Nobel Peace Prize winner inspires UN

The Manila Times

Nobel Peace Prize winner inspires UN   Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, wins the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 11, 2024, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them. Many survivors of the only two nuclear bombs ever to be used in conflict, who are known in Japanese as 'hibakusha,' have dedicated their lives to the struggle for a nuclear-free world. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a statement, 'They're an inspiration to our shared efforts to build a world free of nuclear weapons.' UN High Representative For Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu,, echoed Guterres at the press conference at the United Nation’s headquarters in New York.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #nobelprize  #japan

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00:00The Secretary-General warmly congratulated the grassroots Japanese organization Nihon

00:05Heidankyo on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

00:11Atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as the Hibakusha, are selfless,

00:16soul-bearing witnesses of the horrific human cost of nuclear weapons.

00:21While their numbers grow smaller each year, the relentless work and resilience of the

00:25Hibakusha are the backbone of the global nuclear disarmament movement.

00:30In a statement, the Secretary-General said that he will never forget his many meetings

00:34with them over the years.

00:36Their haunting living testimony reminds the world that the nuclear threat is not confined

00:41to history books.

00:42Nuclear weapons remain a clear and present danger to humanity, once again appearing in

00:47the daily rhetoric of international relations.

00:51It is time for world leaders to be as clear-eyed as the Hibakusha and see nuclear weapons for

00:56what they are, devices of death that offer no safety, protection or security.

01:03The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons is to eliminate them altogether.

01:08The United Nations proudly stands with the Hibakusha.

01:10They are an inspiration to our shared efforts to build a world free of nuclear weapons.

01:15Their work has been absolutely significant in terms of creating and galvanizing the world's

01:24public opinion to support nuclear disarmament.

01:31I would say their work has been a very difficult one.

01:35Just imagine you go through atomic bombings and such catastrophic experiences, very difficult

01:46experiences, probably you would not want to remember.

01:51But these Hibakushas are very brave and decided to share their catastrophic experiences to

02:01the world, public, in order for the world to make movements towards peace and nuclear

02:10disarmament and of course eventually the elimination of nuclear weapons.

02:16This morning I would like to really not just warmly congratulate them, but also I would

02:22like to again repeat my sincere thanks and then also on behalf of the United Nations

02:27our sincere gratitude for their tireless work in support of nuclear disarmament.

02:37We do receive incredible amounts of inspiration and also courage and energy, I would say,

02:47from their movements and from those individual Hibakusha.

02:52They are incredible people.

02:57For more UN videos visit www.un.org

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