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Statement from people impacted by nuclear testing
CAMPAIGN NEWS: To the Prime Minister and Parliament of Australia “Our stories and hopes are stronger than your weapons and fears”June 2022 On 19 June 2022, members of the Yankunytjatjara, Kokotha, Adnyamathanha, Dieri, and Kuyani peoples and civil society came...
Sachertorte #5: Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW, Day 2
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Sachertorte: a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Easier to eat than to pronounce correctly. Used here to provide a slice of the action for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, Austria. Tuesday 22 June First Meeting of States Parties...
Statement on victim assistance at 1MSP
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Peace Boat statement on Victim Assistance at the First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Jun 22, 2022 Peace Boat's Meri Joyce presented an abbreviated version of the following statement at the First Meeting of...
Sachertorte #4: Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW, Day 1
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Sachertorte: a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Easier to eat than to pronounce correctly. Used here to provide a slice of the action for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, Austria. Tuesday 21 June First Meeting of States Parties...
Sachertorte #3: Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Sachertorte: a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Easier to eat than to pronounce correctly. Used here to provide a slice of the action for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, Austria. Monday 20 June Conference on the Humanitarian...
Sachertorte #2: Nuclear Ban Forum (Day 2)
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Sachertorte: a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Easier to eat than to pronounce correctly. Used here to provide a slice of the action for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, Austria. Sunday 19 June ICAN Nuclear Ban Forum Day 2...
Former Ambassadors urge PM to join nuclear ban treaty
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Fifty-five former Australian ambassadors and high commissioners have written an open letter to the new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) “without delay”....
Sachertorte #1: a slice of the nuclear ban action in Vienna
CAMPAIGN NEWS:Sachertorte: a famous Viennese chocolate cake. Easier to eat than to pronounce correctly. Used here to provide a slice of the action for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna, Austria. Saturday 18 June ICAN Nuclear Ban Forum, Day 1...
Australia to attend 1MSP
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Australia has confirmed that it will attend the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in Vienna this week as an observer. ICAN welcomed the government's decision to engage with this critical meeting...
Who are the new TPNW supporters?
CAMPAIGN NEWS: Parliamentarians worldwide play an essential role in garnering support for the signature and ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Since the Treaty's inception in 2017, hundreds of Australian parliamentarians at the...