Philip Berrigan Released from Federal Prison
Before dawn on Feb. 12, 1997, Ash Wednesday, the beginning [...]
Senator Kerrey calls on U.S. to cut Nuclear Weapons Unilaterally
Writing in the Washington Post on November 17, 1998, Walter [...]
UN General Assembly First Committee Resolution Towards a Nuclear Weapon-Free World: The Need for a New Agenda
Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, [...]
U.S. Blocking Progress on Nuclear Disarmament
The Cold War may be long over, but the United [...]
Nuclear Weapons and Sustainability
Nothing threatens sustainability more than nuclear weapons. And yet these [...]
International Peace Bureau Condemns Pro-Nuclear Strong Arm Tactics
The International Peace Bureau (IPB), at their annual meeting in [...]
UN Committee Passes Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
The United Nations First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), by [...]
Resolution 1205 (1998)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 3939th meeting. The [...]
Canada Defies U.S. and Lobbies UN for Passage of NAC Resolution
In response to US pressure to vote against the New [...]
United Nations Considering Two Resolutions That Would Advance the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; Support Needed for New Agenda Coalition and Malaysian Resolutions
The New Agenda Coalition (NAC) and Malaysia have submitted two [...]
13 Million Signatures in Support of Abolition 2000 Presented to the United Nations
Press Conference, United Nations. Statement by Vernon C. Nichols on [...]
Statement of His Excellency Archbishop Renato R. Martino Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations on Landmines
Before the First Committee of the 53rd Session Of the [...]
World Medical Association Condemns Nuclear Weapons
The World Medical Association, at its 50th WMA General Assembly, [...]
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says ‘Conflict Is Worst Enemy of Development Everywhere’
Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the [...]
Excerpt from Senator Douglas Roche’s first speech in Canada’s Senate
...Third, I draw the attention of honourable senators to the [...]
Appeal on Proposed Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Kozloduy to Russia Vienna, Austria
Signed by 46 Representatives of European NGOs We, undersigned representatives [...]
Nelson Mandela Calls for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
President Mandela, in an impassioned speech to the United Nations [...]
The Challenge Posed by India and Pakistan
In a three-week period, India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, [...]
Linus Pauling and the Spirit of Peace: A Tale of Two Petitions
Linus Pauling was undoubtedly a great scientist. This is attested [...]
Appeal for Negotiations to Eliminate Nuclear Arms
The nuclear tests in South Asia have jarred the world [...]