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We, the Generation of Change

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Last August, Soka Gokkai International (SGI), a long-time campaigner for peace and against nuclear weapons, graciously convened a summit of youth activists from around the world on nuclear abolition in Hiroshima, Japan on the year of the commemoration of 70 years since the first use of the atomic bomb. One of the participants forwarded through IPPNW channels from Africa was the Vice-Chair of Association of Physicians and Medical Workers for Social Responsibility – the IPPNW affiliate in Kenya. 30 participants from more than 15 countries gathered for a grueling but extremely fulfilling and fruitful days of conversations around disarmament, gender Continue Reading →

K-Project for Peace: An Experience

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Day one, 30th June: We all gather at Uhuru Hostel, Tuesday morning for the Pre-climb briefing. We are introduced to Maggie from African Zoom Adventures and the head guide and they go through the requirements and everybody has to confirm that they have all the gear so that what they don’t have can be leased before leaving Moshi for the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. A few people take pictures during the briefing. I sit quietly because it is beginning to dawn on me what we are about to embark on. The grandiosity of the task entrusted with the group of Continue Reading →

K-Project For Peace

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It all started as an appeal by 25 year old Racheal, a student and environmental/peace activist from Tanzania, when she saw the devastating effects of uranium mining to the environment, health, and rights of indigenous people in other African countries like Niger and Mali. She did not want to see this happen to her country Tanzania, a potential future uranium mining country. Find out more about this ‘first of its kind’ international campaign led by young African activists who will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro later this year… To find out more….

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The trillion dollar question
The trillion dollar nuclear weapons buildup in the US has yet to inspire any questions by the moderators during the numerous presidential debates. Even so, in the course of the campaign, the presidential candidates have begun to reveal their attitudes toward it. [...]
Wed, Mar 16, 2021
Source IPPNW peaceandhealthblog
The “Not so” Extraordinary Meeting of the Arms Trade Treaty
IPPNW's Dr. Bob Mtonga participated in a February 29th “Extraordinary Meeting” of states parties and observers to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that turned out to be quite ordinary. The meeting was convened to discuss organizational issues including proposals for the administrative arrangements of the Secretariat, its structure, [...]
Fri, Mar 04, 2021
Source IPPNW peaceandhealthblog
Passion for peace drives IPPNW research in Liberia
Results of hospital-based research in Liberia on armed violence spearheaded by members of IPPNW was published recently by the Small Arms Survey in Switzerland. A main finding of The Value of Hospital Data – Understanding and Preventing Intentional Injury in Liberia was that the Liberian Armed Violence Observatory (LAVO) is [...]
Sat, Feb 20, 2021
Source IPPNW peaceandhealthblog