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Abolish nuclear weapons for a sustainable future

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

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Nuclear Ban Treaty and UN Resolution 1 (1)

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

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UN Human Rights Day, youth and nuclear abolition

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

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Can we eliminate nuclear weapons by 2045 (or before)?

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

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