Nuclear Abolition
New Zealand led this issue in the 1980s by banning all nuclear weapons on our territory. Now the world is slowly following and the abolition of nuclear weapons is becoming a possible dream. This section will keep you up to date on issues surrounding nuclear abolition.
Nuclear Abolition Flame
The nuclear abolition flame was lit in Hiroshima and is travelling around the world from Aotearoa-New Zealand to Argentina and then to the United Nations inspiring people to act for nuclear disarmament. Spread the nuclear abolition flame. Help us send 25,000 letters – one for each nuclear weaponKathmandu Declaration July 2009
THE KATHMANDU DECLARATION ON DISARMAMENT FOR SHARED SECURITY Kathmandu, Nepal | 11 July 2009 We young people came here to Kathmandu as leaders and activists from the world’s religioustraditions. We came not just to learn and to listen and to talk, but also to act. We gathered here for anInternatInternational Youth Summit Nepal 2009
Religions for PeaceINTERNATIONAL SUMMIT OF RELIGIOUS YOUTH LEADERSON DISARMAMENT FOR SHARED SECURITYKathmandu, Nepal | July 10-11, 2009 BRIEF REPORT The International Summit of Religious Youth Leaders on Disarmament for Shared Security brought together approximately 100 Nepali and 50 InternationStudents: Develop a nuclear disarmament education campaign
From now through the end of July the World Federation of United Nations Associations will be accepting submissions for this year's Students for a Nuclear Weapons Free World Contest. Students are invited to design/develop a local campaign that educates, invigorates, and mobilizes your community (lNuclear Abolition Websites
'Seriously Time to Stop' is a youth website aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons. Formed in Toronto, Canada this site wants to increase awareness of nuclear weapons with an emphasis on reaching out to young people! This site has many elements from contests, interesting facts and even events you cLearn about Nuclear Weapons!
This site is an education tool developed by the Swedish Physicians against Nuclear Weapons. It has a variety of information about nuclear weapons and disarmament issues and encourages the youth of today (the opinion makers of the future) to reach the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons.... ÂWorld federation of united nations associations - A peoples movement fo the united nations
PRESS RELEASE - Wednesday 16 July 2008, Geneva, Switzerland Hans Blix said on Monday to the winners of the Students for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World competition: "The best way to avoid nuclear weapons is to make governments feel that they don't need them". Hans Blix, President of the World FederatTeenagers message promotes us leadership for a nuclear weapons free world
July 23, 2008 Teenager Erik Choquette wrote and created a remarkable animated video to claim the $1,000 first prize in the the 2008 Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest. "I'm incredibly uncomfortable living with the fact that there are almost 27,000 nuclear weapons in the world," he said when he rG8 Speakers' Meeting in Hiroshima
In September, Lower-House speakers from the Group of Eight (G8) countries meet in Hiroshima for a meeting on Peace and Disarmament. Four of the G8 countries possess nuclear weapons. In the city that experienced the world's first nuclear attack, could a new movement to abolish nuclear weapons be boPage 2 of 2
