Calendar of upcoming events

May 29 - 30, 2013
IPPNW Board Meeting
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

May 30 - June 2, 2013
Human Target Conference
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Organized by IPPNW in cooperation with the campaign “AktionAufschrei – Stoppt den Waffenhandel!”, experts and members of several organizations will discuss the effects of conventional weapons. International guests from Kenya, Iran, Nepal, Switzerland, India, Australia and the USA will share their knowledge about the social and health effects of the use of small arms and the global arms trade, as well as about future activities and campaigns to stop arms exports. Brochure in English here.

June 7 - 10, 2013
NWIP 2013 South Asia Dialogue
Kathmandu, Nepal
Through the Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project (NWIP), IPPNW medical students and young doctors aim to raise awareness about the political and humanitarian consequences of security policies relying on military power and nuclear weapons. NWIP workshop organizers also focus on empowering younger generations to undertake disarmament activities on local, regional and international level. Read the NWIP handbook here.

Ongoing Exhibition - "Against the Odds - Making a difference in global health"
National Library of Medicine (travelling exhibition)
The National Library of Medicine exhibition opened in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization, and IPPNW’s story is part of a theme on health and peace in "From Conflict to Consensus." Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health tells the many stories of this global health revolution drawing upon a legacy of success, often based on the simplest means.