As a follow-up to a historic international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons (Oslo, March 2013), the Government of Mexico hosted a 2nd conference International Conference from February 13 -14, 2014 in Nuevo Vallarta, a residential resort community in the state of Nayarit, to build momentum for an ambitious diplomatic process that places the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons at the heart of disarmament efforts Nuclear Weapons and Achieving a World Without Nuclear Weapons, NTI Reports. Delegations representing 146 States from all regions 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 participated in this conference. Delegations from at least 32 African governments attended the meeting. Discussions focused on the global and long-term consequences of any nuclear detonation, accidental or deliberate, from the perspective and concerns of 21st century society, including in areas such as public health, humanitarian aid , economy, development and environmental issues, climate change. , food safety and risk management. Presentations and statements at the Nayarit conference confirmed that nuclear weapons are dangerous and destructive, as in Oslo before it. 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 international organizations Civil society have stressed that the continued existence, possession and deployment of nuclear weapons anywhere in the world poses an existential threat to the future of humanity and the planet. The evidence present...... middle of document ......the impact of nuclear weapons detonations is increasingly recognized as a fundamental, global concern that must be at the heart of all deliberations on the nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. , as well as a relevant issue in 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 February 13, 2014, the first day of the Nayarit conference, the Austrian government announced that it would organize a third conference to continue the dialogue. Now that an intergovernmental conference has begun on the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons, civil society and academic experts can engage in panel discussions with government representatives to build momentum and confidence for a treaty banning nuclear weapons..