One hundred billion dollars for nuclear weapons: one billion people in extreme poverty.
5 April 2013
Media releases
Historic global conference prepares ground for nuclear weapons ban
5 March 2013 (Arabic version)
Ban on nuclear weapons one step closer as hundreds gather in Oslo
4 March 2013
Hundreds to take part in ICAN Civil Society Forum in Oslo
28 February 2013
UN Secretary-General backs ICAN initiative to outlaw nuclear weapons
9 November 2012
ICAN launches study on catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons
6 August 2012
Humanitarian conference on nuclear weapons to take place in 2013
20 April 2012
Spending on nuclear weapons impedes peace and development
17 April 2012
Global study reveals whoʼs financing nuclear arms makers
5 March 2012
Three in four nations want nuclear weapons to be banned
16 January 2012
ICAN welcomes Red Cross call for a global nuclear weapons ban
27 November 2011
ICAN launches Million Pleas on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
6 August 2010
UN Secretary-General supports ICANʼs Nuclear Abolition Day
4 June 2010
The nuclear bomb is 65: time for compulsory retirement
27 April 2010
The NPT 40 years on: time to step up efforts for nuclear abolition
4 March 2010
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“There is no way you can use even one nuclear weapon without becoming a victim yourself.”
Martin Sheen Actor and activist
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Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-Gen.
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“We can do it together. With your help, our voice will be made still stronger. Imagine peace.”
Yoko Ono Artist
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“Governments say that a nuclear weapons ban is unlikely. Don’t believe it. They told us the same thing about a mine ban treaty.”
Jody Williams Nobel laureate
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Ian Chappell Cricketer
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Desmond Tutu Nobel laureate
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“Because I cannot tolerate these appalling weapons, I whole-heartedly support ICAN.”
Herbie Hancock Jazz musician
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“I am proud to support the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”
Hans Blix Weapons inspector
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“I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN.”
Dalai Lama Nobel laureate
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