In the room- voting towards a ban
I just got back from quite an exciting time in Geneva. This UN working group set up to take forward multilateral negotiations on nuclear weapons actually voted to do that. …
Overwhelming Majority: Ban the Bomb in 2017
A nuclear working group at the UN concluded its work in Geneva today and the overwhelming majority of governments recommended that the UN General Assembly set up a conference in …
Overwhelming majority: negotiate a ban in 2017
A ban on nuclear weapons is coming. The majority have spoken, in one voice: “The convening by the General Assembly of a conference in 2017 open to all states, international …
UN working group report sends a message to nuclear weapon enablers
There aren’t that many countries in the world that find nuclear weapons useful. There are the 9 that have them (China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, United …
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NATO: Increasing the role of nuclear weapons
The Heads of State and Government that participated in the NATO summit in Warsaw Poland on 8-9 July 2016 issued a series of documents and statements, including a Summit Communiqué …
Interfaith statement presented in Geneva
During the recent meeting in Geneva of the “Open Ended Working Group to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations”, or nuclear working group, a group of diverse faith-based organizations issued …
Talking Transparency
During the recent nuclear weapons working group meeting in Geneva, PAX delivered a statement on the issue of transparency. The statement includes a series of recommendations for countries that don’t …
Open brief aan de OEWG
Nederlandse regering omarmt motie internationale onderhandelingen over verbod op kernwapens Op 28 april 2016 debatteerde de Tweede Kamer over het burgerinitiatief Teken tegen Kernwapens REF www.tekentegenkernwapens.nl. Dit burgerinitiatief van PAX, …
Open Letter to Open Ended Working group
Dutch government embraces motion calling for ban negotiations [PDF] To all delegations at the Open Ended Working Group on taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, On April 28, 2016, the …
City of Cambridge agrees to divest US $1 Billion
Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA) Mayor Denise Simmons announced today that the Cambridge City Council has unanimously decided to divest their city pension fund from nuclear weapons production. This effectively removes US$ 1 …
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