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Nobel Laureates Call for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

In the wake of US President Obama's call at the UN Security Council for greater commitment by nations towards disarmament… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Call for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

“A world in which nuclear weapons are eliminated… is possible.” -Ottawa (September 24, 2009) In the wake of US President… Read More »

Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai Addresses the UN on Climate Change

Speaking on behalf of the civil society Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai urged over 100 world leaders to fight climate change… Read More »

The UN General Assembly Unanimously Votes on New Women’s Agency

On September 14th, 2009 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution to merge together fourUN Women’s entities… Read More »

Poorest Pay Highest Price for Global Warming: Wangari Maathai

Days before the United Nations Special Session on Climate Change, the Calgary Herald has published an Opinion Editorial by Nobel… Read More »

A Tribute to Women in Resistance in Atenco

The presence of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams in Atenco, Mexico last week was a visit of solidarity with the women  and… Read More »

Global Community Must Work Together to Support Emerging Democracies: Nobel Laureates

Jody Williams urged the audience to think about what role the international community can and should play in supporting democracy… Read More »

Justice for the Women of Atenco: Jody Williams

Nobel Laureate Jody Williams joined over a dozen civil society groups from across Mexico and Central America yesterday to call… Read More »

Jody Williams Speaks at UN Conference on Disarmament

Nobel Laureate Jody Williams was a keynote speaker on nuclear disarmament at an annual gathering of civil society convened by the… Read More »

Join the Global GEAR Campaign to Create a New UN Gender Equality Entity

The United Nations General Assembly is about to adopt a crucial resolution on the creation of a new UN gender equality… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Deeply Saddened by the Death of Kim Dae-Jung

Kim Dae-jung, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his promotion of reconciliation in the Korean peninsula, passed away in… Read More »