The solution to climate change must include nuclear disarmament
This COVID-19 crisis has exposed many systemic flaws and vulnerabilities, and as serious as its impact has been to our health and our economies worldwide, it is not an existential threat, and its...
View ArticleCOP28 fails to take cognizance of the impact of militarization on climate change
by Arun Mitra More than 80,000 participants from around the globe gathered in Dubai to deliberate on the strategies to mitigate the climate crisis which, if not checked, would be catastrophic. The...
View ArticleNo nukes, no war, no warming!
by Drs. Angelika Claussen, Harrison Kuria Karime, Bimal Khadka, and Knut Mork Skagen “What are you guys doing here?” As the first IPPNW delegation attending the UN climate summit (COP28), this was a...
View ArticleDisarmament for Climate Justice and Health: reflections and direction...
by Dr. Bimal Khadka, originally published to Medact’s blog on May 1, 2024. Back in December, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), better known...
View ArticleCall for Sanity, Call for Action
[The following statement was adopted by IPPNW’s International Council (IC) at the conclusion of our June 2024 virtual IC and Board meetings.] Today humankind faces the twin existential threats of...
View ArticleStudent reflections on the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
by Bonventure Machuka, IPPNW Africa Student Representative, Kenya The Seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa happened in Brazzaville, Congo between August 26th and 30th, 2024....
View ArticleIPPNW action at COP29 for disarmament, climate justice and health
For the 29th UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, IPPNW and its UK affiliate, Medact, sent official delegations to highlight human and environmental health. The IPPNW team emphasized that...
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