The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. Our current main programme centres on Disarmament for Sustainable Development and within this, our focus is mainly on the reallocation of military expenditure. We believe that by reducing funding for the military sector, significant amounts of money could be released for … Continue reading “Who we are”
UNI Global Union welcomes the draft for the ban treaty It is a historical declaration on the way to a nuclear weapon free world As the General Secretary of UNI Global Union which represents 20 million members in the service sectors worldwide, I urge all governments to work towards creating a credible and effective treaty … Continue reading “UNI Global Union statement to the UN conference to negotiate a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons (ban treaty), leading to their elimination.”
The year 2016 was an important one for IPB, for three reasons. It saw the sudden rise of new and dangerous forms of populism around the world; it was the year in which we held the Berlin Congress and elected a new leadership at the Triennial Assembly; and it marked the beginning of the transition … Continue reading “Activity Report 2016”
THE PROBLEMS The use of nuclear weapons would be the ultimate development catastrophe. Apart from destruction by blast and fire, the radiation effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, the subsequent atmospheric and underground nuclear tests, and the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents give an indication of the scope of environmental damage that would ensue from … Continue reading “Nuclear Weapons”
October 19, 2016. The mass slaughter and war crimes we witness today in Syria merit the highest level of citizen engagement: they demand a worldwide commitment to achieving a ceasefire and opening a process to reach a political solution. The matter could not be more urgent. In the wake of discussions at its Berlin congress … Continue reading “Civil Society Movements Call for Immediate Action to Stop the Syrian War”
