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Oct 25, 20201 min read

UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reaches 50 ratifications needed for entry into force

Picture above taken from https://www.icanw.org/historic_milestone_un_treaty_on_the_prohibition_of_nuclear_weapons_reaches_50_ratification...

Jun 12, 20181 min read

POP: Nuclear Prohibition Treaty

Since its passing in July 2017, 59 nations have signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and 10 nations have ratified...

May 7, 20185 min read

Reflections on NPT2018

Last week, I attended the first week of the 2018 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee at the United Nations Office in...

Feb 27, 20182 min read

Edinburgh Preparative Conference on WMDFZ in the Middle East

First group photo of the Edinburgh Preparative Conference at the Edinburgh City Chambers with the Deputy Lord Provost. From 23-25 January...

Dec 27, 20171 min read

UNHS Celebrates ICAN Nobel Prize

On 8 December, 2017, UNHS hosted "Peace is the Prize", a celebration of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon's (ICAN)...

Dec 13, 20173 min read

Belgian Prime Minister and Former NATO Sec-Gen Endorse Nuclear Ban

This week, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and former NATO Secretary General Willy Claes published a joint op-ed showing support for...

Oct 10, 20173 min read

Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat

The network Nukewatch concluded that Scotland is not ready for the event of a serious accident involving a nuclear weapons convoy on its...

Sep 26, 20171 min read

First 50 Signatories to the Prohibition Treaty

As of today, 26 September 2017, over 50 countries have signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. UNHS congratulates...

Sep 21, 20172 min read

Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN

We live in exciting times - not least because the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons has been signed at the UN! On Wednesday 20 September...

Jul 12, 20172 min read

Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban

Friday, 7 July, gave everyone cause for celebration, not just because it was finally the weekend, but because the United Nations adopted...