Launch of Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy & Research Program Fund

In honor of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Pathways To Peace is pleased to launch the Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy & Research Program Fund dedicated to supporting new program initiatives, research, and expanding our regional impact on nuclear disarmament. 

The Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy & Research Program was formed and launched by our Program Coordinator, Rinor Jani, in 2020 after receiving permission from Pathways To Peace Co-founder and previous President, Avon Mattison. The program focuses on shifting the discourse on nuclear weapons, developing research, and securing support for the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) globally and in Albania. 

Since then, our program has published the first national research assessment on the TPNW in Albania, organized high-level conferences on nuclear disarmament, consulted with parliamentarians and members of the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and secured support from local municipal governments and civil society for the TPNW. 

We are now working to expand our program's impact to support nuclear disarmament in surrounding countries in the Balkan region, globally, and at the United Nations. You can support our program by making a donation through the link below, thank you.

Donate here: https://pathwaystopeace.org/nuclear-disarmament-in-albania-program-donations/

Balkan Forum on Nuclear Disarmament

On August 25th, 2023, Pathways To Peace Program Coordinator, Rinor Jani, organized the Balkan Forum on Nuclear Disarmament at the Bunk Art 1’ Museum in Tirana, Albania. The conference focused on regional nuclear disarmament, the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Watch conference video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGeWSynpABs

Distinguished panelists include:

Ambassador Skurov Volodymyr, Embassy of Ukraine to the Republic of Albania,

Deputy Mayor Keti Luarasi, City of Tirana, 

Secretary-General Artur Katuci, Red Cross Albania,

Rene Holbach, Political Affairs Officer, UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (Vienna),

Daniel Hogsta, Interim Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Dr. Maria Sotiropoulou, President, Greek Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War,

Dr. Karly Burch, Lecturer, University of Auckland

Pathways To Peace Program Coordinator, Rinor Jani, gives opening remarks for the Balkan Forum on Nuclear Disarmament in Tirana, Albania.

First high-level panel: Secretary-General Artur Katuci, Ambassador Shukrov Volodymyr, Deputy Mayor Keti Luarasi, and conference moderator Blendi Salaj. Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Albania, Ambassador Skurov Volodymyr, presents his remarks as the keynote speaker.  

Deputy Mayor Keti Luarasi gives her remarks on the important role of cities and municipalities in peacebuilding and nuclear disarmament.  

Pathways To Peace Light Projection at the Albanian Parliament:

In addition to the Balkan Forum on Nuclear Disarmament, Rinor Jani also organized on August 21st, 2023, a light projection onto the Albanian parliament building with an important message “Sign the Nuclear Weapons Ban TPNW Treaty Now” in Albanian and English. This was a powerful message to the entire Albanian parliament and government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). 

You can support our program by making a donation here, thank you.

https://pathwaystopeace.org/nuclear-disarmament-in-albania-program-donations/

About Pathways To Peace

Incorporated in 1983, Pathways to Peace (PTP) is an international organization dedicated to making Peace a lived reality in our world today. PTP is an UN-designated Peace Messenger Organization that holds consultative status with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) and the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). For over 40 years, PTP has been engaged in innovation, collaboration, and movement-building. Our Vision is for a World at Peace, and our work is about building a Culture of Peace.

Pathways To Peace provides education, consultation, and mentorship. Working in partnership over the years, PTP has inaugurated several UN-recognized global Peace initiatives, including UN International Day of Peace, the UN Culture of Peace Resolution and Programme of Action, and the PeaceWave.

Pathways To Peace works in partnership with Peacebuilders locally and globally, multi-generationally and cross-culturally on programs that build Peace and eliminate barriers to Peace, including nuclear disarmament, climate change, racial equity, and gender equality. works to raise awareness and advocate for nuclear disarmament and the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) globally and within Albania.

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