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US legislators call on President Biden to reduce the role and cut the numbers of nuclear weapons

US lawmakers call on President Biden to use the forthcoming Nuclear Posture Review to limit the role of nuclear weapons in US national security, reduce unnecessary nuclear weapons spending, and make tangible progress towards additional global arms control and risk reduction measures.Photo credit: Robert Winkle Read more

Legislators, experts, officials and youth discuss climate change and nuclear disarmament connections at special London event

An intergenerational dialogue on nuclear weapons and climate change - two existential threats to humanity.The event was held at Central Hall Westminster (London, UK) and online on September 9, 2021. It included students and youth leaders in dialogue with legislators (parliamentarians), policy/academic experts, members of the diplomatic community, representatives of civil society organizations and others. Read more

Bike for Peace starts Switzerland tour

Bike for Peace is doing a short cycle tour of Switzerland from August 27-31 in conjunction with the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. The tour, co-sponsored by PNND, includes bike rides and events in Lausanne and Geneva to highlight the role of sport in advancing peace, and to support diplomatic initiatives to prevent nuclear war and achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world.Photo: Bike for Peace arrives in Lausanne. Read more

Presidents Biden and Putin to meet in Geneva June 16. Legislators join others in call for no-first-use and an end to the nuclear arms race.

An Open Letter to Presidents Biden and Putin is endorsed by over 900 legislators, political leaders, military leaders, academics and representatives/members of religious and civil society organizations.
US congressmembers introduce legislation calling for adoption of No First Use (NFU) policies and for an end to the nuclear arms race. Read more

Women’s role in disarmament highlighted on International Day

May 24 is International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament.PNND and World Future Council reaffirm the international women's appeal Human Security for public health, peace and sustainable development, and call on parliamentarians and civil society to take further action on the calls in the appeal. Read more

Momentum grows for No-First-Use policies in the USA and globally

No-First-Use (NFU) legislation is introduced in the US Congress.A number of civil society appeals are launched and events organised to promote NFU policies. Read more

PNND Gender, Peace and Security Program Launch

PNND Gender, Peace and Security Program Launch:Commemorating International Women’s Day through an Intergenerational Dialogue Between Women Involved in Nuclear Disarmament Read more

PNND Co-President introduces 'Invest in Cures Before Missiles' (ICBM) Act

PNND Co-President Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Khanna introduce the “Investing in Vaccines Before Missiles (ICBM) Act” into the US Congress.The recently released parliamentary handbook on disarmament includes additional initiatives to cut nuclear weapons and other military spending in order to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Launch of international parliamentary resource to ‘Assure our Common Future.’

Parliamentary handbook on disarmament for security and sustainable development released today. The handbook focuses on parliamentary action to implement the disarmament agenda put forward by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his 2018 report entitled Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament. Read more

Senator Ed Markey, PM Jacinda Ardern and other PNND members mark Hiroshima/Nagasaki anniversary

PNND members around the world are commemorating the 75th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings with statements, events and parliamentary motions. Here are just a few of them. Read more