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No Faith in War!

Christian CND joined with many other organisations and individuals on Tuesday 3 September in the London Docklands to declare we have No Faith in War! as arms dealers from across the world descend on London. many of the conflicts going on around the world will be fuelled by visits to the Arms Fair in the coming

Kazakhstan ratifies the Ban Treaty

2SeptemberRussell

Kazakhstan has become the 26th state to officially join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, officially notifying the United Nations on 29 August, a date of huge significance for the state which was at one time the holder of the fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world. Kazakhstan was the site of the

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

14AugustRussell

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 place across the world to

Message from the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan

7AugustRussell

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 a striking peace appeal in

Bolivia ratifies the Ban Treaty

7AugustRussell

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 use the date was to