Factsheet on Kazakhstan’s contribution to nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful use of nuclear energy

Kazakhstan’s vision for a world free from nuclear weapons

• Kazakhstan’s position is that nuclear disarmament and the abolition of nuclear testing are essential preconditions for global security.
• At the UN General Assembly in 2015, the First President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, said during his statement that a world without nuclear weapons should be the main goal of humanity in the twenty-first century.
• At the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed for the centenary of the United Nations to develop a 2045 Global Strategic Initiative Plan. He called on UN member states to rid the world of nuclear weapons by the centenary of the United Nations in 2045.
• The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has continued Kazakhstan’s anti-nuclear initiatives. He also called on the global community to support the provisions of the Universal Declaration on Building a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, stressing that it is a roadmap to a safer future.