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PNND commemorates International Women's Day, March 8

March 8 is International Womens' Day and the anniversary of the launch of the PNND Gender, Peace and Security Program. PNND commemorates the day by highlighting actions, resources and events of the program. Read more

Legislators' actions on Russian invasion of Ukraine and increased nuclear threats

Statements and actions by PNND members opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, expressing concern about the increasing nuclear threats and promoting ways to address these issues. Read more

PNND Founding Chair Hon Douglas Roche on peace, disarmament and human security

PNND's Founding Chair Douglas Roche discusses peace, disarmament and human security in a podcast interview released earlier this week by Youth Fusion, the global youth network for nuclear disarmament. Read more

Tribute to Alexa McDonough - a Nova Scotian champion

PNND pays tribute to Alexa McDonough, former PNND Co-President, who passed away on January 15, 2022.Cover photo: Alexa speaking on peace and disarmament in New York for the United Nations 60th Anniversary, 2005 Read more

Legislators and experts discuss nuclear disarmament and human security

Short report of the January 19 online parliamentary event Nuclear disarmament and human security.This was the third global event in follow-up to the publication of Assuring our Common Future: a guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development Read more

Parliamentary call to the NPT: Leadership required to address nuclear threats, the climate crisis and the pandemic

Video presentation by Bill Kidd MSP to the 10th NPT Review Conference on behalf of PNND. The Review Conference has been postponed until August, but policy action, statements and deliberations relating to the NPT Review Conference continue.Photo: Bill Kidd MSP participating in the Count the Nuclear Weapons Money action in New York during UN Disarmament Week. Read more

Senator Markey: Shift funds from the military to climate action. And end the nuclear threat!

Senator Markey addresses the US Senate in a powerful speech criticising the bloated $768 Billion military budget, proposing an amendment to shift 1% of that budget to fast-track carbon emissions and assist those impacted by climate change, and to end the US policy option to initiate a nuclear war (first-use of nuclear weapons). Read more

U.S. Senators call for US/China nuclear weapons talks

PNND Co-President Senator Ed Markey and the other co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group call for direct Biden-Xi nuclear talks.Photo: Don't even think abaout starting a nuclear war sign outside China Embassy in Prague. Read more

PNND and the Climate - Nuclear Disarmament Nexus

PNND's Climate-Nuclear Disarmament Nexus program highlights the connections between the climate crisis and the threat from nuclear weapons, advances policy solutions to address both issues, and builds cooperation between legislators, experts and civil society movements working on these two issues. Read more

Lord Hannay addresses Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change event

Keynote presentation of Lord Hannay of Chiswick to Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change, an intergenerational symposium which took place at Central Hall Westminster and online on September 9, 2021.The event brought youth leaders in in the climate and nuclear disarmament movements together with legislators (parliamentarians), policy/academic experts, members of the diplomatic community, representatives of civil society organizations and others to discuss these two existential threats to current and future generations. Read more