News
Earthquakes, break-in, raise nuclear safety questions
Written 22/05/2008- Two stories this week show the vulnerability and risks posed by both military and civilian nuclear facilities
Sweden: Men held over nuclear scare
SWEDISH police detained two men on suspicion of planning to sabotage a nuclear power station today after one of them was discovered entering it with small amounts of a highly explosive material.
ICAN Australia releases report on recent NPT (nuclear treaty) meeting
Written 22/05/2008ICANi Australia's report on the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee (NPTi PrepCom) held in Geneva from 28 April to 9 May, has now been finalised. (» read more)
International campaign to stop HEU use in radiopharmaceutical production
Written 21/05/2008MAY 2008: IPPNWi has launched a medical campaign, as part of ICANi, to accelerate the global conversion of radioisotope-producing reactors from highly enriched uranium (HEUi) to low enriched uranium (LEU).
IPPNW Students launches Small Arms Action Group
Written 16/05/2008The International Student Movement of IPPNWi is proud to announce the development of an international small arms action group for its student members, The International Student Coalition to Abolish Small Arms. This project builds on 'Aiming for Prevention', IPPNW's campaign to prevent injury and death from small arms and light weapons. (» read more)
Australian adopts stronger position in Geneva nuclear negotiations
Written 08/05/2008GENEVA, 8 MAY 2008. The Australian government has raised several important issues which could help advance the abolition of nuclear weapons, during meetings on the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty this week. (» read more)
Alice Springs meeting to question Angela Pamela uranium mine
Written 02/05/2008MAPW's Northern Territory branch is supporting a public meeting on proposed uranium exploration at the Angela Pamela deposits, to be held Wednesday 7 May in Alice Springs.
The meeting will provide information on the implications of uranium exploration and mining, and discuss options for community response. (» read more)
Australia raises Nuclear Weapons Convention at Treaty meeting
Written 01/05/2008GENEVA 30 APRIL 2008. ICANi'S TIM WRIGHT REPORTS:Australia today delivered a statement on nuclear disarmament to the Non-Proliferation Treaty meeting in Geneva. It was much different from statements made in previous years. (» read more)
Be the change you want to see in the world - become an MAPW student member!
Written 30/04/2008Are you currently studying medicine or other health disciplines? Interested in meeting other health students both here and around the world who are interested in the impact of conflict on human health? Want to advocate for a more peaceful, healthy planet? (» read more)
Australian NGOs attend UN non-proliferation meeting
Written 30/04/2008GENEVA, 30 APRIL 2008: MAPW Vice-President Tilman Ruff is currently in Geneva attending the NPTi PrepCom (28 April – 9 May), an important meeting of states which are parties to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Tilman is one of two NGOi representatives invited to be on the official Australian delegation. (» read more)
MAPW raises human costs of war, at Melbourne's Alternative Anzac Day
Written 25/04/2008MELBOURNE, APRIL 25. Over 100 people attended Melbourne's first Alternative Anzac Day commemoration today.
MAPW was invited to make one of a series of brief interventions. Nancy Atkin read a message from IPPNWi Turkey and a poem from David Menkes of IPPNW New Zealand; and commented briefly on the rapidly escalating human costs of war, over the last 100 years. (» read more)


