From 19-22 November 2019 Pugwash President Sergio Duarte attended the opening of general debate of the conference convened in accordance … More
Category: WMD Free Zones
Pugwash has consistently supported the implementation and verification of existing zones free of weapons of mass destruction and the means of their delivery, and furthermore promoted regional efforts of future zones in the Middle East and Arctic.
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Vienna meeting on the WMD-free-zone in the Middle East
On 4 May 2017, Pugwash held a round-table event on prospects for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia”
3 November 2015, PL11: PLENARY SESSION: In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia Chair: Mr. Leon Sigal, Social Science Research Council (USA)* … More
Statement and Commentary on the 2015 NPT Review Conference
On 25 May 2015 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the failure of … More
Statement on the NPT
On 6 February 2015, Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Pugwash Council Member Sergio Duarte released a statement, “Nuclear Weapons Treaty … More
New York consultation on WMD, the Middle East and Non-Proliferation
On 3 May 2014 Pugwash convened a consultation on the margins of the NPT Review Conference in New York City. … More
Report Istanbul Working Group 7 – From CW disarmament in Syria to a Middle East free from CW
Rapporteur: Jean Pascal Zanders This working group explored CW elimination from Syria, universalisation of the CWC; and potential impacts on the … More
Report: Istanbul Working Group 1 – Nuclear weapons and their elimination
Co-conveners: Wael Al-Assad, Francesco Calogero, Sergio Duarte Co-rapporteurs: Francesca Giovannini and Joelien Pretorius The working group discussed disarmament under four … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Q&A with Shaker, Al-Assad, and Laajava
Q&A Session with Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Egypt), Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Jaakko Laajava
Amb. Jaakko Laajava, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)addresses the audience on … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Wael Al-Assad
Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General for Disarmament and Regional Security, League of Arab States (Jordan) addresses the audience … More
VIDEO – Istanbul – Amb. Mohamed Shaker
Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Egypt) addresses the audience on the topic of “Eliminating nuclear weapons and other WMD … More
VIDEO – Istanbul – Amb. Rolf Ekeus
Amb. Rolf Ekeus, Chair Swedish Pugwash, introduces the panel on “Eliminating nuclear weapons and other WMD from the Middle East: what … More
Statement by Finnish Pugwash on the Middle East WMDFZ
In December 2012 the Finnish Pugwash Group issued a statement expressing their disappointment over the cancellation of the conference on … More
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