Greenpeace congratulates Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Confederation of Atomic Bomb Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024.
For more than seven decades, the Hibakusha, Japan's surviving victims of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been at the forefront of calls to eliminate nuclear weapons. Greenpeace is deeply inspired by those whose lives have been irreversibly impacted and who have turned their tragedy into a struggle for the greater good. We must not let them stand alone.
Nuclear-armed states around the world continue to possess, develop, and modernise nuclear weapons, believing this equates to security in a complex and fast-changing world. These weapons of mass destruction are designed for one purpose only: war. Their use, and even the threat of their use, poses an existential threat to all life on our precious planet.
We cannot allow weapons of mass destruction to define security for the people of this small planet we all call home. Instead, let the bravery and sacrifice of the Hibakusha write a different chapter in our civilisation's future-one where we overcame and triumphed against nuclear weapons.
In 2021, the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) came into effect. The Hibakusha played a critical role in making nuclear weapons illegal under international law. However, nuclear-armed states are not only refusing to sign the treaty, but they are also attempting to block other countries from doing so. Greenpeace calls on all countries to sign and ratify the treaty, making it as universal as possible.
Take action and support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons here.
