Photo: Jaurocks. The nuclear weapons policies of Canada and France have recently been challenged in the UN Human Rights committee as being in violation of the Right to Life, a right enshrined in Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Politicial Rights (ICCPR). The challenges have come from
Event organized by: UNFOLD ZERO, Basel Peace Office, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, The Right Livelihood Foundation, World Future Council, Abolition 2000 Youth Network and Youth Fusion. On 24 January 1946, the United Nations adopted its very first resolution. It was approved by consensus and established the UN goal
World Future Council members and Right Livelihood Laureates release a joint statement on the occasions of the Entry-into-Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the 75th anniversary of UN Resolution 1 (1) Stockholm/Hamburg/New York: January 19, 2021 In a joint statement released today, 57 members of
UN Res 1 (1) Commemoration event: January 25. Click here for information. On January 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will enter-into-force, making it illegal for States Parties to develop, test, produce, manufacture, acquire, possess, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons. This is an
On UN Human Rights Day, 10 December 2020, students, young professionals and young activists from around the world joined together to launch Youth Fusion, a new platform for youth-led actions and initiatives to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world. The connection with Human Rights Day was not arbitrary. In 2018, the UN
Summary There are a number of recent calls, made by non-nuclear governments and civil society to the nuclear armed and allied countries, to commit to achieving the global elimination of nuclear weapons by 2045. This appears to be far into the future for those who believe that nuclear disarmament can
On September 26, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a warning to the world about the growing threat from nuclear weapons and expressed deep concern that the increasing strategic competition between nuclear-armed states could lead to a nuclear catastrophe. He reminded UN Member states of their obligations to achieve nuclear disarmament.
We encourage you to endorse this Global Appeal to end the nuclear threat, abolish nuclear weapons and shift the weapons budgets and investments to support public health, COVID-19 recovery, the climate and sustainable development. The Appeal The nuclear weapons possessed by nine countries threaten us all. Any use of these
Recent developments in human rights law can support civil society nuclear disarmament campaigns and help ignite change, according to three legal experts presenting in a workshop of A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, a civil society global forum held in conjunction with the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on
US Senator Ed Markey, in a video statement released today, calls on the governments of nuclear armed States to halt the nuclear arms race, step back from the brink of nuclear war, and invest in people not nuclear weapons. Senator Markey’s statement comes just days before world leaders discuss this