Nuclear Weapons
The elimination of all nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian and public health imperative.
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Armed violence is a public health crisis that can be prevented using a public health approach.
Peace and Health Blog
- Why should war criminals operate with impunity?
- “Limited regional” nuclear war would trigger a global climate catastrophe according to new study
- Physicians call for a ban on military attacks on nuclear installations
- Reflections on the faltering road to nuclear disarmament: from Hiroshima to the Ukraine war
- If we are to survive…we must change course
- Peace cannot be achieved by threatening to use the world’s most destructive weapons
- Blueprint for nuclear disarmament: the first meeting of the nuclear weapons ban treaty
- The Wagner Group is just the latest example of privatized war
- Collective action is most effective when it is inclusive
- Evidence is the foundation of the TPNW
Join IPPNW and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility on October 1st for our 5th annual peace and health concert to address the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change.
IPPNW Deputy Board Chair, Dr. Bimal Khadka, reflects on his experience at the first Meeting of States Parties:
“The global nuclear disarmament movement gathered in midst of the pandemic, overcoming vast geographical boundaries, cultural barriers and financial difficulties to adopt a blueprint for nuclear disarmament. Over 800 delegates from 80 countries which included young activists, medical professionals, civil society, mayors, parliamentarians, state parties, religious groups and other stakeholders gathered in the musical city for fruitful discussion on a multilateral disarmament framework, and to make concrete and time-bound steps for a nuclear weapon-free future. IPPNW members were actively involved in exchanging and sharing ideas throughout nuclear ban week.” Read more.