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Global network to eliminate nuclear weapons calls on the United States, Russia, the UK, France and China to match words with actions
In 1970, at the height of the Cold War, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) came into force. Under the Treaty, which today includes all but five UN member states, five states acknowledged to possess nuclear weapons, the United States, Russia, the United...
Events to mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days 2021
Following an appeal to members to send us information on events to mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days 2021, here's a parial list that we have compiled of events received: Peace Memorial Ceremony Live Stream Japan and online 6 August, 6:50 to 8:50 (JST) Watch the...
News from our AGM from the 19th of June 2021
Our on-line AGM was successfully held over a period of 6 hours on the 19th of June, 2021. Click on this link to find our dedicated AGM page which contains links to all the reports received from Working Groups, Affiliated Networks and Member Organizations. Furthermore...
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD: the 25th anniversary of the 1996 ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons!
On 8 July 1996, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) handed down its Advisory Opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. It was the first authoritative international judicial opinion on nuclear weapons since their development in the 1940s....
How do we move from a dysfunctional world to a world free of nuclear weapons?
In order to create a stimulating background of diverse views for our Annual General Meeting this year, we asked 8 friends of Abolition 2000 to give us their thoughts in a series of 10 minute interviews on how do we move from a dysfunctional world to a world free of...
Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting to take place on June 19, 2021 – register here
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries and populations showing the complete uselessness of nuclear weapons when it comes to dealing with global security threats. On January 27, 2021, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists kept their Doomsday Clock at...
Inter-generational dialogue on nuclear disarmament to take place on International Women’s Day
On March 8, which is International Women's Day, an intergenerational dialogue on nuclear disarmament will be held between women leaders and youth, hosted by Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and Youth Fusion, the youth network of...
Youth Fusion to launch Elders initiative on World Future Day, March 1
On March 1, Youth Fusion, the youth network of Abolition 2000, will hold an inspiring intergenerational dialogue between youth and elders within the peace and nuclear disarmament fields. This webinar event, which is open to anyone to join, will highlight the valuable...
It’s time to end the nuclear era!
Today, January 15, 2021, in advance of next week's two milestones of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on January 22 and the 75th anniversay of UN General Assembly Resolution 1(1) two days later, the Coordinating Committee...
USA President-elect Biden urged to take action on nuclear risk reduction and disarmament
On December 21, the Abolition 2000 Working Group on Nuclear Risk Reduction sent a letter to USA President-elect Joe Biden, copied to incoming Vice-President Kamila Harris and the US Congress Subcommittees on Strategic Forces, calling on the next US Administration to...