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Kazakhstan has unique perspective on UN nuclear weapons ban treaty negotiations
As the United Nations began historic negotiations this week on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, Kazakhstan, along with numerous other concerned nations, has been fighting for nuclear weapons-free world for more than 25 years. Kazakhstan, a nation roughly the size of Western Europe with a population of almost 18 million, was for a short…
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ATOM Project founder, Kazakh President expresses appreciation for late U.S. House of Representatives Member Eni Faleomavaega
Kazakhstan President and The ATOM Project founder Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed great appreciation for the efforts of U.S. House of Representatives Member Eni Faleomavaega, who passed away in late February, toward their shared goal of global nuclear disarmament. “Eni Faleomavaega was a true friend of Kazakhstan,” President Nazarbayev said in his letter to the family…
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Kazakh President, ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Kuyukov Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Honorary Ambassador of the ATOM Project Karipbek Kuyukov have been nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. They, along with the international organisation Global Zero, were nominated by the Director of the Basel Peace Offices (BPO) Alyn Ware from Switzerland. The BPO is a joint initiative of the Canton…
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ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador Featured in BBC Video
The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador, renowned artist and global antinuclear weapons activist Karipbek Kuyukov was featured Feb. 17 on the homepage of the BBC’s video news. In the video, Kuyukov, who was born without arms as a result of his parents’ exposure to Soviet era nuclear weapons testing in what is now Kazakhstan, describes the…
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ATOM Project Ambassador: Kazakhstan Can Call for Nuclear Weapon-Free Future for Mankind
ASTANA – Thinking of New Year’s resolutions, everyone sets goals to become better, faster, larger and one-year wiser. The ATOM Project’s Honorary Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov is no exception. In a recent interview with The Astana Times, the renowned painter, activist and strong-willed man, whose character has been moulded by terrible life consequences, shared his thoughts…
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ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador to Donate Painting to Astana Charity Event
The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador and renowned artist Karipbek Kuyukov will donate one of his paintings to this year’s Dec. 4 Christmas Charity Bazaar at the Radisson Hotel in Astana. The ATOM Project is a global effort initiated by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to permanently end nuclear weapons testing and bring about a nuclear-weapons-free world.…
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Abdullah II of Jordan to Receive Kazakhstan Peace Prize Nov. 16
ASTANA – King Abdullah II of Jordan will be awarded Kazakhstan’s equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize on Nov. 16 for his contribution to “regional stability, global security and steadfast stance against war and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,” officials in the Kazakh capital confirmed on Thursday. The first Nazarbayev Prize for a…
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Nazarbayev Awards King Abdullah II of Jordan First Prize for Nuclear-Weapons-Free World and Global Security
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded King Abdullah II of Jordan on Oct. 10 with the first Nazarbayev Prize for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World and Global Security. “Today, I would like to tell you and our people about the new initiative,” Nazarbayev said from the Akorda presidential residence where he was receiving credentials from newly…
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Astana Vision Declaration Adopted at Int’l Nuclear Disarmament Conference in Kazakh Capital
ASTANA – Global leaders in the international anti-nuclear weapons movement gathered Aug. 29 in Astana for an international nuclear disarmament conference coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site. Participants discussed modern-day nuclear threats, next steps in the nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament movement and adopted the Astana Vision Declaration.…
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ATOM Project Hon. Ambassador Karipbek Kuyukov featured in the Huffington Post
The following editorial by The ATOM Project Honorary Ambassador, global anti-nuclear weapons activist and renowned artist Karipbek Kuyukov was featured in the UK Huffington Post on Aug. 24. Why The World Needs To Be Constantly Reminded Of The Consequences Of Nuclear Weapons KARAGANDA – I am one of those who have been affected by nuclear…