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Attending the 2008 NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Preparatory Committee
May 2008
Representatives, including mayors, from Mayors for Peace member cities comprised the Mayoral Delegation, and attended the Preparatory Committee for the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Review Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. President Akiba delivered a speech at the NGO session and also announced the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol.
Appeal activities in Scandinavia for the abolition of nuclear weapons
November 2007
President Akiba visited CopenhageniDenmark) and@StockholmiSwedenj. Through a lecture at an internaional conference on peace education and issues related to human rights, as well as a conference with officials from both cities, he transmitted the reality of the atomic bombings and the message of the survivors and appealed for cooperation with the "2020 Vision".
Attending the "World Peace Forum" and the "2nd UCLG World Congress"
October 2007
President Akiba attended the World Peace Forum New York where he also gave a speech. He further spoke at the "2nd UCLGiUnited Cities and Local Governments) World Congress" held in the Special Self-Governing Province of Jeju, South Korea.
pugwash Attending the 50th anniversary commemorative workshop of Pugwash Conference
July 2007
President Akiba attended the gDisarmament Workshop eRevitalizing Nuclear Disarmamentfh, which was a commemorative event for the 50th anniversary of the Pugwash Conferences, held in Pugwash,Canada. He asked all to concentrate the power of the citizens and to realize the nuclear weapon-free world by the year 2020
2007 NPT Preparatory Committee Attending the 2007 NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Preparatory Committee
May 2007
Representatives, including mayors, from member cities of Mayors for Peace comprises Mayoral Delegation, and attended the Preparatory Committee for the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Review Conference held in Vienna, Austria, and President Akiba delivered a speech at the NGO session.
70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika

Attending the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika
 April 2007
President Akiba attended the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika.  He called for the solidarity of cities in the world and signed the gGernika Declarationh which is a written pledge directed towards the avoidance of attacks on cities and the realization of a peaceful world.
Conference at ICJ Attended the 7th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
November 2006
President Akiba attended the 7th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates held in Rome/Italy and gave a speech at the opening session that was themed "Atoms for Peace or for War."
speech at the 17th World Congress of IPPNW Mayors for Peace in Northern Europe
September 2006
In September 2006, President Akiba visited Finland and Norway to attend a World Congress of IPPNW. There and in several venues he called for assistance with abolishing nuclear weapons.
Conference at ICJ ICJ 10th Anniversary Commemorative Events
July 2006
On the occasion of 10th anniversary of the ICJ advisory opinion stating "c the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law", we organized mayoral delegation and participated in commemorative meetings held by European peace NGOs.

The 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace The 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace, Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings
August 4-6, 2005
We held the 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace in Hiroshima.

Peace March at New York Attended the 7th NPT Review Conference
May 2005
Mayoral delegation attended the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference held at the UN headquarters in New York.

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