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Dear Friend,
Happy new year! From everyone on the ICAN team, we hope you were
able to enjoy a warm celebration over the new year with family and
friends.
Despite - or because of - the year beginning with more aggression
by nuclear-armed states, with the US attack on Venezuela and no sign
of Russia agreeing to end its war with Ukraine, we’re excited to take
our work to the next level this year. So we wanted to share a little
bit of our plans for the next few months.
Here are three things we’re looking forward to:
On 22 January ICAN and partners around the world will commemorate
the moment that nuclear weapons finally became illegal. With
celebrations, seminars, screenings, actions and activism across the
globe. This is a moment to look at how far we’ve come- and ready
ourselves for what we still need to do.
Throughout the year, we’ll be working with our partners to make
sure decision-makers see that the evidence shows that any use of
nuclear weapons (by design, miscalculation or accident) carries
extreme risks and causes catastrophic humanitarian consequences, and
demand policy reform to debunk the myths (and defund the costs) of
nuclear deterrence.
ICAN is working closely with states parties to the Treaty on the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to make sure that diplomatic efforts in
2026 reduce risks of nuclear weapons and build towards nuclear
disarmament. With two major nuclear weapons treaties under review this
year, there will be a lot of opportunities to engage governments and
policy-makers to strengthen norms against nuclear weapons and
implement treaty agreements.
And that's just a few of the things we're looking ahead towards. We
will also be publishing reports, engaging the media and supporting our
partners in action and advocacy.
Thanks for all of your help
as we move into what will certainly be a dynamic year to come!
Susi Snyder,
Director of Programmes
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