Note: Content originally published by ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons).
By ICAN | August 13, 2025
ICAN and Korean A-bomb survivors groups issue joint call for all countries
to join UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
ICAN and Korean A-bomb victims' groups present joint statement.
80 years ago, the nuclear attacks on Japan by the United States left a devastating legacy, including the killing of more than 50,000 Koreans and ongoing harm to many more. The Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Melissa Parke, is visiting South Korea this week to meet Korean survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to honour and highlight the suffering and horrendous experiences of Korean hibakusha which is often neglected. Ms Parke met the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims' Descendants Association to commemorate the anniversary of those attacks and they issued this following joint statement.
80 years ago, the nuclear attacks on Japan by the United States left a devastating legacy, including the killing of moe than 50,000 Koreans and ongoing harm to many more.
Together, we remember the Korean nuclear bomb survivors who, for decades, have campaigned for recognition, compensation and medical support. We call on all governments, including those in the region and the United States to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the TPNW, and to cooperate with other countries to provide assistance to the victims of nuclear bombings.
Recently, calls for the Korean government to develop its own nuclear arsenal have increased the danger of nuclear proliferation and contributed to the global risk of nuclear weapons use being higher than it has been in a very long time. There is a need for responsible global leadership, a recommitment to the rule of law and to the resolution of conflict through dialogue, diplomacy and disarmament.
So long as any nuclear weapons remain anywhere, they are bound one day to be used by accident or design, and any such use will have catastrophic consequences. The only way to remove this risk is to eliminate nuclear weapons entirely and the way to do that is through the TPNW.
We are united in calling on all governments to commit to the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Issued 13 August 2025 by: ICAN, the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims' Descendants Association
See Also: The neglected Korean victims of the US nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Note: Content originally published by ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons).
By ICAN | August 13, 2025
ICAN and Korean A-bomb survivors groups issue joint call for all countries
to join UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
ICAN and Korean A-bomb victims' groups present joint statement.
80 years ago, the nuclear attacks on Japan by the United States left a devastating legacy, including the killing of more than 50,000 Koreans and ongoing harm to many more. The Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Melissa Parke, is visiting South Korea this week to meet Korean survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to honour and highlight the suffering and horrendous experiences of Korean hibakusha which is often neglected. Ms Parke met the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims' Descendants Association to commemorate the anniversary of those attacks and they issued this following joint statement.
80 years ago, the nuclear attacks on Japan by the United States left a devastating legacy, including the killing of moe than 50,000 Koreans and ongoing harm to many more.
Together, we remember the Korean nuclear bomb survivors who, for decades, have campaigned for recognition, compensation and medical support. We call on all governments, including those in the region and the United States to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the TPNW, and to cooperate with other countries to provide assistance to the victims of nuclear bombings.
Recently, calls for the Korean government to develop its own nuclear arsenal have increased the danger of nuclear proliferation and contributed to the global risk of nuclear weapons use being higher than it has been in a very long time. There is a need for responsible global leadership, a recommitment to the rule of law and to the resolution of conflict through dialogue, diplomacy and disarmament.
So long as any nuclear weapons remain anywhere, they are bound one day to be used by accident or design, and any such use will have catastrophic consequences. The only way to remove this risk is to eliminate nuclear weapons entirely and the way to do that is through the TPNW.
We are united in calling on all governments to commit to the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Issued 13 August 2025 by: ICAN, the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Association and the Korean Atomic Bomb Victims' Descendants Association
See Also: The neglected Korean victims of the US nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki