Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, President, The Simons Foundation (Canada) addresses the Third Simons Symposium on Weapons of Mass Destruction and their … More
Category: Pugwash International Conferences
Every 18-24 months Pugwash organizes large conferences with both plenary meetings and separate working groups. These conferences comprise up to 300 individuals gathered together to work on a range of issues. The first Pugwash International Conference was held in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in 1957.
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Video: Istanbul – H.E. Javad Zarif
H.E. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the audience on day one of the … More
Video: Istanbul – H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu
H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, addresses day one of the 60th Pugwash conference, 1 November 2013.
Video: Istanbul – Welcome by Prof. Cotta-Ramusino
Pugwash Secretary-General Professor Paolo Cotta-Ramusino welcomes participants to the 60th Pugwash Conference in Istanbul, beginning with the Simons Symposium on … More
Message from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
A message to participants of the 60th Pugwash Conference from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was read out by Dr. Virginia … More
VIDEO: Istanbul video – Q&A with Zarif and Davutoglu (part 2)
H.E. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Q&A with Zarif and Davutoglu
H.E. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and H.E. Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of … More
Video: Istanbul – Welcome from Bulent Aras
Professor Bulent Aras of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Strategic Research Center and Sabancı University provides welcome remarks to the Simons Symposium, … More
Video: Istanbul – Welcome from Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala
Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala provides a warm welcome to participants attending the Simons Symposium on day one of the … More
Berlin report on Working Group 6: Climate Change, Resources and Conflict Prevention
Co-chair: Michael Brzoska (Germany) and Lynn Eden (USA) Rapporteur Zoe Heuschkel (Germany) This working group looked at the issues and politics … More
Berlin report on Working Group 5: Social Responsibility of Scientists
Co-chair: Lothar Brock (Germany) and John Finney (UK) Rapporteur: Tom Borsen (Denmark) Social responsibility is a core element in all Pugwash … More
Berlin Report on Working Group 2: Prospects for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Co-chairs: Cliff Kupchan (USA), Arnold Luethold (Switzerland), and Peter Jones (Canada) Co-Rapporteurs: Poul-Erik Christiansen (UK) and Mahsa Rouhi (Iran) Discussion in this … More
58th Pugwash Conference, The Hague
The 58th Pugwash Conference Justice, Peace and Nuclear Disarmament 17-20 April 2009, The Hague, The Netherlands Presidential Address by Amb. Jayantha … More
57th Pugwash Conference, Bari
57th Pugwash Conference Prospects for Disarmament, Dialogue and Cooperation: Stability in the Mediterranean Region 21-26 October 2007, Bari, Italy Pugwash … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 