Endorse by October 16th! Fwd: Joint Appeal for Nuclear Abolition Day presented to the UN
Ellen Thomas
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| Subject: | Joint Appeal for Nuclear Abolition Day presented to the UN |
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| Date: | Thu, 2 Oct 2025 13:33:22 +0000 |
| From: | Alyn Ware <wa...@wfm-igp.org> |
To: Endorsers of the Joint Appeal for Nuclear Abolition Day, September 26
Ellen Thomas
Proposition One Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Future
Dear Ellen Thomas,
Thank you for the endorsement of Proposition One Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Future for the Joint Appeal for Nuclear Abolition Day, September 26. We are thrilled at the number, breadth and diversity of endorsements. More than 560 organizations and 1100 individuals from 98 countries, covering all regions of the world, endorsed the appeal (see the list of countries below).
Endorsing organizations are from a range of fields including peace, disarmament, human rights, environment, sustainable development, youth and faith-based organizations. Endorsing individuals come from all walks of life – including parliamentarians, local body representatives, religious leaders, Nobel Laureates, former government ministers and UN officials, academics/scientists, medical professionals, youth leaders, business leaders, educators, retirees and more.
The appeal was presented to UN member States at the UN High-Level Plenary Meeting on September 26 by Dr. Deepshikha Kumari Vijh, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy and Coordination Team Member of NuclearAbolitionDay.org. Dr Vijh was one of only two civil society representatives invited by Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, to speak at the High-Level Session. The other civil society speakers was Satoshi TANAKA, Executive Board member of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year.
Please see Stop Nuclear Weapons: Leaders of the UN and Member States, Celebrities and Civil Society Called for Action on Nuclear Abolition Day, September 26 for a blog report on the presentation of the Joint Appeal to the UN, plus some other actions and events on Nuclear Abolition Day. If your are interested, you can watch the video of the September 26 UN High-Level Plenary meeting. The meeting was opened with speeches by the UN Secretary-General and President of the UN GA, followed by Presidents, Prime Ministers, foreign ministers and ambassadors, with the two civil society reps speaking near the end.
We thank everyone who undertook the Social Media action Stop Nuclear Weapons: Peace is in our Hands. You can see photos at our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.
And we take this opportunity to commemorate a special day today (October 2), the UN International Day of Nonviolence and birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Note that we respect your digital privacy and will only send one more message to you - an invitation to a Joint Appeal follow-up meeting later in October (date tbd). However, we will continue campaigning on the key calls made in the Joint Appeal. If you would like to receive campaign updates, including invitations to follow-up events (online or in-person), please subscribe to the UNFOLD ZERO newsletter.
Finally, we inform you that we will also have an opportunity to present the Joint Appeal to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly on October 17. This committee, which includes representatives from all UN Member States, considers disarmament resolutions for adoption by the UNGA. The Joint Appeal will remain open for further endorsement until then.
Best regards,
Jackie Cabasso, Jasmine Chen, Marc
Finaud, Jonathan Granoff, Chris Guillot, John Hallam, Ann
Nicol, Natia Ninoshvili, Rebecca Shoot, Aya Sachi Trebol,
Deepshikha Vijh and Alyn Ware
Coordination and Communications Team, Sep 26
NuclearAbolitionDay.org Working Group
Endorsements came from 98 countries, covering all regions of the world
Aotearoa/New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cymru (Wales), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Erub/Yuwibara Territory (Australia), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia/ Ma'ohi Nui, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Scotland, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tokelau, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
