Archbishop Tomasi on disarmament conference

The United Nations' secretary-general is appealing to the world's main nuclear disarmament forum to get down to work after years of deadlock, warning it that it is ``in danger of sinking.''

Ban Ki-moon's message read to the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament Tuesday came as it held its first meeting of 2012.

The body hasn't produced anything substantial since the 1996 nuclear test-ban treaty.

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi is the Holy See’s permanent observer to the UN in Geneva.

He spoke to us about his hopes for a breakthrough saying, “We hope that 2012 will break the impasse and opens up the possibility of a productive conference of disarmament.”

The Archbishop adds that in years past these conferences have produced some important treaties that have been very useful in guaranteeing peace in the world. Listen