Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Virus of Nuclear Proliferation
By Alice Slater* for InDepthNews. In an avalanche of reporting we are now assaulted with information about how the world is urgently attempting to batten down the hatches to avoid the possibility of deathly consequences from the broadly publicized outbreak of the coronavirus, causing the possibility of… »
Buddhist Leader Calls for Nuclear Weapons Free Security
By Ramesh Jaura An eminent Buddhist philosopher and nuclear disarmament advocate has tabled four critical initiatives to “contribute to the creation of a sustainable global society where all can live with dignity and a sense of security”. The initiatives cover four major areas: building support for the Treaty on… »
The Real Lesson of Afghanistan Is That Regime Change Does Not Work
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies The trove of U.S. “Lessons Learned” documents on Afghanistan published by the Washington Post portrays, in excruciating detail, the anatomy of a failed policy, scandalously hidden from the public for 18 years. The “Lessons Learned” papers, however, are based on… »
Over two-thirds of the world’s countries support the TPNW
How do you show change is happening, when it occurs gradually and mostly behind closed doors? At ICAN, we try to make sure the world hears about every time a country or leader steps up to support the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), but sometimes it… »
Letter from Nagasaki to All National Governments
Special Resolution: 2019 World Conference against A and H Bombs – Nagasaki Assembled in Nagasaki, the second A-bombed city following Hiroshima, we call on all national governments in the world to take action, by abolishing nuclear weapons at the earliest possible date, to save the human race from the danger… »
An Open Letter To The People Of Japan From Concerned Peace Organizations and Citizens of The United States
—In observance of the 74th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Japan— We, the undersigned, representing a coalition of concerned peace organizations and citizens of the United States are advocating for abolition of nuclear weapons globally. We are gathering here, in front of the Consulate General of Japan in New… »
Mayors for Peace Call for a Common Ground on the NPT
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – In anticipation of the review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 2020 at the United Nations, the Mayors for Peace have in a Joint Appeal called for finding a “common ground on the NPT”; because the… »
The NPT: a big distraction from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
In April 2019, states parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will meet in New York to continue their preparations for the 2020 edition of the 5-yearly revision conference. Hopes are not high, however, that anything will change in this forum to take the planet closer to the stated aim of… »
ITUC World Congress: A fractured world needs strong unions
The World Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation is taking place this week in Denmark, and we publish here their press statement calling for strong unions and a drastic reduction in military spending. The ITUC World Congress in Copenhagen, taking place between the 2nd and 7th of December, has… »
City of Hiroshima peace declaration
Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which with the bombing of Nagasaki 3 days later, caused the immediate deaths of over 200,000 people, and the subsequent deaths of tens of thousands more. Every year, the City of Hiroshima commemorates the victims and calls for peace and… »
Film: The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons
Documentary: UBI, our right to live
In Mobilization For Assange!
2nd World March for Peace and Nonviolence
Milagro Sala
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
