Global security arrangements 'unravelling', UN chief warns nuclear disarmament conference
GENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations warned on Monday that the decades-old security arrangements that have supported global peace are unravelling and urged countries to work together towards a nuclear free world.
"The bilateral and regional security arrangements that underwrote global peace and stability for decades are unravelling before our eyes," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the Conference on Disarmament that gathered in Geneva.
"Trust is sinking, while uncertainty, insecurity, impunity and military spending are all rising," Guterres added.
He said these factors are impacting the spirit of "mutual restraint" and called on countries to effectively implement nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation commitments and obligations.
Sixty-five states, including the United States, China and Russia, are members of the Conference which was established in 1979 and is overseen by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
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