Category: Nuclear Disarmament

Hiroshima 75: promoting the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Trisha RogersLeave a Comment on Hiroshima 75: promoting the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear (ICAN) weapons is encouraging us to forward the following letter to our MPs this week (Hiroshima was 6th August; Nagasaki  9th August). We are urging the UK government to support the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Place de Cornavin              […]

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Statement from UNA-UK on President Trump’s visit to Britain

Peter WebsterLeave a Comment on Statement from UNA-UK on President Trump’s visit to Britain

The news is awash with stories about US President Trump’s visit to the UK, with most outlets focussing this morning on his comments on Brexit, supposed broadsides against the Prime Minister and the “Trump baby” blimp that has been floating across London in protest at his visit. But we at UNA-UK believe the spotlight should […]

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Bruce Kent writes about the 2017 UN Disarmament Treaty

Peter WebsterLeave a Comment on Bruce Kent writes about the 2017 UN Disarmament Treaty

In work for global justice and peace, not surprisingly, there are highs and lows. My earliest ‘high’ comes in the form of a League of Nations colour poster issued just before the 1932 Geneva disarmament conference. It shows lots of children marching hopefully towards peace. The League of Nations Union in those days was a […]

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