🧵On July 16, 1945, the U.S. conducted the first-ever nuclear explosion in New Mexico. This was not an empty desert, as some claim, it was home to Indigenous Peoples and other local communities. There was plant and animal life, and sacred sites.
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The attack by nuclear-armed Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a dangerous escalation that threatens further conflict. Both countries must join the TPNW without delay, after which Israel would dismantle its nuclear weapons and Iran would maintain nuclear safeguards.
The 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the #nuclearban treaty #TPNW begins today! Peace Boat will attend w/ @nuclearban & @abolishnukesjp partners, amplifying voices of impacted by nuclear weapons & linking activities of Japanese campaigners & parliamentarians to global movements.
🧵1/ Wow, what an inspiring gathering today at Riverside Church!
ICAN’s campaigner forum united partners, allies, affected communities & the 2024 Nobel Peace Laureates Nihon Hidankyo to amplify the call for #NuclearBan! 👏🎉
Here is the #AtomicBombedTram "Model 650," still active in Hiroshima.
Despite its square body, the overall rounded design appears classic now, but it was considered modern when it was first completed.
"A story of a girl who survived an atomic bomb" available online 📚✨
Toyoko, a girl tram driver for Hiroshima Electric Railway, continued her duties just three days after the bombing.
Read her story here.https://t.co/mK4hLt5xjF
#manga#漫画
4/ Some recommendations included: recognising intergenerational harm, providing language access, full representation in decision-making, accountability, developing and amplifying survivor voices & studying best practices. The full outcome document will be available soon!
3/ The Forum concluded with group discussions identifying common needs of survivors, current challenges and priorities for action, including recommendations for the implementation of Articles 6 & 7, and the establishment of an international trust fund.
2/ Participants in Astana were joined by video messages of solidarity from Australia, Fiji, Maohi Nui / French Polynesia and the United States and engaged in a workshop on the @NuclearTruthPrj Protocols.
🧵1/ Yesterday, on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the Nuclear Survivors Forum concluded with the sharing of testimonies, identifying ongoing needs and demands for action - both nationally and internationally in the implementation of #nuclearban.
A strong start to @MFA_KZ workshop in Astana as USG @NakamitsuUN , UN's High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, emphasizes the importance of cooperation among Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones. Together we can achieve a safer world 🌏#GlobalPeace
Within the framework of the International Day against Nuclear Tests, #Astana hosted the critical workshop on fostering cooperation and enhancing consultation, discussing the mechanisms among the existing nuclear-weapons-free-zones (#NWFZs) on Aug. 27.
Aug. 29 is Intl. Day Against Nuclear Testing. 75 yrs ago, the USSR detonated its first n-test. 33 yrs ago the Semipalatinsk n-test site was officially closed. It was the result of the Nevada-Semi movement and spurred progress toward the #CTBT. See https://t.co/ohQD4EAo1k #IDANT