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| Abbreviation | ICAN |
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| Formation | 2007 |
| Founded at | Melbourne, Australia |
| Type | Non-profit international campaign |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Fields | Nuclear disarmament |
Membership (2022) | 661 partner organizations in 110 countries |
Executive director | Melissa Parke |
| Award(s) | 2017 Nobel Peace Prize |
| Website | www |
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (abbreviated to ICAN, pronounced /ˈaɪkæn/ EYE-kan) is a global civil society coalition working to promote adherence to and full implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.[1] The campaign helped bring about this treaty. ICAN was launched in 2007. In 2022, it counted 661 partner organizations in 110 countries.[2]
The campaign received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize "for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons."[3]
- ^ "United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination, 27 April to 22 May 2015". www.un.org. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ ICAN, ICAN 2022 Annual Report (PDF), p. 8, retrieved 27 April 2023
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2017". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 6 October 2017.