PNND Held a very successful Assembly in Bern on Oct 15-16, 2011, including a Council Meeting and a Conference on the topic Building the framework for a nuclear weapons-free-world: the role of parliamentarians.
Parliamentarians from 14 countries attended (Argentina, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe) along with some diplomats and representatives from partner organisations (and potential partners) - including Peace Boat, Abolition 2000, Mayors for Peace, Nobel Peace Laureate Summits, Inter Parliamentary Union, World Future Council, Peace Depot, Israel Disarmament Movement, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation, Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Real Aid Campaign, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and Green Cross (see attached participants list).
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PNND Global Coordinator Alyn Ware and Baroness Sue Miller (UK) |
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The PNND Assembly was held just prior to the 125th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, at which PNND participated particularly as keynote speakers in the Special Session on "The Road to Zero Nuclear Weapons."
The PNND conference included excellent presentations and stimulating discussion in five regular sessions: New Opportunities, Initial Measures, Regional Measures, Implementing the prohibition norm (national and international measures) and Building political momentum – starting the negotiations. In addition, there were two Special Sessions on City, regional and national legislators - a new framework for common security and nuclear abolition, and Uncontrollable in time and space – links between nuclear energy and weapons.
Video:
» Video message from PNND Co-President Congressman Ed Markey, USA
» Video message from UN High Representative Sergio Duarte
Transcripts:
» Senator Douglas Roche, founding PNND Chairman, Canada (also in Spanish and in French)
» Senator Romeo Dallaire, PNND Special Representative, Canada
» UN High Representative Sergio Duarte (in Spanish)
» Kanat Saudabayev, Secretary of State, Kazakhstan
» Dr. Guy Morin, Mayor of Basel and Associate Member of the Mayors for Peace 2020Vision Campaign
» Raphael Chageni, PNND Co-President, Tanzania
» Inami Tetsuo, Japan Other resources
» Program
» Photo Gallery
» Press Release (aussi en français)
» Joint Parliamentary Statement for a Middle East Zone Free from Nuclear Weapons and all other Weapons of Mass Destruction (aussi en français)
» "Freeze the Nukes- Fund the Future", Congressman Markey's joint congressional letter to the US Super Committee
» Astana Declaration for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World (also in Russian)
» Declaration by States Parties to the Latin America Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (also in Spanish)
"In October 2008, I presented a five-point proposal for nuclear disarmament.
I welcome the call by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in April 2009 for parliaments to instruct their Governments to support this proposal. I salute Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament for its related efforts and for its work towards building support for a nuclear weapon convention."
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Letter to all parliaments, Feb 2010
For more information, contact alyn@pnnd.org
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