This year marks the 74th anniversary of the dropping of nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (6 August) and Nagasaki (9 August). Hundreds of thousands of people died and were horrifically injured, while millions continue to live with the consequences of the bombs to this day. Events take […]
Monthly archives: August 2019
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On the 74th anniversary of the dropping of the nuclear bombs on Japan, Mitsuaki Takami, the Archbishop of Nagasaki has issued the following statement. It is reproduced in full below. Peace is the fruit of the integral development of all people On February 25, 1981, Pope St. John Paul II made […]
Bolivia has become the 25th state to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, choosing the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Bolivian Independence Day to notify the United Nations in New York of the move. Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Llorenti said the decision to […]
St Vincent and the Grenadines has become the 24th state to Ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, notifying the United Nations on 31 July. It becomes the third member state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to complete the ratification process, following Guyana and St Lucia. A further […]