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Leaders voice support for nuclear ban treaty

Highlights from the general debate of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, 19 to 25 September, New York

Draft UN nuclear weapon ban released

The first draft of the UN treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons was released in Geneva on 22 May. Negotiations will resume in June

ICAN’s report on the March negotiations

The UN negotiations that began in March to outlaw nuclear weapons mark a decisive turning point for the international community.

UN votes to outlaw nuclear weapons in 2017

The United Nations adopted a landmark resolution on 27 October to launch negotiations in 2017 on a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.

Updates from the the UN First Committee

Keep up to date on developments at the United Nations towards the start of negotiations on a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons.

Campaign meeting in Geneva

ICAN will hold a campaign meeting in Geneva, 30 April and 1 May, in connection with the May session of the UN working group

Podcast: New movement to ban nuclear weapons

This hour-long podcast produced by ICAN describes the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons and the growing movement to ban them.

Around the World, Victim Assistance Comes Up Short

Hanford Journey 2019, Yakama Nation Swan Dancers, photo by Kiliii Yüyan I Columbia Riverkeepers

Current assistance programs for victims of nuclear weapons use and testing have provided compensation or other benefits to individuals in about a dozen countries around the world. Article 6 of the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) requires states parties to provide assistance – “including medical care, rehabilitation and psychological support as… Continue reading Around the World, Victim Assistance Comes Up Short

U.S. universities are complicit in nuclear weapons production, new ICAN report reveals

In “Schools of Mass Destruction: American Universities in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex,” ICAN details the ways in which roughly 50 American colleges and universities are supplying the scientific, technical and human capital necessary to maintain and expand U.S. weapons of mass destruction

First Committee Foreshadows Disarmament Fights At 2020 NPT Review Conference

First Committee of the UN General Assembly, New York, October 2016.I Credit: Frode Ersfjord

For the last month, the First Committee of the United Nations has met to discuss, debate and vote on resolutions related to disarmament issues. While nuclear-weapon states have attempted to obstruct progress or backtrack on previous commitments, the majority of states continued to push forward a nuclear disarmament agenda. At the upcoming 2020 NPT Review… Continue reading First Committee Foreshadows Disarmament Fights At 2020 NPT Review Conference

84% of Finns want the government to join the TPNW

84% of Finns support Finland joining the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), according to a poll by Kantar TNS Oy, commissioned by ICAN Finland, a network of ICAN partners based in Finland.

Part 3 : Hanford’s Dirty Secret- “Ways of Knowing and Radiation Exposure”

Hanford clean up I The Seattle Times

A few months ago, in a two-part blog series, we explored the secret suffering of communities at Hanford – known as the most toxic place in the United States- and the status of cleanup of 56 million gallons of nuclear waste at the Hanford Site. The site has been called “an underground Chernobyl waiting to… Continue reading Part 3 : Hanford’s Dirty Secret- “Ways of Knowing and Radiation Exposure”