PAX proud member of Peace Prize winner ICAN
PAX could not be happier that the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has won the Nobel Peace Prize. PAX is one of the leading members of ICAN, and is …
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
De internationale campagne tegen kernwapens wint Nobelprijs voor de Vrede
Vandaag, 6 oktober, is bekend gemaakt dat de International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede heeft gewonnen. PAX is een drijvende kracht achter ICAN en …
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Susi Snyder honoured by Special Recognition Nuclear Free Future Award
Susi Snyder, Programme Manager Nuclear Disarmament at PAX and Steering Committee member of ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is one of the five winners of the Nuclear Free …
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Story of an atomic bomb survivor and today’s debate on nuclear weapons
It is now more than 71 years ago that atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The people who survived these horrific events still deal …
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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. …
70 years is enough: Time to ban the bomb
Summertime in Hiroshima means heat and humidity. The noises of summer include things you might hear in any city, the clang of street cars, the persistent hum of cicadas, the …
ICAN in London
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Russell Einstein manifesto, more than 60 campaigners gathered in London to prepare for negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons.
Never again, under any circumstances
This line seems underlines the crux of the debate at the NPT. Is it ever acceptable to use nuclear weapons? If so, when?
Strategies for Abolition – ICAN and the Ban
Today at the NPT RevCon, I spoke at a wonderful side-event organised by IALANA and INES, “Strategies for Abolition.” This is a transcript of my talk – about the International …
Dutch parliament: Negotiate a ban!
On Thursday, 23 April the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) adopted a motion saying the government must join, in a substantive manner, international negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons, without …