Remembering Jayantha Dhanapala (1938-2023)

28 May 2023The Pugwash community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala yesterday … More

Pugwash meeting on Next steps to restore US-Russian arms control

On 4 May 2023, Pugwash convened a small virtual roundtable discussion comprising experts and former officials from the US, Russia, … More

New York meeting on assessing the NPT Review Conference

On 11 October 2022 Pugwash organized a side event on the margins of the meeting of the First Committee of … More

Remembering George Rathjens (1925-2016)

George Rathjens: 1925-2016 Friends and colleagues of George – Jeffrey Boutwell, Francesco Calogero, and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino – reflect on his … More

Pugwash Delegation Visits Kazakhstan

  From 31 January – 2 February 2016 the Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Executive Director Sandra Ionno Butcher … More

Second Doha Meeting on Peace and Security in Afghanistan

Pugwash meeting on “Peace and Security in Afghanistan” 23-24 January 2016, Doha, Qatar (Report by Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Secretary General of … More

London Symposium – 20th Anniversary of the Pugwash/Rotblat Nobel Peace Prize

On 18 December 2015 Pugwash explored our current themes and honored past achievements with a special event, “Addressing Extremism, Regional … More

An appeal from the Pugwash Council to the 2015 Paris Climate Conference

Avoiding threats to human civilization Since the middle of the 20th century, scientists have consistently raised alarm about the risks … More

Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Presidential Address”

Wednesday 4 November, PL15 – PLENARY SESSION: Presidential Address (Ioujima) Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), “Need for Dialogue Among Divides“ … More

Video: Nagasaki Conference, “Report of the Secretary-General”

2 November 2015: Report of the Secretary General, “Extremism, Dialogue, and the Pugwash Disarmament Agenda” Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino (Italy)

Video: Lt. Gen. Kidwai on Nuclear Risks in South Asia, Nagasaki Conference

Lt.Gen. Khalid Kidwai discusses “Nuclear Risks in South Asia” in his presentation to the 61st Pugwash Conference in Nagasaki, on … More

Video: Simons Symposium, part 1 at Nagasaki Conference

  PL4 – OPENING ADDRESS (Nagasaki University) Chair: Dr. Steve Miller, Pugwash Executive Committee Chair (USA) Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, … More

Biennial report on activities, 2013-14

The Pugwash Conferences is pleased to present an overview of the activities undertaken by the International Secretariat in the period … More

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