ICAN Campaigners in Nayarit- Day 1
Wow. Inspiring speeches. Presentations of activities of the growing campaign- now over 350 partners in more than 90 countries. Strategy. Debate. Mariachi music. That’s how the first day of the …
Humanitarian Initiative
Going to Mexico!
On 13-14 February 2014, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the Second Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico (the Nayarit Conference). …
The importance of humanitarian disarmament
Over the course of the next two days, about 200 people are gathered in Berlin for the Berlin Sessions on Humanitarian Disarmament. Today I was honoured to deliver the opening keynote …
Dutch Government wants to be part of any process on nuclear weapons, but actions speak louder than words.
In a debate between Dutch Parliamentarians and the foreign and defence ministers on 29 January, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans made it clear that the humanitarian consequences statements (NPT and …
Debate on 27 January: What if the bomb is dropped on Rotterdam?
Why does the world still has so many nuclear weapons despite their destructive power? On Monday January 27 several nuclear and security experts and politicians will discuss the catastrophic humanitarian …
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124 states condemn unacceptable effects of nuclear weapons: ‘very survival of humanity depends on nuclear weapons never being used’
A joint statement on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons was delivered by New Zealand today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Expressing deep concern for the …
A new momentum in nuclear disarmament
I remember being at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference in Vienna last year when Norway announced that it would be hosting a conference on the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. …
Israeli Disarmament Movement calls on government to join process to ban nuclear weapons
The Israeli Disarmament Movement in an inspiring clip calls on the Israeli government to join other countries starting the process towards a general ban on nuclear weapons.
So it begins…
It happened, Mexico announced a follow-up meeting to continue discussing the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. It’s a no-brainer really, there was so much information, of course we need to …
Tweede dag Oslo-conferentie
Vandaag is de tweede en laatste dag van de Oslo Conferentie over de onacceptabele humanitaire gevolgen van het gebruik van nucleaire wapens. Net als gisteren zijn de besprekingen te volgen via …