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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. A world without #NuclearWeapons is possible. The global majority have joined the Nuclear Ban Treaty to create a different security architecture. We are working hard to demand change. You can join us!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In April, several IPPNW members joined a statement of concern over President Trump's medical instability in office. Today, in light of recent destabilizing statements at the UNGA, we want to reshare these concerns. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/05/05/m...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Medical Experts Declare President Trump Too Unstable to Remain in Office, Cite Nuclear Weapons Risks

On April 30, 2026, a group of 36 leading physicians and other doctors with expertise in mental health issued a statement calling for President Donald J. Trump’s immediate, lawful removal from offic…

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"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:

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy International Day of Peace! Peace is a social determinant of health. Without it, public health erodes. In IPPNW, we are as dedicated to our responsibility to #peace as we are to #health. Thanks to all the peace-builders of IPPNW!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"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...

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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

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IPPNW Students @ippnwstudents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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...

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The integration of #AI into nuclear weapons technology only increases the existential risks of nuclear war. At the Global #Nobel Laureate Assembly, we presented our prescription for survival: the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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...

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🔔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...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"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...

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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.

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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:

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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...

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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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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our global network of medical organizations, dedicated physicians, and activists, works around the clock to make the world a safer and more secure place, free from nuclear weapons through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Learn more: IPPNW.org

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Check out the new report from @gchalliance.bsky.social "Climate Change, Armed Conflict, and Global Public Health: A reinforcing cycle of harm" with contributions by IPPNW Board member Stella Ziegler!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Did you know that there is a name for trees that have survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Learn more: peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/08/07/t...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

On August 9, 1945, the city of Nagasaki became the second target of a nuclear attack. 81 years later, we carry forward the memories of those lost, and the voices of Hibakusha so the world cannot forget the horrors of nuclear weapons.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What happened in Hiroshima and in Nagasaki can never happen again. Today marks 81 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. #NuclearBan

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The integration of AI and nuclear weapons systems only increases risk exponentially, removing guardrails, control, and human judgement from command systems. We must eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us. Read more: IPPNW.org/AI

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

At the Global Nobel Laureate Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, we got to speak with leaders in AI technologies about the dangers of nuclear weapons and the existential risk posed by the integration of the two. Learn more: www.ippnw.org/ai

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Curious how nuclear treaties work? At our third Global Classroom Session, Namkhai Bayasgalan, @ippnwstudents.bsky.social International Student Rep, expertly broke down goals, pillars, and problems of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Learn more: www.ippnw.org/global-class...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This month, Dr. Joe Hodgkin with @psr.org, @tilmanruff.bsky.social with MAPW, and Chuck Johnson with the IPPNW Geneva Liaison Office, travelled to Hefei to meet with the Chinese Medical Association and speak on nuclear disarmament in a Medical Ethics Conference!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A UK air force base and site of two accidental nuclear close calls may once again be hosting US nuclear weapons. Read more in a new article by Xanthe Hall @ippnwgermany.bsky.social on Peace and Health Blog: peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/07/26/n...

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Nuclear bombs at Lakenheath

Accidents and deployment at an Air Force base in East Anglia, UK U.S. Air Force taking part in a combat readiness exercise at RAF Lakenheath, 26 Aug 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class …

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

IPPNW Program Director, Molly McGinty, addressed the Global Nobel Assembly during a lunch panel on Young Voices on AI and Nuclear Threat. Molly's remarks represented the dedicated young medical professionals and IPPNW student members for a world free of nuclear weapons.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Check out this incredible thread of work from the IPPNW medical students!

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

"AI software will continue to fuse with nuclear weapon systems –it cannot be stopped. The only solution is to eliminate the hardware– to abolish the weapons before, with help from AI, they abolish us." Dr. James Muller, IPPNW Co-founder in remarks to the Global Nobel Summit.

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“Humanity…must summon the moral courage to prevail against the danger the fusion of AI with nuclear weapons creates”

The following remarks were delivered by Dr. James Muller, IPPNW Co-Founder, at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War at Castel Gandolfo, Italy on 14 July, 2…

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The IPPNW Executive Committee has sent an open letter of concern to the Israel Medical Association regarding medical ethics and the right to health in relation to Palestinians detained in Israel. peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/07/17/i...

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IPPNW urges Israel Medical Association to “lead with courage”

[The IPPNW Executive Committee has sent the following open letter to the leadership of the Israel Medical Association, regarding the treatment of Palestinians detained by Israel, with particular co…

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War highlighted the growing danger of nuclear war posed by artificial intelligence in nuclear command and control systems. IPPNW joins the Rome Declaration. globalnobelassembly.org/rome-declara...

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate and Chair @theelders.bsky.social, Juan Manuel Santos, shared his message of urgency and hope in the face of the existential threat of nuclear war at the Global Nobel Assembly on AI and Nuclear Weapons.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

What happens when artificial intelligence meets nuclear weapons? Instability and increased risk. Tristan Harris with @humanetech.bsky.social joined us at the Global Nobel Laureate Summit on AI and nuclear weapons to speak about the dangerous risk acceleration that AI brings to tech development.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

81 years ago today, the first nuclear bomb was detonated at the Trinity Test Site. This was the first of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests conducted by the nuclear armed states from 1945 to 2017, bringing intergenerational devastation to communities and the environment.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity. The integration of AI makes that risk even higher. @nuclearban.bsky.social joins us at the Nobel Laureate Assembly on AI and Nuclear War to call for an end to these weapons through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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IPPNW @ippnw.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

When young people learn about nuclear weapons, they know abolition is the only answer. Through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, we have the tools to make the end of nuclear weapons a reality. Learn more: IPPNW.org

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