The Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) held a conference entitled “The Way Forward to a World Free of Nuclear Weapons” July … More
Category: Nuclear Weapons
The hallmark of Pugwash continues to be working toward the
reduction and elimination of the risk posed by nuclear weapons. In
practice, this translates to fostering dialogue on risk reduction,
arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament that will promote
and enhance cooperative security.
Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash, N.S. – Celebrating the Russell-Einstein Manifesto’s 60th
To help commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, Executive Director Sandra Ionno Butcher presented a talk at the … 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
New York meeting on the Importance of Dialogue in Areas of Nuclear Risk
On 18 May 2015 Pugwash organized a briefing session in the United Nations HQ in New York City to explore … More
Workshop on prospects for the 2015 NPT Review Conference
On 16 May 2015 Pugwash convened a workshop at the end of the third week of the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation … More
Statement on the Iran nuclear talks
The significant progress announced in the Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, proves that political will, mutual respect, and unbiased thinking can … More
Vienna meeting on the NPT Review Conference
On 27-28 February Pugwash convened a consultation on the upcoming NPT Review Conference. The meeting was hosted by the Mission of the … More
Will there be a next generation in the fight for nuclear nonproliferation?
On 19 February 2015, a group of students, one of whom is a member of the International Student/Young Pugwash network, … 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
Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala receives IPS Award for Nuclear Disarmament
On 17 November 2014 the President of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala, was the recipient … More
Washington, D.C., New York, and Boston meetings
Between 29 April and 10 May 2014 Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Executive Director Sandra Butcher held a wide … 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
VIDEO: Jayantha Dhanapala: Vision of a world free of nuclear weapons
Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala promotes the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. “We can achieve the banning … More
VIDEO: Richard Guthrie on lessons from the chemical weapons experience
British Pugwash member Richard Guthrie highlights how the lessons learned from the chemical weapons experience can be harnessed for those … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 