On 25 April 2018, Pugwash co-hosted an event with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in Geneva, in the…
Statement to the NGO session of the 2nd PrepCom to the 2020 NPT Review Conference
On 25 April 2018, Pugwash President Sergio Duarte delivered a statement on behalf of Pugwash to the Preparatory Committee of…
Geneva meeting on the new nuclear arms race
On 23 April 2018 Pugwash held a side-event in Geneva at the 2nd PrepCom to the 2020 NPT Review Conference.…
Report on 2016-17 activities published
Pugwash has published its latest biennial report, covering the activities in 2016 and 2017. Pugwash biennial report 2016-17
Conference on South America in the Nuclear Age
In March 2018 the seminar “South America in the Nuclear Age” was held under the joint sponsorship of Pugwash and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pugwash welcomes the completion of chemical weapons destruction by Russia
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) confirmed on 27 September that the verified destruction of those chemical…
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…
Statement on the opening for signature of the Nuclear Ban Treaty
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons leading to their elimination will be open for signature on September 20, 2017,…
Pugwash announces new President
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is proud to announce that Sergio Duarte, former UN Undersecretary for Disarmament…
