In the immediate aftermath of a very disturbing election, US Representative Jim McGovern hosted a “special order hour” on November 13, 2024, at which he and nine colleagues gave impassioned speeches on the floor of the House about the need to stem the rising danger of nuclear war. While many of the remarks were focused…
There will be a Special Order Hour in Congress tomorrow, November 13th, on the need to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons from all countries, in line with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It will be held after voting ends on Wednesday, November 13th. Due to the nature of congressional votes it is…
PHOTO: A few of the Hiroshima survivors who took part in the negotiations for the TPNW at the United Nations in New York in 2017. OCTOBER 11, 2024: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 was awarded today to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese organization of A and H bomb survivors, known as hibakusha. Nihon Hidankyo played…
Over 80 prominent global leaders, including former Prime Ministers, retired Generals, and medical journal editors, call on the leaders of all nine nuclear armed states to “negotiate a timetable for the elimination of their nuclear arsenals, to establish the necessary verification and enforcement provisions and to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…”…
Sept. 4, 2024: US Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-1) is the latest Member of Congress to co-sponsor the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and [Climate] Conversion Act (or “Norton Bill”), H.R. 2775. There are now thirteen Members of Congress supporting this bill, which calls on the US to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (or…
Image: Members of the Warheads to Windmills met with Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Vanessa Frazier (3rd from right) of the Malta Mission to the United Nations in New York First a country’s President or Prime Minister must sign a treaty. Then a country’s parliament or congress must ratify the treaty. The final step is to implement…
Members and supporters of the Warheads to Windmills Coalition gathered in Washington DC from July 8-10th to meet with members of Congress about the importance of getting rid of nuclear weapons and addressing the climate crisis. Approximately 20 people joined the lobbying teams over the course of the three days from organizations such as CodePink,…
“Signing” a treaty is simply making a commitment to follow through with ratification. “Ratifying” a treaty means that its terms become legally binding in the ratifying country. “Joining” a treaty may imply signing and/or ratifying, while “embracing” a treaty implies a form of support that falls short of signing or ratifying it. When it comes…
Activists at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, the COP 28 in Dubai, and the 2nd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the 2MSP in New York met via zoom on November 30 to share experiences from the two big overlapping international meetings. The conversation included activists from the Warheads…
Photo by Darren Ornitz | ICAN. Youth Movement It was an honor to join the hundreds of civil society activists in New York for the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons that took place during Nuclear Ban Week–the last week of November. The movement and campaign…