On 21-22 October 2023 the Pugwash Council met in hybrid format at the premises of the International Center for Theoretical … More
Category: Nuclear weapons free world
Pugwash works toward decreasing the salience of nuclear weapons and promoting a nuclear weapons free world.
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Brasilia seminar on arms control and disarmament
On June 20, 2023, the seminar “The Crisis of the Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control Regimes and the Role of … More
Pugwash Secretary-General participates in Vatican conference
On 10 June 2023, the Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta Ramusino participated in the “World Meeting on Human Fraternity, Not Alone”, … More
Pugwash Brazil seminar on the TPNW
On April 12, 2023, the Youtube Channel of the Brazilian branch of the International Law Association (ILA Brazil) hosted the … More
Virtual event, “The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: why Argentina should join”
On 17 November 2022, Pugwash Argentina organized a virtual seminar in which the President of the Pugwash Conferences on Science … More
Pugwash note on present dangers
23 June 2022 The present global situation is very dangerous. Not since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis have we had … More
Pugwash President receives Honorary Award from Film Festival
16 June 2021 The Rio de Janeiro International Uranium Film Festival 2021 has awarded Sergio Duarte, President of the Pugwash Conferences on … More
High-Level Group Issues Appeal to Biden and Putin to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Dangers
8 June 2021 High-Level Group Issues Appeal to Biden and Putin to Reduce Nuclear Weapons DangersCall for Results-Oriented Dialogue to … More
Pugwash Note on the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
22 January 2021 The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force today, 90 days after the deposit … More
Pugwash Note on The Deposit of the 50th Instrument of Ratification of the Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
25 October 2020 Pugwash notes with deep appreciation the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification of the Treaty on … More
75 years after
6 August 2020 The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 … More
65 years after the Russell-Einstein Manifesto: where are we now?
On July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued … More
Pugwash document on the NPT Review Conference Postponement and Risks after the Pandemic
6 May 2020 This is a Pugwash document concerning nuclear problems and tensions in the time of COVID-19. This document … More
Shanghai meeting on arms control
On 4-5 December 2019 Pugwash and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences organized a discussion meeting in Shanghai as … More