Disarmament Advocacy & Education
Our Work
Peace Boat US engages in disarmament advocacy and education work throughout the year. Our efforts are centered around:
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UN Disarmament Month – October annually (UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security)
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Peace Boat visits to NYC – twice annually
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – Meeting of States Parties – held annually at UN Headquarters
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Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Conferences
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Additional disarmament-related work includes organizing and hosting educational events, film screenings, networking, building partnerships, and youth engagement.
Partners
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Peace Boat
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
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International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
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Hibakusha Stories
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Nuclear-Age Peace Foundation
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New York Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (NYCAN)
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Reverse the Trend
Disarmament Activity Updates
April 14-15 Events – “Every Second Counts for the Survivors”
April 14, 2021 - 7:00 pm ESTEvent link: GO.UNCG.EDU/PEACEBOAT In coordination with Peace Boat, the International Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, the Departments of Peace Conflict Studies and International Global Studies, and the Lloyd...
Hear the Voices of the Survivors: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on
Commemorative events for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Hibakusha testimonies In 1945, two atomic bombs were detonated over the sky of Japan – first in Hiroshima on August 6, and Nagasaki on August 9. These bombs took the...
Youth Ambassadors Working Towards a Nuclear-free Future
Luncheon and Discussion Talk - 13:30-14:30 (Refreshments available from 13:00) On Friday, April 5, please join the NGO Peace Boat and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs for a lunchtime discussion with Emilie McGlone, the Director of Peace Boat US, and Selina Neirok...
Jayantha Dhanpala Receives Prestigious IPS Award for Nuclear Disarmament
Jayantha Dhanpala, a previous guest educator onboard the Peace Boat and partner in Peace Boat's nuclear weapons disarmament efforts, received the prestigious 2014 Inter Press Service (IPS) International Achievement Award for Nuclear Disarmament. Amb. Jayantha...
Peace + Sustainability: A Conversation with DJ Spooky and Dr. Kathleen Sullivan
April 22, 6-8 pm La Mama Studios // 47 Great Jones St. // New York, NY. 10012 RSVP : info@peaceboat-us.org Paul D MILLER a.k.a DJ Spooky is an established composer, multimedia artist, editor and author. He travels around the world performing solo, with chamber groups,...
Peace Boat US to Attend Parlamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) 2014 Assembly
The Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) 2014 Assembly entitled "Climbing the Mountain: Legislators Collaboration on Bilateral, Plurilateral and Global Measures toward a Secure Nuclear-Weapons-Free World" will be held in Washington DC...
Discussing Steps towards a Middle East WMD Free Zone
A Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (MEWMDFZ) is a vision for the future that many politicians, ambassadors and regional supporters have talked about for decades. Are we any closer to making this vision a reality today? The NGO Committee on...
Steps Toward a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
WEDNESDAY 1:15 PM, 9 OCTOBER 2013 CONFERENCE ROOM 3 AT THE UNITED NATIONS The NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, the NGO Working Group on Israel-Palestine, Peace Action, Peace Boat, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and the Global Security Institute, in...
High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament
During of an age of the continued threat of nuclear weapons, the United Nations for the first time this year held a high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament during the beginning of the 68th session of the General Assembly. Its aim was for heads of state and...
Breaking the Nuclear Chain
"Breaking the Nuclear Chain" is a campaign to inform, motivate and activate people to prevent the inevitable humanitarian catastrophe represented by the nuclear chain – from uranium mining, to power, to weapons to nuclear waste, it is an initiative of the Global...