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Int’l Nuclear Disarmament Bike Tour Takes Message to UN Headquarters
NEW YORK – On April 24, a few days before the month-long Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference began here, Bike Away the Atomic Bomb riders completed their ride from Washington, D.C. to New York City, arriving in front of the United Nations headquarters. The organisers of the bike ride sought to attract attention to the…
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Nuclear Weapons Testing Survivor Supports Bike Tour Against Nuclear Weapons
By Karipbek Kuyukov In April 21, another push – many miles worth, in fact – will be added to the growing worldwide drive to rid the planet of nuclear weapons as the Bike Away the Atomic Bomb riders begin their journey from Washington, D.C. to New York to call for real action to be taken…
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Anti-Nuclear Weapons Activists, Cyclists Ride from Washington DC to New York to Support Nonproliferation
Bike Away the Atomic Bomb, an awareness-raising bike ride sponsored by The ATOM Project and promoting Global Wave 2015, will start with a “Wave Goodbye to Nuclear Weapons” rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 21 and end in front of the United Nations on April 24. The event is a joint effort…
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Attend “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb” Monday, April 20 from 5 PM to 7 PM
BIKE AWAY THE ATOMIC BOMB Monday, April 20, 2015 from 5 pm to 7 pm (Reception at 5 pm followed by the Main Program at 5:30 pm) The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington, D.C., and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are proud to announce the “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb”,…
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Global Wave 2015 Features The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov
Global Wave 2015 will involve simple public actions in cities around the world in a timed fashion over 24 hours just before the 2015 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York. Starting at a major peace rally in New York on April 26, and then proceeding westward through each time zone every hour, humanity will ‘Wave Goodbye to…
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Japan, Kazakhstan to lead effort against nuclear testing
Japan and Kazakhstan have been designated by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization to lead the international efforts to implement the agreement, which seeks to permanently end nuclear testing. The two nations were chosen unanimously at a meeting of the member states in Vienna, according to a communique released Tuesday by the organization. The ambassador of…
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Civil Society Activists at UN support The ATOM Project
The United Nations hosted a conference, The United Nations at 70: Making a Difference, organized by the Public Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN), on Jan. 30. The conference participants, including more than 800 activists, academics, civil society and students from around the world, reviewed the history of the United Nations, and particularly…
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Kazakhstan Issues Stamps Honoring The ATOM Project
On Jan. 15, Kazakhstan’s postal service issued two new stamps commemorating The ATOM Project (“Abolish Testing: Our Mission”), the country’s most recent large-scale nuclear nonproliferation campaign. The 100-tenge stamps feature images from The ATOM Project’s website and the project’s logo. Ten thousand commemorative stamps have been issued. The ATOM Project, launched in 2012, works to…
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Kazakhstan calls for decisive action on global nuclear disarmament
Kazakh delegation participates in the international Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna. The third international Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons started in Vienna on Dec. 8, attended by more than 700 official delegates from 151 countries, as well as international and nongovernmental organisations and mass media. The programme…
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The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Shares His Story and Makes Compelling Case Against Nuclear Weapons
The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov shares his personal suffering as a result of nuclear weapons testing in a moving editorial in The Diplomat and makes a compelling call for the world to remember the damage nuclear testing has wrought and to end nuclear weapons testing and development. We Must Step Back From the…