The following statement from the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), was signed by 12 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.

As Nobel Peace Prize Laureates we reject war and nuclear weapons. We call on all our fellow citizens of the world to join us in protecting our planet, home for all of us, from those who threaten to destroy it.

The invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian disaster for its people. The entire world is facing the greatest threat in history: a large-scale nuclear war, capable of destroying our civilization and causing vast ecological damage across the Earth.

We call for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian military forces from Ukraine, and for all possible efforts at dialogue to prevent this ultimate disaster.

We call on Russia and NATO to explicitly renounce any use of nuclear weapons in this conflict, and we call on all countries to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to ensure that we never again face a similar moment of nuclear danger.

The time to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons is now. It is the only way to guarantee that the inhabitants of the planet will be safe from this existential threat. It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us. We reject governance through imposition and threats, and we advocate for dialogue, coexistence and justice. A world without nuclear weapons is necessary and possible, and together we will build it. It is urgent that we give peace a chance.

  • American Friends Service Committee (1947)
  • His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1989)
  • Leymah Gbowee (2011)
  • International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2017) International Peace Bureau (1910)
  • International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985) Tawakkul Karman (2011)
  • Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (1995)
  • Kailash Satyarthi (2014)
  • Lech Walesa (1983)
  • Jody Williams (1997) Muhammad Yunus (2006)