International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
AbbreviationICAN
Formation2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Founded atMelbourne, Australia
TypeNon-profit international campaign
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
FieldsNuclear disarmament
Membership (2022)
661 partner organizations in 110 countries
Executive director
Melissa Parke
Award(s)2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Websitewww.icanw.org

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (abbreviated to ICAN, pronounced /ˈkæn/ 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ ICAN, ICAN 2022 Annual Report (PDF), p. 8, retrieved 27 April 2023
  3. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2017". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 6 October 2017.