New York, May 03, 2010, SPA -- With the curtain on a major non-proliferation summit set to rise tomorrow at United Nations Headquarters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for a renewed global commitment towards nuclear disarmament. "Our shared vision is within reach" for a nuclear-free world, Ban told a gathering last night in New York. "We know the world is watching," he added. "Let it heed our call. Disarm now!" Representatives from more than 100 countries are slated to attend the latest five-yearly review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), starting tomorrow in New York, according to a report of the UAE News Agency "WAM". "We know that nuclear disarmament is not a distant, unattainable dream," the Secretary-General said at last night's event. "It is an urgent necessity, here and now. We are determined to achieve it." --MORE 11:07 LOCAL TIME 08:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/776220