On May 23, the Abolition 2000 Global Network for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons held its Annual General Meeting via Zoom. To provide some background and focus for discussion, a diverse group of activists and analysts from around the world were asked for their thoughts about the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, and how it will affect prospects for peace and disarmament. The speakers are listed below, with links to their talks.
- Oleg Bodrov (Russian Federation), Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland
- Tarja Cronberg (Finland), SIPRI European Security Programme
- Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Ecuador), World Future Council and former President of the UN General Assembly
- Kate Hudson (United Kingdom), Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Andrew Lichterman (United States), Western States Legal Foundation
- Vanda Proskova (Czech Republic), Abolition 2000 Youth Network and Move the Nuclear Weapons Money
- Suvrat Raju (India), Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace.
- Elder Kathy Sanchez (United States), Environmental Health & Justice and Sayain Circle of Grandmothers Coordinator
The Abolition 2000 AGM on May 23 unanimously adopted a statement condemning recent reports of White House discussions to resume nuclear weapons testing: “Absolutely Unacceptable: Resumed Nuclear Explosive Testing.”
