Belize signs the Ban Treaty

Belize has become the 81st state to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the Ban Treaty, after doing so earlier this month. The Ban Treaty was negotiated by the United Nations in 2017 and was supported by more than 120 states. Belize was one of the states which took

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Ash Wednesday 2020

The annual Ash Wednesday event took place on 26 February. The London event, organised by Pax Christi, Christian CND and the London Catholic Worker, began with a liturgy in Embankment Gardens. They were joined by Buddhist monks and nuns from the Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park, as well as J& P groups, Catholic, Anglican and

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Bargn Nuri Community visit to London

On Monday 27 January Christian CND welcomed a delegation from the Bargn Nuri Community to London for a day of activities dedicated to working and praying for peace. Around 60 people of all ages made the trip from South Korea, which is part of the 1000 Day Pilgrimage for Life and Peace visiting Christian Communities

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Paraguay ratifies the Ban Treaty

Paraguay has become the 35th state to complete the ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, confirming the move at the United Nations in New York last week. The Ban Treaty was agreed by the United Nations in 2017 with the support of 122 nations and was the result of many years

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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight

The Doomsday Clock has reached 100 seconds to midnight, the closet it has been since it started highlighting how close the world was to catastrophe. It is 20 seconds closer to midnight than in 2019. The symbolic announcement was made in Washington DC and cited continued threat from nuclear weapons and climate change. Since the

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