Statement by the Pugwash Leadership on the U.S. and Israeli Military Attack on Iran

5 March 2026 The Leadership of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs expresses unequivocal condemnation of the military … More

Statement on attack against Venezuela

4 January 2026 Statement by the Officers of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Officers of Pugwash … More

The image accompanying this post is created by the artist Wakana Yamauchi, one of several original artworks produced for the … More

Issued by the Pugwash Council, 5 November 2025 Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity once … More

26 August 2025 Since our earlier Open Letter to the UN Secretary General of June 1 2025, the situation in … More

6 August 2025 Eighty years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the world’s first attack by atomic bombings, … More

14 June 2025 Pugwash strongly condemns the military attacks by Israel against Iran which began on June 13, resulting in the killing … More

Response of the UN Secretary General to the Pugwash open letter concerning Gaza (17 June 2025) Open Letter to the … More

22 April 2025 We mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a steadfast voice for peace in a fractured world. Throughout … More

26 March 2025 The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention still dynamic at 50 Dr Jean Pascal Zanders, Pugwash Council Member … More

14 February 2025 The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is gravely concerned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent … More

The risk of nuclear weapons use is higher than at any time since the height of the Cold War. Serious … More

11 October 2024 The war in Gaza has been going on for a year with catastrophic loss of human lives … More

21 June 2024 Current world conflicts involve, in various roles, countries that possess nuclear weapons: Russia, Israel, US, UK, France. … More