Organizations and individuals participating in a Hague conference on Eco-peace and Future Generations, have used the occasion of UN Day (October 24), the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, to call for 15 urgent actions to protect peace, the planet and future generations.
An Appeal from 500 civil society organizations and an additional 1000 individuals is being presented to the United Nations today.
Yesterday at the United Nations in Geneva, a group of civil society organizations launched NuclearAbolitionDay.org, a platform for civil society actions and events to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (‘Nuclear Abolition Day’).
Speakers of Parliaments from around the world meeting at the United Nations in Geneva for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, gave Michael Douglas a standing ovation following his 25-minute keynote speech opening the conference. Mr Douglas, an Academy Award winning actor and UN Peace Messenger, spoke on the theme “A world
In a landmark decision delivered on July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) outlined a comprehensive set of stringent legal obligations requiring States to exercise due diligence to ensure climate protection, undertake enhanced action on National Determined Contributions (to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions) and strengthen international cooperation to protect the climate. The ICJ
Nuclear disarmament representatives from around the world met over the weekend to share campaign updates and to develop new approaches and initiatives to meet today’s turbulent times.
Governments at NPT Prep Com urged to replace nuclear deterrence with common security. Parliamentarians, youth and other civil society representatives addressed the States Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on Wednesday last week (April 30), with a number of them urging the governments to reduce the risks of nuclear war
Geneva, April 8, 2025 Belarus should reinstate its constitutional status as a nuclear-weapon-free country, return the nuclear weapons deployed in its territory to Russia, and revive its earlier proposal for the establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central and Eastern Europe, according to a submission made to the Human Rights
Civil society organizations call on nuclear armed States to slash nuclear weapons budgets and reinvest in the SDGs. UNFOLD ZERO and eight other organizations* submitted a paper to the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) yesterday calling on the nuclear-armed and allied states to implement nuclear disarmament commitments they
December 10 is UN Human Rights Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth