Pugwash officials took part in several events prior and following the 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima (1-5 November). On 31 … More
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Pugwash works toward decreasing the salience of nuclear weapons and promoting a nuclear weapons free world.
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Hiroshima Declaration 2025
Issued by the Pugwash Council, 5 November 2025 Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity once … More
Secretary General events in China, Russia, and US
Prior to the 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima, the Secretary General and other Pugwash officials made several trips for events … More
Pugwash Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6 August 2025 Eighty years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the world’s first attack by atomic bombings, … More
Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War
From 14-16 July 2025, Pugwash leaders joined a distinguished group of Nobel Laureates, scientists and policy experts from across the … More
Event: 70th Anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
On 8 July 2025 the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs hosted an event together with the Royal Society … More
Secretary General interview with “Il Nuovo Saggiatore”
May 2025The Bulletin of the Italian Society of Physics, “Il Nuovo Saggiatore” carried an interview with Pugwash Secretary General Karen … More
Pugwash pays tribute to Pope Francis
22 April 2025 We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a steadfast voice for peace in a fractured world. Throughout … More
Autonomous Armageddon: Nuclear Weapons and AI
On 26 January 2025 Pugwash co-hosted a webinar to explore the alarming dangers posed by the integration of artificial intelligence … More
Statement in support of the scientific study of the effects of nuclear war
The risk of nuclear weapons use is higher than at any time since the height of the Cold War. Serious … More
Simons panel on prospects for nuclear disarmament
On 13 September 2024, Pugwash held a public panel in cooperation with the Vienna School of International Studies, at the … More
Interview with Hussain Al-Shahristani
14 August 2024. The following text is an English translation of an interview with Pugwash President Hussain Al-Shahristani, originally published … More
Statement on the present risks of nuclear weapons use in world conflicts
21 June 2024 Current world conflicts involve, in various roles, countries that possess nuclear weapons: Russia, Israel, US, UK, France. … More
Communication from the Pugwash Council
On 21-22 October 2023 the Pugwash Council met in hybrid format at the premises of the International Center for Theoretical … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 