On 17 October 2019, Pugwash and the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations co-organized a side event in … 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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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
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly designated September 26 as the International Day for the Total Elimination of … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 