71 years ago, nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing and injuring more than 100.000 persons. Nowadays, there are approximately 15:000 nuclear bombs worldwide. Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Hibakusha, still stand up to ask for the end of the nuclear race and the creation of a safer world. For this 71st anniversary, Hiroshima and nagasaki mayors joined the worldwide anti-nuclear movement to appeal governments and the international community to react and fight the nuclear threat. Continue reading “High level statements – Hiroshima and nagasaki 71st anniversary”
Peace Education
Disarm! For a Climate of Peace
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IPB World Congress 2016 – Official teaser
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New IPB video: “Challenging ISIS through non-mlitary means”
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Activity Reports
IPB’s annual Activity Reports are an account of all activities conducted throughout the year. They describe our strategy and the events organized and publications produced to achieve it. The reports also list the names of the Board and Council members.
Do you want to know more about IPB’s history before 1990? Take a look at the book published in April 1991 by Reiner Santi and the International Peace Bureau:
IPB Statement – NPT review conference 2015
The fact that the NPT Review coincides with the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is both disturbing and inspiring. Disturbing because it reminds us how little progress has been made over these decades in bringing to an end the era of terror weapons. Inspiring since both events will see large mobilizations of citizens determined to achieve the definitive elimination of weapons that ‘cannot co-exist with human beings’ as the hibakusha put it. Continue reading “IPB Statement – NPT review conference 2015”
Human Security Post 2015 NPT Review Conference
Geneva. 19 June 2015.
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is widely considered to be a cornerstone of international security. As is well known, in May 2015, its 191 states party failed to agree on an outcome at their five-yearly Review Conference in New York; in addition, the Iranian nuclear talks are at a critical juncture. In order to face these challenges, and others arising worldwide (such as ISIS-ISIL, Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks,…) the international community has to find new ways to resolve dangerous conflicts.
GDAMS 2015 Report
Here is the Global Day of Action on Military Spending’s final report, highlighting the main actions that took place all over the world. It is interactive : kindly click on the names of our partners to visit their websites, on the pictures to see more photos, and on the videos to watch them.
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Demilitarization for Deep Decarbonization: Reducing Militarism and Military Expenditures…
by Tamara Lorincz, Senior IPB Researcher, September 2014, 80pp
To help countries chart a path to low-carbon energy systems and economies, the UN launched the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP). However most of the military sector’s fuel consumption and emissions are excluded from national greenhouse gas inventories. In Demilitarization for Deep Decarbonization: Reducing Militarism and Military Expenditures to Invest in the UN Green Climate Fund and to Create Low-Carbon Economies and Resilient Communities, IPB argues that war must stop for global warming to slow down. Military expenditures must be reduced and re-directed for climate finance to create low carbon economies and climate-resilient communities. Disarmament must take place alongside mitigation and adaptation.
The International Peace Bureau’s engagement against nuclear weapons and nuclear energy
IPB has a long history of work on nuclear disarmament, dating back to the early years of the movement in the 1950s. In particular IPB has been involved with:
- The World Court Project
- Abolition 2000
- The Middle Powers Initiative
- The NGO Committee for Disarmament (Geneva)