Tag: nuclear ban treaty
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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Canberra 2021
A moving ceremony was held on Saturday 7 August at the Canberra Rotary World Peace Bell to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Conducted by the Rotaract Clubs of Brindabella and the University of Canberra, the ceremony opened with a song from the Australian Military Women’s Choir as Canberra school children presented paper cranes they had folded…
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Australia’s Local Councils call for Federal Govt to Join the Ban Treaty
FROM ICAN Australia & WILPF Australia PRESS RELEASE – Monday 21 June 2021 Unanimous Vote At its National General Assembly in Canberra [on 21 June 2021] the Australian Local Government Association unanimously passed a motion calling on Australia to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The motion was moved by…
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Celebrate the Nuclear Ban Treaty achievement – and call on Australia to join.
On United Nations Day, 24 October 2020, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) reached 50 ratifications by nation states – the number required for the TPNW to enter into force and become international law in 90 days on 22 January 2021. This achievement has been brought about through the enormous and sustained…