Official IPPNW Statements

March 23, 2011: A statement on the conflict in Libya has been issued by the IPPNW Executive Committee, in consultation with the affiliates.

June 8, 2010: Joint statement from the Palestinian and Israeli affiliates on the recent violence.  This statement is the product of unique and powerful collaboration, with physicians transcending political and ideological divisions to speak out with a common voice for peace and humanity. 

April 26, 2010: Nuclear Weapons and NATO:Cold War Thinking Blocks Progress Towards a Safer World

April 7, 2010: US New US Nuclear Posture enhances safety and security;
Only a world without nuclear weapons can ensure human survival

October 9, 2009: Nobel Laureate Physicians Applaud Obama Prize

September 25, 2009: IPPNW joins more than 30 NGOs calling for CTBT entry into force

September 18, 2009: IPPNW response to US decision on missile defenses in Eastern Europe

September 3, 2009: IPPNW urges President Obama to challenge the Security Council to demand a comprehensive, accelerated plan for the global elimination of nuclear weapons from the UN member states.

July 9 , 2009: IPPNW response to the Moscow Summit

May 28, 2009: IPPNW response to the May 25, 2009 nuclear test
by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

February 6, 2009: IPPNW releases statement in response to the use of white phosphorous in Gaza.

January 6, 2009: IPPNW releases statement signed by IPPNW's three Co-Presidents, in response to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

November 6, 2008: The US election and global nuclear disarmament - Michael Christ, IPPNW Executive Director

October 27, 2008: IPPNW Program Director John Loretz delivered a presentation to the UN First Committee on Disarament and International Security.

September 17, 2008: IPPNW endorses Save the Children's campaign "Rewrite the Future"; the campaign has helped millions of children in war zones and other conflict-affected areas gain access to and benefit from education.

September 12, 2008: IPPNW calls on UN General Assembly to make Nuclear Weapons Convention the focal point of disarmament discussions during 63rd Session.

August 14, 2008: IPPNW Calls for Ceasefire Between Russia and Georgia and Recommends World Court Submission

June 12, 2008: Co-presidents congratulate Australian PM Kevin Rudd for calling for the establishment of an international commission on nuclear disarmament.

January 2, 2008: IPPNW responds to the crises in Pakistan and Kenya

August 17, 2007: IPPNW, Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) issue a statement on the agreement between US and India

April 23, 2007: IPPNW launches international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons (ICAN)

April 19, 2007: Open Letter to the Murderers of Mayor Itoh of Nagasaki

September 8, 2006: "If you want peace, work for health!" Statement of the 17th World Congress

September 7, 2006: IPPNW Board's five-point program for 2007

July 31, 2006: IPPNW strongly supports UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call for a Middle East ceasefire

April 5, 2006: IPPNW's Australian affiliate, MAPW voices concern over uranium exports to China. Read the Coalition statement by MAPW and several other Australian peace organizations.

March 14, 2006: IPPNW joins international civil society appeal to Kofi Annan for a UN Commission to mediate Iran nuclear crisis
Click here to view the extensive list of signatories (in German) and here to read the response from the Secretary-General's office

March 10, 2006: IPPNW Calls on US to Renounce Nuclear Strike Plans Against Iran

February 2005: Appeal to President Bush during his visit to Germany

October 2004: IPPNW and 400 other organizations join in an appeal for a non-violent, diplomatic resolution to eliminate the threat of a nuclear weapons program in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

April 2004: The Human Tragedy of Proliferation and Nuclear Rearmament: IPPNW Statement at the 2004 NPT PrepCom

May 2003: Commitment to Disarmamament Is Key to NPT Success: IPPNW Statement at 2003 NPT PrepCom

May 2003: Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Testing, and Depleted Uranium Weapons: Medical Consequences and Implications for NPT Compliance: IPPNW Statement at the 2003 NPT PrepCom

March 20, 2003:Statement on Launch of War

Sepbember 19, 2002: War in Sudan: IPPNW Letter to Egyptian President Mubarak

September 11, 2002: One year after September 11, 2001

2000: IPPNW Statement on Conclusion of 2000 NPT Review Conference "Unequivocal Undertaking: Rhetoric Must Now Become Reality"