December 21, 2020 – NATO’s 15 December statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as it enters into force reiterates misconceptions about the treaty and is tone-deaf to the global support for this landmark instrument, including popular support within several NATO countries. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted […]
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UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reaches 50 ratifications needed for entry into force
October 24, 2020 – On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force, after Honduras ratified just one day after Jamaica and Nauru submitted their ratifications. In 90 days, the treaty will enter into force, cementing a categorical ban on nuclear weapons, […]
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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Awarded 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 6, 2017 – It is a great honour to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 in recognition of our role in achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This historic agreement, adopted on 7 July with the backing of 122 nations, offers a powerful, much-needed alternative to a world […]
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Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty open for signature by world leaders
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2017 – Heads of state and Foreign Ministers will sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons tomorrow, 20 September 2017, as the General Assembly of the United Nations opens in New York. With tensions continuing to grow between the US and North Korea, the risk of the use of […]
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On Hiroshima anniversary, survivors call on states to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
GENEVA, Aug. 3, 2017 – On 6th and 9th August, the world will commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This comes at a moment when a majority of governments around the world are preparing to sign the recently adopted Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The use of […]