Following a historic international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons (Oslo, March 2013), the Government of Mexico hosted a second international conference from 13 -14 February 2014 in Nuevo Vallarta, a residential tourist community in the state of Nayarit, to give impetus to an ambitious diplomatic process that places the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons at the heart of nuclear disarmament efforts and the realization of a world free from nuclear weapons, NTI Reports. That conference was attended by delegations representing 146 states from every region of the world, the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement and civil society organizations . The meeting was attended by delegations from at least 32 African governments. Discussions focused on the global and long-term consequences of any nuclear detonation, whether accidental or deliberate, from the perspective and concerns of 21st century society, including areas such as public health, humanitarian assistance, economics, development and environmental issues, climate change. , food safety and risk management. The presentations and statements during the Nayarit conference demonstrated that nuclear weapons are dangerous and destructive, as already happened in Oslo. Information and analysis of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of a nuclear weapon detonation or nuclear exchange by experts from United Nations agencies, academics, former military officials and civil society organizations have emphasized that the continued existence, possession and deployment of nuclear weapons in any country in the world is an existential threat to the future of humanity and the planet. The evidence present… halfway through the paper… the impact of nuclear weapon detonations has been increasingly recognized as a fundamental and global concern that must be at the center of all deliberations on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. , as well as a relevant issue on the global security agenda of the 21st century. The Nayarit conference was the second to be held on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. In March 2013, Norway hosted the first conference on this topic. On the morning of 13 February 2014, the first day of the Nayarit conference, the Austrian government announced that it would host a third conference to continue the dialogue. Now that an intergovernmental conference on the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons has begun, civil society and academic experts can discuss on panels with government representatives to build momentum and confidence for a treaty banning nuclear weapons..