zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.” The first session was held 18-22 November 2019.
The process will not be easy in an area where armed conflicts exist and are undermining stablity. There are very real concerns concerning nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.Regional conflicts could unleash a nuclear war through escalation of a conventional war, miscalculation or delibeate pre-emptive attack. This is the second time that the conference is held. The 22 countries of the Arab League and Iran participated as did the U.K. and Russia. Israel and the U.S.A. did not. While the difficulties are real, the Conference provides opportunities for governments of the region to share perspectives, consider proposals and look at the institutional requirements to establish such a zone.
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“Black Birds” #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“I saw two
Black birds
Fly overhead,
And the wind
Howled through
Dead streets past”
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Ephemera 21#24 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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