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Greenland, nuclear weapons, and global security
by Kati Juva
05.02.2026 US President Donald Trump is obsessed with Greenland. Fortunately, his demands to possess the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark by hook or by crook have calmed down, at least for a while. Trump has justified his demands by invoking US national security needs, but we all know that his ego, his desire to dominate the Western hemisphere, and the rare minerals under the island’s soil are the real reasons. Denmark’s agreements with the US already allow the American military to do nearly whatever they wish in Greenland.
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Verdoorn Prize Award Ceremony
22.11.2025 During the NVMP symposium "How do democracy, nuclear weapons, and climate change influence each other?" on November 22, in Amersfoort, Herman Spanjaard, chairman of the Medical Polemology Study Fund Foundation (SSMP), presented the Verdoorn Prize to Angelika Claußen, Regional Vice President Europe of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), in honor of her long-term dedication to the medical aspects of nuclear war, including health, humanitarian, societal, and environmental consequences, and their scientific basis.
Release of MPW Course Book 1 – 2025 Edition
01.10.2025 Medical Peace Work Course book 1 "Health Workers, Conflict and Peace" is now available in a fully revised and extended edition. It serves as an introduction to peace and conflict theory with a special focus on the role of health professionals and the development of practical skills. The 2025 edition offers an intersectional and decolonial approach, making it more relevant to students and professionals worldwide. Guiding questions help you to reflect individually, during group work or in class.
PSR and IPPNW Condemn the Recent Suggestion of Nuclear Testing by the U.S.
30.10.2025 On October 29, before a meeting in South Korea with Chinese President Xi, President Donald Trump announced on social media that he “instructed the Department of War to start testing [US] Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis” with Russia and China. The post contains various inaccuracies and it is unclear whether he wants to resume nuclear explosive testing — an act the United States, Russia, and China have not undertaken in over 30 years — or continue nuclear-capable missile testing.
Human Security Is Climate Security: A Doctor’s Message to COP30
08.11.2025 Health professionals have long warned that climate change is a public health emergency. But it is also a moral emergency. At COP30, we must demand that climate action include disarmament, equity, and protection for the most vulnerable. As a physician and humanitarian, I have witnessed how environmental degradation and human suffering are inseparable — from war-torn landscapes to drought-stricken communities. This is not just about carbon. It is about conscience.
IPPNW’s 24th World Congress, Nagasaki 2025
In October 2025, the 24th IPPNW World Congress will be held in Nagasaki, 36 years since it was last held there in 1989. This historic occasion marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki offers an unparalleled opportunity to reflect on the devastating consequences of nuclear weapons and to recommit to global efforts toward disarmament. The main Congress will be 2-4 October, 2025 with a Student Congress on 1 October and governance meetings on 1 & 5 October. We expect over two hundred health professionals and students from IPPNW affiliates worldwide to attend in person to explore practical steps toward advancing nuclear abolition and securing our common future. Join us.
Disarmament for Climate Justice and Health
IPPNW Delegation to COP29
From 11 to 22 November, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan. For the second time, IPPNW sent an official international delegation to COP to bring human and environmental health to the table.
Nobel Peace Prize
On behalf of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), and its member affiliates in 55 nations, IPPNW Co-Presidents congratulated Nihon Hidankyo on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize! "It is significant and appropriate that The Hibakusha receive the prize this year as we approach the 80th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Your work bearing witness to the horrors of nuclear war is central to our common goal of banning and eliminating nuclear weapons through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). In fact, IPPNW’s very foundation was built on our understanding of the catastrophic health consequences of the atomic bombings of Japan – and that the only solution is primary prevention. With the awarding of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, your work takes on heightened meaning and importance. Indeed, in many ways it is not merely recognition of past accomplishment, but is a challenge to do more", says the letter.
Swiss nuclear energy: dependent on Russian uranium - also via German nuclear factory
The IPPNW is taking action to prevent the planned lifetime extension of the Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland, right on the border with Baden-Württemberg. The old reactor is to be operated for more than 40 years. The IPPNW believes this is too dangerous and therefore contacted the responsible Swiss Federal Councillor Albert Rösti in September 2024. The IPPNW demands that the reactor be shut down, but at the very least an environmental impact assessment and transboundary public participation must be carried out.
Learn about Nuclear Weapons
Learn About Nuclear Weapons is a web-based educational material from the Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapons for those who want to learn more about nuclear weapons:
learnaboutnukes.com
IPPNW European Regional Meeting 2023
IPPNW Responds to Crisis in Ukraine: www.ippnw.org
Article by Angelika Claußen: War is a climate killer
Climate protection needs peace
IPPNW-Paper:
How the Military and Armaments fuel the Climate Catastrophe
A Roadmap to End Nuclear Sharing
Medical Peace Work
Medical Peace Work
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