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Malaysia is #46!
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Malaysia has become the 46th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Its minister of foreign affairs, Hishammuddin Hussein, signed the instrument of ratification for the landmark disarmament treaty at a ceremony in the...
Former leaders and ministers get behind the ban
CAMPAIGN NEWS: An open letter has been released from former presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and defence ministers of countries allied to nuclear-armed states, in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It has been signed by 56...
WA parliament discusses the nuclear weapon ban treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: To commemorate the 75th anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 6 members of the WA Parliament spent an hour discussing nuclear disarmament in the chamber during private members' business. It was led by Matthew Swinbourn MLC,...
United religious call for Australia to join nuclear ban
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Seventy-five years after the destruction of Hiroshima with one nuclear weapon, religious groups across Australia are raising the call for Australia to sign and ratify the 2017 UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. An interfaith open letter...
Treaty Update
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Despite the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons continues to progress. This month Sudan signed and Fiji and Botswana ratified the agreement, bringing the total number of signatories to 82 and...
Parliamentary Friends of the TPNW is launched
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Parliamentary Friends of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was launched via video-conference today, with former US Secretary of Defense William J Perry and the Director of Policy at the Ploughshares Fund, Tom Collina. The new group is a...
Trinity: 75 years on from the first nuclear explosion
CAMPAIGN NEWS: ‘We were unwilling, unknowing and uncompensated participants in the world’s largest science experiment,’ - Tina Cordova, a New Mexico “downwinder” and leader of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders’ Consortium. 16 July 2020 is the 75th anniversary of the...
For the Hibakusha: Cities and towns in support of the Ban
CAMPAIGN NEWS:The upcoming 75th anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August, present an opportunity for reflection, remembrance and action. Unfortunately, the threat of nuclear weapons has not been relegated to that of a bygone era,...
Christian Super and Verve Super quit nukes
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Today Quit Nukes celebrates and commends two Australian superannuation funds for rejecting nuclear weapons and offering nuclear weapon free superannuation. Christian Super and Verve Super have developed policies ensuring their members’ superannuation...
NPT Review Conference postponed: don’t delay disarmament
CAMPAIGN NEWS:The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While unavoidable, this delays an important opportunity for nations to hold each other accountable and renew efforts for the total elimination...