Membership and Support
It is supported by more than 200 non-government organizations in 60 countries, including the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the World Federation of United Nations Associations, Mayors for Peace, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Among its high-profile individual supporters are His Holiness the Dalai Lama, former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix, Nobel laureate Jody Williams, mayor of Hiroshima Tadatoshi Akiba, former World Court judge Christopher Weeramantry, former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser, former UN under-secretary-general for disarmament Jayantha Dhanapala, and former Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans.
An International Steering Group (ISG) provides leadership and strategic management of the campaign, while an International Staff Team (IST) provides ongoing coordination of the campaign internationally. A Project Team consisting of staff representatives from regional and national ICAN hubs have been established to coordinate the events in and around the International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
Read more about this topic: International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons
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