IPPNW
@ippnw.bsky.social
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Working to make the world a healthier, safer place. Recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
https://www.ippnw.org/
Working to make the world a healthier, safer place. Recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
https://www.ippnw.org/
Are you looking to connect with Boston area health, climate, and disarmament leaders? Join IPPNW and Greater Boston PSR in Harvard Square next month for our 9th annual Global Health and Peace Awards!
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Tickets are selling fast! Don't delay: gbpsr.org/get-involved...
September 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Are you looking to connect with Boston area health, climate, and disarmament leaders? Join IPPNW and Greater Boston PSR in Harvard Square next month for our 9th annual Global Health and Peace Awards!
Tickets are selling fast! Don't delay: gbpsr.org/get-involved...
Tickets are selling fast! Don't delay: gbpsr.org/get-involved...
"When children are empowered to understand, reflect, communicate, and act, they become participants in building a culture that rejects unacceptable harm and values human life."
📚Read the new article on building peace through humanitarian disarmament education by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour:
📚Read the new article on building peace through humanitarian disarmament education by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour:
From child to child: building a culture of humanitarian disarmament in schools
Documenting grassroots awareness sessions on the remnants of war at school in Syria. Educational magazine Bunat Al-Ajyal features article “From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Child to Child Messages…
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September 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"When children are empowered to understand, reflect, communicate, and act, they become participants in building a culture that rejects unacceptable harm and values human life."
📚Read the new article on building peace through humanitarian disarmament education by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour:
📚Read the new article on building peace through humanitarian disarmament education by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour:
How would the medical community respond to a nuclear attack?
Dr. Åsa Lindström, IPPNW Sweden, looked at a scenario of nuclear detonation over Stockholm to see what healthcare would be possible in the aftermath.
Spoiler: No possible response is good enough.
Learn more: IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom
Dr. Åsa Lindström, IPPNW Sweden, looked at a scenario of nuclear detonation over Stockholm to see what healthcare would be possible in the aftermath.
Spoiler: No possible response is good enough.
Learn more: IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom
September 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
How would the medical community respond to a nuclear attack?
Dr. Åsa Lindström, IPPNW Sweden, looked at a scenario of nuclear detonation over Stockholm to see what healthcare would be possible in the aftermath.
Spoiler: No possible response is good enough.
Learn more: IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom
Dr. Åsa Lindström, IPPNW Sweden, looked at a scenario of nuclear detonation over Stockholm to see what healthcare would be possible in the aftermath.
Spoiler: No possible response is good enough.
Learn more: IPPNW.org/Global-Classroom
The 18th @wfpha.bsky.social Congress convened health leaders from around the globe to tackle some of today's most urgent public health challenges.
IPPNW's participation underscored our commitment to linking public health with peacebuilding, equity, and the next generation of health leadership.
IPPNW's participation underscored our commitment to linking public health with peacebuilding, equity, and the next generation of health leadership.
September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The 18th @wfpha.bsky.social Congress convened health leaders from around the globe to tackle some of today's most urgent public health challenges.
IPPNW's participation underscored our commitment to linking public health with peacebuilding, equity, and the next generation of health leadership.
IPPNW's participation underscored our commitment to linking public health with peacebuilding, equity, and the next generation of health leadership.
IPPNW leaders Dr. Sally Ndung'u, Dr. Dennis Opondo, and IPPNW-GLO Policy Director Chuck Johnson joined the 18th
@wfpha.bsky.social World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town.
This year's theme: "Health without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability."
#health #PublicHealth
@wfpha.bsky.social World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town.
This year's theme: "Health without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability."
#health #PublicHealth
September 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
IPPNW leaders Dr. Sally Ndung'u, Dr. Dennis Opondo, and IPPNW-GLO Policy Director Chuck Johnson joined the 18th
@wfpha.bsky.social World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town.
This year's theme: "Health without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability."
#health #PublicHealth
@wfpha.bsky.social World Congress on Public Health in Cape Town.
This year's theme: "Health without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability."
#health #PublicHealth
"The seed of disarmament is planted when societies refuse to glorify violence and choose instead to honor the dignity of every person."
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour on our Peace and Health Blog
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/14/t...
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour on our Peace and Health Blog
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/14/t...
Tolstoy and the moral roots of peace and disarmament
At the International Sharjah Conference on Landmines and Remnants of War (8–9 December 2003, UAE), humanitarian disarmament was the main focus. [Ghassan Shahrour, AHSN] In the nineteenth century, w…
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September 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"The seed of disarmament is planted when societies refuse to glorify violence and choose instead to honor the dignity of every person."
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour on our Peace and Health Blog
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/14/t...
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour on our Peace and Health Blog
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/14/t...
Nuclear Weapons have imposed severe consequences on communities and lands. IPPNW will continue speaking out on nuclear justice and uplifting the voices of survivors.
Find our full recommendations to the UN on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation peaceandhealthblog.com
Find our full recommendations to the UN on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation peaceandhealthblog.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Nuclear Weapons have imposed severe consequences on communities and lands. IPPNW will continue speaking out on nuclear justice and uplifting the voices of survivors.
Find our full recommendations to the UN on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation peaceandhealthblog.com
Find our full recommendations to the UN on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation peaceandhealthblog.com
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The IPPNW Extinction Medicine Reading Group is back!
Join us this Saturday, September 19, 11:30 AM EDT,for the opening keynote by Dr. Marina Nord for our series on Democracy, Autocracy, and Extinction Risk.
Register: tinyurl.com/yr5cvycz
Join us this Saturday, September 19, 11:30 AM EDT,for the opening keynote by Dr. Marina Nord for our series on Democracy, Autocracy, and Extinction Risk.
Register: tinyurl.com/yr5cvycz
September 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
The IPPNW Extinction Medicine Reading Group is back!
Join us this Saturday, September 19, 11:30 AM EDT,for the opening keynote by Dr. Marina Nord for our series on Democracy, Autocracy, and Extinction Risk.
Register: tinyurl.com/yr5cvycz
Join us this Saturday, September 19, 11:30 AM EDT,for the opening keynote by Dr. Marina Nord for our series on Democracy, Autocracy, and Extinction Risk.
Register: tinyurl.com/yr5cvycz
We believe in a world free from nuclear weapons for the health of our patients, our communities, and our planet.
We have a common-sense plan for their complete elimination through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Curious? Learn more: IPPNW.org
We have a common-sense plan for their complete elimination through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Curious? Learn more: IPPNW.org
September 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We believe in a world free from nuclear weapons for the health of our patients, our communities, and our planet.
We have a common-sense plan for their complete elimination through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Curious? Learn more: IPPNW.org
We have a common-sense plan for their complete elimination through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Curious? Learn more: IPPNW.org
30 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Although the Treaty hasn't entered into force, it established the International Monitoring System, watchdogs for nuclear explosions.
Learn more with Xanthe Hall's latest:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/10/3...
Although the Treaty hasn't entered into force, it established the International Monitoring System, watchdogs for nuclear explosions.
Learn more with Xanthe Hall's latest:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/10/3...
30 years later: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Negotiations begin on the CTBT in Geneva. Image: CTBTO The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) was adopted on this day — 10 September 1996 — by a vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…
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September 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
30 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Although the Treaty hasn't entered into force, it established the International Monitoring System, watchdogs for nuclear explosions.
Learn more with Xanthe Hall's latest:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/10/3...
Although the Treaty hasn't entered into force, it established the International Monitoring System, watchdogs for nuclear explosions.
Learn more with Xanthe Hall's latest:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/10/3...
On Sept. 1, IPPNW attended the 1st International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation at UNHQ. All victims of the nuclear age deserve justice responsive to their unique needs.
Read our full recommendations to the meeting: peaceandhealthblog.com
Read our full recommendations to the meeting: peaceandhealthblog.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
On Sept. 1, IPPNW attended the 1st International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation at UNHQ. All victims of the nuclear age deserve justice responsive to their unique needs.
Read our full recommendations to the meeting: peaceandhealthblog.com
Read our full recommendations to the meeting: peaceandhealthblog.com
The Semey Treaty is the first multi-state Nuclear Weapons Free Zone to include former Soviet republics. Today it is 20 years old, still unratified by the US.
Read the new article by Xanthe Hall to learn more about this piece of the nuclear landscape:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/07/2...
Read the new article by Xanthe Hall to learn more about this piece of the nuclear landscape:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/07/2...
20 years old: The Semey Treaty
Map of CANWFZ, Arms Control Association The Treaty on a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Central Asia (CANWFZ) is twenty years old on 8 September 2026. Despite being lauded by Kazachstan as: “ensu…
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September 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The Semey Treaty is the first multi-state Nuclear Weapons Free Zone to include former Soviet republics. Today it is 20 years old, still unratified by the US.
Read the new article by Xanthe Hall to learn more about this piece of the nuclear landscape:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/07/2...
Read the new article by Xanthe Hall to learn more about this piece of the nuclear landscape:
peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/09/07/2...
We are saddened to share the passing of Dr. Ron McCoy, a visionary leader in the IPPNW family and the initiator of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Dr. McCoy will be remembered for his kindness and dedication to creating a safer world free from nuclear weapons.
Dr. McCoy will be remembered for his kindness and dedication to creating a safer world free from nuclear weapons.
September 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We are saddened to share the passing of Dr. Ron McCoy, a visionary leader in the IPPNW family and the initiator of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Dr. McCoy will be remembered for his kindness and dedication to creating a safer world free from nuclear weapons.
Dr. McCoy will be remembered for his kindness and dedication to creating a safer world free from nuclear weapons.
🔔Will we see you at our European Regional Meeting?
IPPNW Austria is hosting the next European Regional Meeting in February 2027 at the Medical University of Vienna. Pre-Registration is open now!
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IPPNW Austria is hosting the next European Regional Meeting in February 2027 at the Medical University of Vienna. Pre-Registration is open now!
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August 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
🔔Will we see you at our European Regional Meeting?
IPPNW Austria is hosting the next European Regional Meeting in February 2027 at the Medical University of Vienna. Pre-Registration is open now!
forms.gle/chtWiPBbft5D...
IPPNW Austria is hosting the next European Regional Meeting in February 2027 at the Medical University of Vienna. Pre-Registration is open now!
forms.gle/chtWiPBbft5D...
Have you read our Golden Dome or Golden Scam report? Take the quiz to see what you know about Trump's missile defense project. 📝
Answer is in the thread🧵! Let us know how you did!
Answer is in the thread🧵! Let us know how you did!
August 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Have you read our Golden Dome or Golden Scam report? Take the quiz to see what you know about Trump's missile defense project. 📝
Answer is in the thread🧵! Let us know how you did!
Answer is in the thread🧵! Let us know how you did!
The consequences of a nuclear war are dire. But we don't have to accept those risks. We work everyday towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons through the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty.
August 25, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The consequences of a nuclear war are dire. But we don't have to accept those risks. We work everyday towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons through the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty.
💡Take a look inside international diplomacy and the road to nuclear disarmament with Xanthe Hall's latest piece on the UN Open Ended Working Group:
Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations
What was the United Nations “Open-Ended Working Group”? The United Nations first established an Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) entitled “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament…
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August 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
💡Take a look inside international diplomacy and the road to nuclear disarmament with Xanthe Hall's latest piece on the UN Open Ended Working Group:
"Incremental arms-control measures, while useful, are not an adequate response to the escalating nuclear threat," state Drs. Jim Muller and Henry David Abraham, co-founder and co-author of the Constitution of IPPNW, in @washingtonpost.com letter to the editor
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I know what U.S. Navy sailors sacrifice. Trump’s indifference stings.
The USS Abraham Lincoln and nonproliferation, in readers’ eyes.
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August 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"Incremental arms-control measures, while useful, are not an adequate response to the escalating nuclear threat," state Drs. Jim Muller and Henry David Abraham, co-founder and co-author of the Constitution of IPPNW, in @washingtonpost.com letter to the editor
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
10 years ago, a forced vote on the final report of the UN Open Ended Working Group unexpectedly led to the negotiations for a nuclear ban.
Read the new article from Xanthe Hall to look inside the groundbreaking moment for nuclear disarmament.
Read the new article from Xanthe Hall to look inside the groundbreaking moment for nuclear disarmament.
Ten years on: History in the making
Landmark report recommends to the UN to negotiate a nuclearban Delegates vote on final report of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), 19 Aug 2016. Photo: Xanthe Hall On 19 August 2016 a UN Open-End…
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August 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
10 years ago, a forced vote on the final report of the UN Open Ended Working Group unexpectedly led to the negotiations for a nuclear ban.
Read the new article from Xanthe Hall to look inside the groundbreaking moment for nuclear disarmament.
Read the new article from Xanthe Hall to look inside the groundbreaking moment for nuclear disarmament.
This #WorldHumanitarianDay, IPPNW reaffirms our calls for the protection of health care and humanitarian aid workers who risk their lives to deliver lifesaving care in conflict zones. Violence against them is unacceptable, those responsible must be held accountable.
#ActForHumanity #Peace #Health
#ActForHumanity #Peace #Health
August 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
This #WorldHumanitarianDay, IPPNW reaffirms our calls for the protection of health care and humanitarian aid workers who risk their lives to deliver lifesaving care in conflict zones. Violence against them is unacceptable, those responsible must be held accountable.
#ActForHumanity #Peace #Health
#ActForHumanity #Peace #Health
Humanitarian disarmament is not only about treaties and negotiations; it's a culture that shapes how societies think, and how we reject unacceptable harm.
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour about how to build a world for humanitarian disarmament:
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour about how to build a world for humanitarian disarmament:
How society can build the culture of humanitarian disarmament
Humanitarian disarmament was the driving force behind the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. [ICAN photo] Humanitarian disarmament is often described through treaties, legal obligations,…
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August 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Humanitarian disarmament is not only about treaties and negotiations; it's a culture that shapes how societies think, and how we reject unacceptable harm.
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour about how to build a world for humanitarian disarmament:
Read the new article by Dr. Ghassan Shahrour about how to build a world for humanitarian disarmament:
What is the path forward through existential risk?
In the past, everyone thought coordination on nuclear weapons was impossible. Today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has 100 countries behind it because we recognize the humanitarian impacts of these weapons are unacceptable.
In the past, everyone thought coordination on nuclear weapons was impossible. Today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has 100 countries behind it because we recognize the humanitarian impacts of these weapons are unacceptable.
August 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
What is the path forward through existential risk?
In the past, everyone thought coordination on nuclear weapons was impossible. Today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has 100 countries behind it because we recognize the humanitarian impacts of these weapons are unacceptable.
In the past, everyone thought coordination on nuclear weapons was impossible. Today the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has 100 countries behind it because we recognize the humanitarian impacts of these weapons are unacceptable.
30 years after the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, none of its recommendations have been implemented.
A new article by Xanthe Hall explores the Commission in todays contexts. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/08/14/t...
A new article by Xanthe Hall explores the Commission in todays contexts. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/08/14/t...
Thirty years on: The Canberra Commission
Executive summary of Canberra Commission Report, 1996 In its report, presented on August 14, 1996, the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons examined nuclear deterrence. It also…
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August 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
30 years after the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, none of its recommendations have been implemented.
A new article by Xanthe Hall explores the Commission in todays contexts. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/08/14/t...
A new article by Xanthe Hall explores the Commission in todays contexts. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/08/14/t...