STATUS OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPON BAN TREATY:
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STATES PARTIES
Nine heads of state have the ability to launch more than 12,500 nuclear weapons between them, threatening all life on this planet. The 2017 United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is the circuit breaker to the nuclear status quo. It is our best chance against our worst weapon.
ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of our work “to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons” and our “ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN FOR AUSTRALIA TO SIGN THE NUCLEAR WEAPON BAN TREATY.
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Media Release: PM undeserving of Global Citizen Award given failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: NEW YORK / CANBERRA — While in New York this week to speak at the UN General Assembly and launch Australia's bid to secure a UN Security Council seat, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will also receive a "Global Citizen Award" from the Atlantic Council....
Fred Mendelsohn 1942 – 2026
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Fred Mendelsohn, one of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Medical Association for Prevention of War's most distinguished, wise and endearing elders died surrounded by family on 19 September. Frederick Arthur Oscar...
International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2026
CAMPAIGN NEWS:In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests to increase awareness and education about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their...
KEY CAMPAIGNS
WHO BACKS THE BAN?
AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION’S NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY HAS COMMITTED TO SIGN AND RATIFY THE TREATY IN GOVERNMENT
HUNDREDS OF AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS
THE GLOBAL RED CROSS RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT
THE AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
THE AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS AND 20+ UNIONS
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE, OFFICE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
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