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Roundtable Discussion: Towards Banning Nuclear Weapons in 2017
On 2 February, ICAN Austria together with the Austrian Red Cross and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna, held a roundtable discussion event „Towards Banning Nuclear Weapons in 2017: Changing the Game in Nuclear Disarmament?“. Prominent experts discussed their expectations about the upcoming negotiation process as well as the overarching impact on international politics.
Das Abstimmungsergebnis der UN Resolution L.41
Welche Regierungen stimmten für die Resolution L.41, welche stimmten dagegen und welche enthielten sich ihrer Stimme?
Courage in Vienna
By Ward Wilson. What do a retired American air force general, an elderly woman from Japan, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, an author of an international bestseller, and 600 hundred people who traveled to Vienna from around the world have in common? They all gathered this weekend in Vienna at a conference organized in part... Read more »
Civil Society Forum Programme Online!
We are happy to announce that the final programme has been published. Have a flick through and we’re sure you’ll agree we’ve got a lot to look forward to! There’s a huge amount going on, with fantastic speakers and varied events. Don’t forget to pay attention to our side events! It’s just as important to... Read more »
Call for Volunteers: Civil Society Forum 2014
Call for Volunteers ICAN Civil Society Forum „The courage to ban nuclear weapons“ 6th and 7th December 2014 – Vienna Are you interested in international (disarmament) politics and nuclear weapons, or have you ever wanted to take part in a large international Conference? The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Austrian Chapter ICAN Austria... Read more »
69th Hiroshima Memorial Day in Vienna
On August 6th, the 69th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the ICAN-Austria team took part in a commemorative event right next to Vienna’s St-Stephan’s cathedral. With the Academy of Science (the location of the upcoming CSF) just about 200 meters’ airline away, the team successfully drummed up support for the event in December, dressed up... Read more »
Austria at the forefront of nuclear disarmament
On July 10th, the Austrian Parliament has unanimously adopted the resolution regarding the efforts of the Austrian Federal Government in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, tasking the Austrian Government “to continue its engagement on the international and European level for disarmament and for the complete prohibition of the development, sale, acquisition,... Read more »