Towards a Sustainable Future without Nuclear Weapons

Initiatives from the Perspective of Sustainability

Nuclear weapons can take away countless precious lives and happiness in an instant, pose a long-term threat to individuals’ peace and security, and cause social problems in various sectors, including society, the economy, and the environment, making our society unsustainable.

Furthermore, nuclear weapons, at all stages from their production to their disposal, inflict serious damage on society, the economy, the environment, and all other sectors. Therefore, their mere existence has a negative impact on our daily social lives and poses a clear threat to the sustainable future of the Earth and humanity.

The issue of nuclear weapons has been discussed so far from two perspectives: military and security, and inhumanity. We, the Hiroshima Prefectural Government and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), have added the third perspective of sustainability and aim to share the recognition of this new perspective with the international community so that the issue of nuclear weapons will become a global issue as high-profile as climate change and pandemics, and will be addressed in various sectors around the world. Anticipating the issue of nuclear weapons being placed on the UN agenda, we are working to reach out to the UN from civil society through GASPPA and government officials.

Hiroshima's Approaches for Nuclear Disarmament (PDFファイル)(3.35MB)

“Exiting to a ‘Post-Nuclear Weapon World’ and a Sustainable Future: Visions and Challenges for Transformation and a Just Transition towards the Post-SDGs World”

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The issue of nuclear weapons has been discussed mainly along two axes: peace and security, and humanitarianism and ethics. In April 2022, Hiroshima Prefecture and the HOPe released “Exiting to a ‘Post-Nuclear Weapon World’ and a Sustainable Future: Visions and Challenges for Transformation and a Just Transition towards the Post-SDGs World.” This proposal adds a new axis, sustainability, to the discussions to provide a three-dimensional view of the issue and to advocate the need for a transformation toward a better future.

In March 2024, HOPe summarized the essence of the proposal into the document "Our Vision for the Future: HOPe envisions a sustainable world built on the foundation of open sharing and cooperation" as what should be achieved.

Lobbying government officials

Proposals for the G7 Hiroshima Summit

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In December 2022, Governor Yuzaki of Hiroshima Prefecture (President of HOPe) and Governor Oishi of Nagasaki Prefecture visited the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented “Proposals for the G7 Hiroshima Summit: Realizing a Sustainable Future Without Nuclear Weapons” to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei.

Hiroshima_Nagasaki_ProposalforG7_ENG (PDFファイル)(292KB)

Briefing session in Tokyo

在京説明会

In March 2023, we presented a proposal titled "Toward a Sustainable Future without Nuclear Weapons" to embassies in Tokyo.

Briefing session in Geneva

ジュネーブ説明会「Toward a Sustinable Future without Nuclear Weapons」

In July 2024, we presented a proposal titled "Toward a Sustainable Future without Nuclear Weapons" to Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Engagement with civil society

Global Alliance "Sustainable Peace and Prosperity for All"（GASPPA）

GASPPA説明会

In April 2022, we launched the Global Alliance "Sustainable Peace and Prosperity for All" (GASPPA) as a civil society platform.

Purpose

With the aim of making the elimination of nuclear weapons one of the UN's Sustainable development goals for 2030 onwards（post SDGs）, we will raise the issue of nuclear weapons from the perspective of sustainability and urge the international community to take action.

Requirements for joining

All individuals and organizations that support the founding statement can join.

Major Activities

We will frame the issue of nuclear weapons in terms of the impact on society, economy, envionment, and many other areas from the perspective of sustainability, formulate and publish policy recommendations for raising the issue in the international community, and disseminate the information through campaign.
We will establish a Group of Friends consisting of government officials involved in diplomatic negotiations and support its activities. Group members will encourage their respective governments to join the Group of Friends.
We will support the United Nations' previously announced “An Agenda for Disarmament,” “Our Common Agenda,” and “Pact for the Future” from the perspective of civil society, and advocate to the international community for the elimination of nuclear weapons to be positioned as a goal in the post-SDGs.

Member Organizations

Currently, 36 organizations from 16 countries in the world joined in this group.

member organizations（as of 2025/6/23） (PDFファイル)(28KB)

Registration for joining

For Registration, click here for both individuals and organizations

GASPPA is open for individuals and organizations to join. All that is required is for you to support the founding statement. Once you have registered using this form, you will receive information on GASPPA through the mailing list.

Outreach to the international community

For details, please check here.

Contact Information:

Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace（HOPe）
peacemarketinghiroshima@gmail.com