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ICAN* — From 4–5 March 2013, the government of Norway will host an international conference in Oslo on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. If just one of the world’s 19,000 nuclear weapons were detonated – either intentionally or by accident – it would kill thousands of people instantly, and emergency relief agencies could do little to ease the suffering of the wounded.
The continued existence and deployment of nuclear weapons is one of the most serious humanitarian problems of our time.
To demonstrate that a ban on nuclear weapons is both possible and urgent, we’re inviting people from all corners of the world to the ICAN Civil Society Forum in Olso from 2–3 March 2013, immediately before the government conference. We will have inspiring speeches, informative workshops, spirited discussions and, of course, a lot of fun.
Human Arguments
Previous disarmament processes, such as the process to ban landmines in the 1990s and the process to ban cluster bombs in the 2000s, have demonstrated the potency of humanitarian arguments in moving disarmament negotiations forward.
For many decades, we have waited for nuclear-armed states to fulfil their obligations to get rid of their nuclear weapons. They have failed.
The time has come to take the power out of their hands and start a humanitarian process for a treaty banning nuclear weapons. Let’s get this done!
2–3 March 2013 | ICAN Civil Society Forum | Open to the public. All are welcome. Venue: Chateau Neuf, Slemdalsveien 15, Oslo, Norway. Register online from 15 December 2012. |
4–5 March 2013 | Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Detonations |
This government conference is not open to the public. A limited number of civil society representatives will be permitted to attend. |
*Source: ICAN-International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Go to Original.
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2012-12-17 04:46:44