On 12 November 2019 Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell of the US Pugwash group and former Executive Director of Pugwash gave a … 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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New York meeting on the Erosion of Arms Control
On 17 October 2019, Pugwash and the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations co-organized a side event in … More
17th Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Summit
From 19-22 September 2019 the Pugwash President, Ambassador Sergio Duarte, represented Pugwash at the 17th Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Summit … More
CTBTO GEM Statement on Alleged Low-Yield Nuclear Tests
On 25 June 2019, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization “Group of Eminent Persons,” of which Pugwash President Sergio Duarte … More
Pugwash President teaches OPANAL course
Beginning 13 May 2019, Pugwash President Sergio Duarte begun teaching a course on disarmament and non-proliferation for Guatemalan officials, organized and … More
Statement on the future of arms control
On 28 October 2018 the Pugwash President and Secretary-General issued the following statement: The Demise of Arms Control? President Trump’s … More
New York meeting on the future of the multilateral nuclear disarmament process
On 9 October 2018, Pugwash held a side-event during the UN General Assembly First Committee co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission … More
Commemorative event for International Day of Peace 2018
On 19 September 2018, the Secretary General of Pugwash, Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, and the Director of the Pugwash Geneva Office, Sergey … More
Commentary on the US-DPRK Summit
On 15 June 2018, the President and Secretary General of Pugwash issued a short commentary on the recent summit between … More
Statement on the United States 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
On February 2, 2018, the Pentagon released the new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), stating that it rests “on a bedrock … More
Interview with Tilman Ruff, founding chair of ICAN
The Humanity at a Crossroads – Prohibition or Continued Reliance on Nukes? Pugwash Council Member Katariina Simonen interviewed Dr. Tilman … More
Brasilia meeting on a world without nuclear weapons
On 7-8 December 2017, Pugwash President Sergio Duarte participated in a seminar, “Towards a world without nuclear weapons: challenges and … More
Nuclear risks and non-proliferation
On 10-11 November 2017, Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino participated in the conference Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and … More
Pugwash congratulates ICAN for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Pugwash sends its warmest congratulations to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on the announcement that it has … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 