Kazakhstan has issued a global warning against nuclear testing, drawing on its devastating experience at the Semipalatinsk test site. The warning was delivered during a special UN meeting in Nairobi marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests.

• At least 1.5 million people were exposed to high levels of radiation from 456 nuclear tests conducted at Semipalatinsk.
• Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Kenya, Barlybay Sadykov, highlighted the lasting humanitarian and environmental consequences.
• UN Secretary-General António Guterres echoed the warning, stating that nuclear tests "shatter trust" and fuel arms races.