International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was launched in 2007. The goal of ICAN is to reawaken public concern about the growing threat posed by nuclear weapons, and to mobilize civil society to demand a nuclear-weapon-free world through the negotiation and adoption of a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

ICAN activists, who include IPPNW doctors and medical students as well as the members of partner organizations in many countries, make the case that, along with global warming, nuclear war is the greatest preventable danger facing humankind. IPPNW focuses in particular on medical issues such as the climate effects of regional nuclear war ("nuclear famine"), the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) in radiopharmaceutical production, and the health impacts of an expanding uranium mining industry.

The ICAN website provides a wealth of print and multimedia resources, action ideas, and news updates about the campaign. You can read and watch campaign endorsements from prominent ICAN supporters, including the Dalai Lama, Hans Blix, Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, Jody Williams, and Herbie Hancock. See a list of more than 100 organizational partners from dozens of countries. Read about ICAN events and activities around the world. Sign the ICAN petition. And learn how to get involved!

Learn more about IPPNW's ICAN Action Plan here

For more information about the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), contact John Loretz, Program Director, IPPNW, 10 Union Square, #204, Somerville, MA 02143; 617.440.1733, ext. 280.