Secretary General visits Hiroshima and Beijing

From 23-28 June 2025 the Pugwash Secretary General, Prof. Karen Hallberg, had meetings in Beijing before travelling to Hiroshima for … More

Pugwash Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran and Warns of Grave Escalatory Risks

14 June 2025 Pugwash strongly condemns the military attacks by Israel against Iran which began on June 13, resulting in the killing … More

Response of the UN Secretary General to the Pugwash open letter concerning Gaza (17 June 2025) Open Letter to the … More

On 16-20 May a Pugwash delegation travelled to Tehran for meetings about the Iran nuclear file and regional security. Led … More

On 7 May 2025, Pugwash held a meeting in collaboration with The Simons Foundation Canada and Canadian Pugwash, which took … More

May 2025The Bulletin of the Italian Society of Physics, “Il Nuovo Saggiatore” carried an interview with Pugwash Secretary General Karen … More

22 April 2025 We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a steadfast voice for peace in a fractured world. Throughout … More

On 19 April 2025 the Iraq Pugwash Group organized a conference in Sulaymaniya to commemorate the use of chemical weapons … More

26 March 2025 The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention still dynamic at 50 Dr Jean Pascal Zanders, Pugwash Council Member … More

17 February 2025 Pugwash is pleased to present a summary report of the activities and changes that took place during … More

14 February 2025 The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is gravely concerned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent … More

On 25-26 January 2025 Pugwash held a workshop in Istanbul to map the key areas of nuclear danger in 2025 … More

On 26 January 2025 Pugwash co-hosted a webinar to explore the alarming dangers posed by the integration of artificial intelligence … More

There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death, because … More