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Nuclear Disarmament

The Simons Foundation Award presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt

The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament was presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt on November 29, 2021 for his role as an architect and engineer of both the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which “dramatically reshaped diplomatic discussions on nuclear disarmament” and the subsequent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). He has demonstrated that he is a true Shaper of a safer world, that he is committed to save humanity from one of the most critical dangers we face.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"On Becoming Death"

Given the relevance of the motion picture "Oppenheimer", The Simons Foundation Canada wishes to share this important poem written in 1995 by our colleague David Krieger, Ph.D., Founder and President Emeritus of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
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"Preventing & Stopping Violence: Effective Actions to Curtail Conflict"

The Simons Foundation Canada is pleased to share information on The Group of 78's 2023 Annual Policy Conference being held from September 26 - October 2, 2023. See the link below for more information and to register.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Hiroshima Day 2023: The global footprint of nuclear fallout"

Visit DownToEarth for this article by M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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International Law and Human Security

"Guterres’ new agenda for peace ignored by most big media"

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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Arctic Security

US Strategic Ballistic Missile Defence: Why Canada won’t join it

See The Simons Foundation Canada's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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"Towards a deliberately built peace: the inevitable negotiations on Ukraine"

Visit The Hill Times for this commentary by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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