UN Secretary-General António Guterres's opening remarks sounded a wake-up call. He declared that "for the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads is increasing and nuclear testing is back on the table." The UN meeting will continue until May 22.
28 aprile 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament
The UN Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) begins. Article VI of the Treaty provides for negotiations on nuclear disarmament. However, the NATO statement contains not a single word about relaunching these negotiations.
On March 30, 2026, hundreds of people gathered in Fiji to remember the victims of nuclear testing on the Pacific islands. They will be present at the UN in New York, along with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
18 aprile 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
International delegates will meet at the UN on April 27
Nakamitsu Izumi, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, sounded a clear and unequivocal warning last Friday in Tokyo: a new failure to reach an agreement could lead to the "emptying" of the NPT.
I appeal to the Government of Japan. ... Fix your sights on the future, and please consider a conversion from a “nuclear umbrella” to a “non-nuclear umbrella”. “Peace from Nagasaki”. We shall continue to sow the seeds of peace as we treasure these words.
L'insicurezza e la presenza di numerosi gruppi armati hanno fortemente ostacolato gli sforzi per contenere il virus. Va ricordato che il Ruanda da anni cerca di controllare le risorse minerarie congolesi sostenendo le milizie M23. Ed è al confine fra Congo e Ruanda che ha preso origine l'epidemia.
A murky tender has crowned the US F-35 fighter jet as the winner, turning Switzerland from a neutral country into one dependent on exclusive US technology. And now there aren't enough funds to purchase the 36 aircraft agreed at a "fixed price".
Una gara d'appalto opaca ha incoronato come vincitore il cacciabombardiere statunitense F-35 rendendo la Svizzera da paese neutrale in paese dipendente dalla tecnologia esclusiva degli Stati Uniti. E ora non bastano i fondi per acquistare i 36 velivoli concordati a "prezzo fisso".
Nuclear powers are modernising their arsenals. Military conflicts are tearing apart entire regions of the world. However, there are important processes and civil society movements that are building strategies for peace, cooperation, and denuclearisation. Discover them on Albert.
Sabato la CGIL organizza una manifestazione per dire basta al caporalato e allo sfruttamento. Emerge un quadro spaventoso dello sfruttamento degli immigrati nelle campagne della Calabria.
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