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
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...
Film Showing (5/6): THE ULTIMATE WISH – Ending the Nuclear Age
Directed by Robert Richter | Produced by Kathleen Sullivan | 2012 | 39 min. | USAMay 6, 6:30pm @ 87 Lafayette St. DC TV, Global Kids, Hibakusha Stories and Peace Boat US invite you to join us for a night of film and a special talk by Dr. Kathleen Sullivan of...