Today, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) officially enters into force, making nuclear weapons officially illegal under international law. The treaty bans the development, [...]
As we shelter in our homes to protect ourselves from this global pandemic, we wanted to share some of the many ways you can remain active and impactful in the work for a more peaceful world. [...]
“The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war.” That’s is what United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres exclaimed as he delivered an appeal to warring parties around the world to [...]
This article was originally published in Foreign Policy In Focus. By Lawrence Wittner Since the advent of the Trump administration, American progressives have been aghast at its narrow, [...]
This week, the United Nations will be undertaking the next step in a historic process toward the elimination of nuclear weapons. On July 7, 2017, after a series of negotiations, the passage of [...]
Washington, D.C. — September 19, 2017 — Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea and possibly abrogate the [...]
Yesterday, the United Nations released a report saying that more than half of Yemen’s population is now food insecure. Out of Yemen’s 22 governorates, 19 are facing “severe food insecurity,” and [...]
Talk about a new normal. In this era of war throughout the world, it’s a sad trend that there seems to be an attack on a civilian target that should be inviolate on at least a weekly basis. [...]
Did you know that nuclear weapons are the only weapons of mass destruction not prohibited under international law? We trace Peace Action’s efforts to delegitimize nuclear weapons to the [...]
Peace Action just completed a series of successful events around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations. We helped organize an international [...]