The 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs

About Pugwash

An organization of the world's scientists since 1957 have worked on various scientific and social issues, including the abolition of nuclear weapons; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995. The World Conference brings together opinion leaders and researchers from around the world to seriously discuss and communicate the abolition of nuclear weapons and war, based on the principles of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto of 1955. Three World Conference have been held in Japan.

What is the Pugwash Conference on Science & World Affairs?

The Pugwash Conference aims to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, to identify concrete paths and goals for the early realisation of nuclear weapons abolition, to adhere to the UN Charter, which states that ‘International disputes shall be settled by peaceful means’ and ‘In international relations the threat or use of force shall in no circumstances be resorted to’. In compliance with the Charter of the United Nations, which states that ‘international disputes shall be settled by peaceful means’ and ‘in international relations the threat or use of force shall be refrained from in all circumstances’, the UNFPA aims to exchange frank opinions and make concrete recommendations for the abolition of war and the realisation of human security.　

​​The 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima

Dates: November 1 (Saturday) - November 5 (Wednesday) , 2025
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima
Theme: 80 years since the A-bombing: Towards a nuclear-free world and the abolition of war.

*The detail information will be announced later.

Past World Conferences in Japan

The 61st Conference (Pugwash Nagasaki 2015) was held from 1-5 November 2015 
https://www.pugwashjapan.jp/pugwash-2015
(only in Japanese)