The elimination of all nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian, and public health imperative.
Peace and Health Blog
- “Reducing the risks of nuclear war—the role of health professionals”: the editorial’s impactby IPPNW on October 13, 2023 at 5:55 pm
[In August, IPPNW reported that more than 100 (now more than 150) medical journals, including the Lancet, the British Medical Journal, the New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA published a joint editorial entitled “Reducing the risks of nuclear war — the role of health professionals.” One of the authors of the editorial, Dr Chris Zielinski,
- IPB/METO/IPPNW joint statement on the recent Israel-Palestine escalationby IPPNW on October 11, 2023 at 11:04 pm
The International Peace Bureau (IPB), Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) are deeply concerned over the unprecedented Israeli-Palestinian violent escalation launched in the morning of Saturday, 7th October, which has already resulted in the loss of hundreds of lives. The resulting fear, panic, and uncertainty that
- The abolition of nuclear weapons is an essential part of respecting and protecting all living thingsby IPPNW on October 10, 2023 at 9:30 pm
A conversation with ICAN Executive Director Melissa Parke [Melissa Parke is a lawyer and parliamentarian who has worked with the United Nations on international humanitarian and human rights issues in several conflict areas. She’s a former Minister for International Development and a former member of Parliament for the Labour Party in Australia. She was the
- World peace and security require a stronger United Nationsby Lawrence Wittner on September 24, 2023 at 6:13 pm
Addressing the UN Security Council on September 20, 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a heartfelt plea “to update the existing security architecture in the world, in particular, to restore the real power of the UN Charter.” This call for strengthening international security under the aegis of the United Nations makes sense not only for Ukraine―a country
- Australia’s AUKUS nuclear submarine plans are bad for nonproliferation and increase the risk of nuclear warby IPPNW on September 13, 2023 at 9:03 pm
by Tilman Ruff Two years ago this week, the AUKUS pact was announced. When US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood together in San Diego on March 14, 2023, to announce arrangements for the Australian acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs), many Australians were dumbstruck. They were
Support IPPNW at the Annual Global Health & Peace Awards
In March, IPPNW established a new office in Geneva, the “Peace Capital” of the world. IPPNW’s Policy Director, Chuck Johnson, is overseeing Geneva operations to ramp up our efforts to collaborate with the United Nations and our international health organizations.
The time is ripe for our message to be heard and understood. Eliminating all nuclear weapons is an urgent humanitarian and environmental imperative. Setting up a liaison office in Geneva is a logical next step in strengthening IPPNW’s global network of 55 national affiliates and our partners in the health community worldwide.
On April 13, Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW immediate past-President, was awarded the prestigious Morehouse College Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders’ Prize “to recognize and pay tribute to [his] passionate and nonviolent struggle to prevent humanity from falling victim to the horrors of nuclear disaster.”
Dr. Helfand gave the keynote address in the MLK Chapel at Morehouse. His remarks can be found in full here and below.