Dutch elections and the nuclear free world
How can the new political landscape in The Netherlands affect the Dutch position on starting negotiations on a nuclear weapons treaty? While all Dutch political parties are in favor of …
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UN Secretary General applauds ICAN initiative
This week ICAN received a nice message of support from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in relation to the paper crane project. In the message, he salutes ICAN “for working with …
International Day Against Nuclear Testing
August 29th marks the international day against nuclear testing. Today is a chance to remember all of those who have suffered during the race to build, perfect, and demonstrate the …
NAM calls for a nuclear weapons free world by 2025
The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) opened its week long discussions yesterday, issuing a call for a nuclear weapons ban, and the ultimate removal of nuclear weapons by 2025. The NAM, …
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The Hague Week on Disarmament and Non-proliferation, 3 – 7 September 2012
Next week is The Hague Week on Disarmament and Non-proliferation (3 – 7 September 2012). Participate at the “Science for Peace: Promoting education and ethics in chemistry, biology and nuclear …
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Pax Christi International strongly supports the Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East
Pax Christi International strongly supports the creation of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East as a significant contribution to a nuclear weapons free world. To …
Churches urge NATO not to further delay withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Europe
The World Council of Churches (WCC) appeals to NATO not to further delay the withdrawal of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons from Europe. The statement follows three previous calls by four ecumenical …
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Rejuvenating the nuclear debate: 13 key recommendations
We are a group of eight students participating in a crash course on nuclear diplomacy organised by IKV Pax Christi. As the final stage of our crash course we are …
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Awesome
By Lukas Wiese and Mathew Truscot* Unfortunately there is no direct German translation for the word ‘awesome’, which is a pity because there is no better word to describe the …
NPT Opening day
It was the opening day of the first preparatory committee meeting of the 2015 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review Cycle. Today started pretty well. The sun was shining brightly as …