Dear Friend,

Happy BANniversary! Seven years ago today, we made history at the UN when the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted by 122 nations. It was the long-awaited result of a decade-long, world-wide push to finally and categorically ban nuclear weapons under international law, and it was the start of a new phase of ICAN's work to eliminate nuclear weapons.

So much has happened since: the Treaty entered into force in 2021 <[link removed]> and continued to grow in membership <[link removed]>, and the work to bring it into practice has truly begun with two successful meetings of states parties <[link removed]> and a solid intersessional process <[link removed]>. The treaty is more than a document, more than a meeting - it is a community working to end nuclear weapons around the world, and ICAN is proud of the central role we play in promoting and supporting it.  So today, we want to celebrate the treaty, look (ahead) at some of the ways it is driving change and ask for your help to keep pushing <[link removed]>. 

<[link removed]>Helping Cities Speak up

The number of cities joining ICAN’s cities appeal <[link removed]> continues to grow. Spain hit the bar of 100 cities last month, Italy counts 93 cities, France 83 and Greece 72.  All these cities, and hundreds more around the world - including in nuclear-armed states, have clearly spoken out in favour of the TPNW. And who knows better what is good for their citizens than the people actually in charge?

Democracy in action

In March this year, the Swiss Federal Council rejected the TPNW based on weak grounds, prioritising pleasing NATO over its humanitarian tradition and principles. Now we are using the full might of Switzerland’s participatory democracy to get the government to listen. Last week, the Swiss Alliance for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons launched a new popular initiative <[link removed]> to increase public pressure on the Swiss federal government to join the treaty. We now have 18 months to gather the 100,000 signatures from the Swiss public to trigger a popular vote on joining the TPNW. 



Bringing the real experts to the table

In August, ICAN will facilitate the participation of nuclear weapons survivors from around the world in a workshop hosted by the government of Kazakhstan in Astana to explore how Nuclear-Weapons-Free-Zones can help respond to the current threats challenging the international community. ICAN will organise a Nuclear Survivor Meeting in the sidelines of this event to share experiences and strategies for national action.

<[link removed]>We are very proud of these achievements and excited for the work ahead. With risks of nuclear weapons use on the rise, we need to continue promoting the treaty in every possible way. And we could use your help. Will you make a donation to support our work?

<[link removed]>Donate to ICAN <[link removed]>At ICAN, we continue to do whatever it takes to ensure that nuclear weapons will never be used again. We are the campaign that takes on the most heavily armed, richest countries in the world - and wins. 

Thank you for standing with us,

Annette Willi
Operations Coordinator
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)



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