Campaigner against landminesJody Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her role as coordinator of the successful International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which helped to bring about negotiations for the Mine Ban Treaty.
"In a world of increasing nuclear dangers, it's time for an international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons."
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Why support disarmament?
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Dr Kate Dewes on activism
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Schoolchildren from Hiroshima
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With more than 200 partner organizations in 60 countries, we provide a voice to the overwhelming majority of people globally who support the prompt abolition of nuclear weapons.
Prominent individuals such as anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams have lent their support to the campaign.
This 8-page booklet provides an overview of ICAN since its inception in 2007. It outlines the direction the campaign is taking following the NPT Review Conference and describes why a Nuclear Weapons Convention is the most realistic path to zero. Download
Towards Nuclear Abolition is an ICAN report of the eighth Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference, held in New York in May 2010. It documents the growing support among nations for the negotiation of a convention to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons. Download
This 20-page booklet describes the nuclear problem and outlines why a Nuclear Weapons Convention is needed. It argues that nuclear weapons are inhumane, make the world less secure, are harmful to the environment and are a waste of money. Download
