Our History

Open Letter

Open Letter in response to the UN General Assembly vote on L.41 released

December 24, 2016
Our History

Letter of Request Calling for the Promotion of Actions to Aid in the Early Realization of a “Nuclear Weapons Convention” submitted to the Japanese government

November 24, 2016
Our History

The 6th Japanese Member Cities Meeting of Mayors for Peace held (in Japanese)

November 7 - 8, 2016 [Sakura, Japan]
Letter of Request

Letter of Request to the Japanese Government to Call for the Promotion of Actions to Aid in the Early Realization of a “Nuclear Weapons Convention” (in Japanese)

November 8, 2016
Our History

UN Office at Geneva planted the Sapling of the Second Generation A-bombed Ginkgo Biloba

October 3, 2016
Letter of Request

Appeal to Nuclear Armed States and Their Umbrella Allies for the occasion of the UN General Assembly 1st committee issued

October 3, 2016
Other Statement

Article submitted to “The Nation,” an American online news site, for the occasion of the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

September 26, 2016
Letter of Protest

Letter of Protest against nuclear test by DPRK issued

September 9, 2016 [To DPRK / 6 in total]
Open Letter

Open Letter for all UN Member States on the August Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations released

July 29, 2016
Our History

Secretary General visited the US to ask the City of Des Moines to take on a lead city role and to attend the 84th Annual Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors

June 2016
Resolution of Support

US Conference of Mayors unanimously adopted a resolution of support for Mayors for Peace activities

June 27, 2016 [The 84th Annual Meeting (Indianapolis (IN), US)]
Speech

Secretary General’s speech at the 84th Annual Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors

June 25, 2016 [Indianapolis, US]
Our History

– The first and historic visit to Hiroshima by a sitting US President, Barack Obama –

May 27, 2016
Our History

President attended the May Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

May 2016
Speech

President’s speech at the May Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

May 2, 2016 [Geneva, Switzerland]
Open Letter

Open Letter to call on all UN Member States to actively participate in the May Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations released

April 22, 2016
Our History

Membership passed 7,000

April 1, 2016 [7,028 cities in 161 countries and regions]
Our History

Secretary General attended the February Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

February 2016
Speech

Secretary General’s speech at the February Session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations

February 22, 2016 [Geneva, Switzerland]
Open Letter

Open Letter to call on all UN Member States to actively participate in the UN Open-ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations released

January 22, 2016
Letter of Protest

Letter of Protest against nuclear test by DPRK issued

January 6, 2016 [To DPRK / 5 in total]
Our History

Letter of Request Calling for the Promotion of Actions to Aid in the Early Realization of a “Nuclear Weapons Convention” submitted to the Japanese government

December 24, 2015