What happened in Vienna?

It still takes time to digest all that is said during the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (HINW, 8-9 December) but it became clear that a lot was won. Here’s an overview of our thinking about the Vienna Conference:

Call Pope Francis: nuclear weapons to be banned “once and for all” (Krista van Velzen)

PAX’ view on the outcomes of the Vienna Conference  (Wilbert van der Zeijden)

ICAN calls for a ban treaty at the Vienna Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (Wilbert van der Zeijden)

Also read the various guest blogs on the No Nukes website: Very normal people at a very normal conference(Alinta Geling) Dutch blog about day 1 by student Pauline Malek  Dutch blog about day 2 by student Lucille Kok Dutch blog about the ICAN conference by student Margot Lammers

Vienna conference brings us closer to a world without nuclear weapons (Wilbert van der Zeijden)

Vienna Conference gives a voice to victims nuclear weapons (Dutch blog) (Selma van Oostwaard)

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