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Celebrating Five Years of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

On Thursday, January 22th, the world and New Mexicans will mark five years since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons became international law. Nuclear weapons are now illegal. https://disarmament.unoda.org/en/our-work/weapons-mass-destruction/nuclear-weapons/treaty-prohibition-nuclear-weapons

In Santa Fe, on Thursday and Friday, January 22nd and 23rd from noon to 1 pm, we’ll be gathering on the corners of West Alameda and Sandoval to peacefully commemorate the fifth year of the Treaty. Join us!

In 2017, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, for its work to bring the Treaty to fruition. https://www.icanw.org/nobel_prize

ICAN continues its work. Currently most countries support the nuclear weapons ban treaty because they understand that any use of nuclear weapons carries extreme risks – by design, miscalculation or accident – causing catastrophic humanitarian consequences. We must continue to demand policy reform to debunk the myths of nuclear deterrence and defund the costs of continuing down that road. 

In 2026, ICAN will work closely with states parties to the Treaty to make sure that diplomatic efforts reduce the risks of nuclear weapons and build towards nuclear disarmament. https://www.icanw.org/

Did you know about some of the changes have happened since the Treaty went into effect? In the last five years over $4.7 trillion dollars have been divested from nuclear weapons and the majority of the world refuses to accept doomsday as our destiny. https://www.icanw.org/take_action_now

January 20, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics international