On September 26, 2024, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons with an event celebrating three key figures in global peace efforts. At the Women Waging Peace Luncheon at the Kimpton Canary Hotel Rooftop, Ambassador Elayne Whyte received the Women Waging Peace Award for her leadership as President of the United Nations Conference that negotiated and adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Véronique Christory, of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), received the Women Waging Peace Award for her contributions to disarmament and international humanitarian law. Patricia Ellsberg was awarded the inaugural Daniel Ellsberg Lifetime Achievement Award for her activism, including her role in releasing the Pentagon Papers.

In her remarks introducing the event, NAPF President, Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, stated, “The contributions that Elayne, Patricia, and Veronique have made to a more peaceful world, one free of nuclear weapons, are unique and profound. They should inspire all of us to strive to wage peace in our own ways and ensure a bright future for our children, grandchildren, and all generations yet to come. We are particularly thrilled to recognize Patricia with our Lifetime Achievement Award, which NAPF has renamed the Daniel Ellsberg Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of her late husband, the legendary peace activist and public intellectual, Daniel Ellsberg.”

Please see below for the event recording, photos, and more!