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New Humanitarian Pledge to Ban Nuclear Weapons advances as troubled treaty stalls

Four weeks of negotiations on nuclear weapons came to a close on Friday 22 May, as the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without a formal agreement. Despite the outcome, a bright new prospect towards a world without nuclear weapons has emerged in the form of a Humanitarian Pledge, now endorsed by 107 states, which promises “to fill the legal gap for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons”.

Interfaith initiative at UN calls 191 governments to ban nuclear weapons

“Nuclear weapons are incompatible with the values upheld by our respective faith traditions”, representatives of some 50 Christian, Buddhist, Muslim and Jewish organizations said on 1 May. The inter-religious statement came in a joint call to the 191 governments participating in the world’s largest disarmament treaty. The call, co-sponsored by the WCC, was made during civil society presentations to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York City.

À l’ONU, une initiative interreligieuse appelle 191 États à interdire les armes nucléaires

«Les armes nucléaires sont incompatibles avec les valeurs que défendent nos traditions religieuses respectives», ont affirmé les représentants d’une cinquantaine d’organisations issues des traditions chrétienne, bouddhiste, musulmane et juive. La déclaration interreligieuse constitue un appel commun adressé aux 191 États parties au plus grand traité de désarmement au monde. L’appel, présenté entre autres par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), a été lancé lors de la séance d’interventions de la société civile à la Conférence des Parties chargée d’examiner le Traité sur la non-prolifération des armes nucléaires (TNP), à New York.

Churches advocate for the rights of stateless people

To give visibility to the voices of stateless people in our society as well as to strategize together in how to support protection of their rights, a consultation was held by church organizations in Den Dolder, the Netherlands, in preparation of the UNHCR First Global Forum on Statelessness to be held from 15 to 17 September in The Hague.

Use of armed drones condemned by WCC

The WCC Executive Committee has condemned the use of drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles saying that they pose “serious threats to humanity” and the “right to life” while setting “dangerous precedents in inter-state relations”.

Le COE condamne l'utilisation de drones armés

Le Comité exécutif du COE a condamné l'utilisation de drones, véhicules aériens sans pilote, au motif que ceux-ci posent «de sérieuses menaces à l'humanité» et au «droit à la vie» et qu'ils établissent «de dangereux précédents dans les relations entre États».

Church leaders affirm Cuban religious reforms

Church leaders and government officials in Cuba have said that religious reforms introduced during the past two decades have improved religious policies in Cuba over earlier restrictive practices in place since 1959.