Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb. 2, 2010
by Kohei Okata, Staff Writer
The International Peace Bureau (IPB), a peace organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, has nominated the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations as a candidate for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
The IPB received the prize in 1910, thus giving it the right of nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Selection Committee. The IPB members discussed the issue at the end of January and made a decision to nominate the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations for the prize. This marks the confederation's fourth nomination since 2001.
The reasons cited for the nomination include: the A-bomb survivors committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons are advancing in age so they should be recognized for their efforts in a timely fashion; and it is important to accelerate the momentum that U.S. President Barack Obama, the Peace Prize laureate of last year, and other figures have helped spur.
Yayoi Tsuchida, deputy secretary general of the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, also serves as a member of the steering committee of the IPB. Mr. Tsuchida pointed to the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) to be held this May, along with other conditions, as reasons behind the nomination, and said, "It is appropriate that the Peace Prize be given to A-bomb survivors in the decisive year for nuclear abolition."
Terumi Tanaka, secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, reacted by saying, "We are very honored that the actions taken by A-bomb survivors over the past 64 years have been acknowledged."
(Originally published on February 2, 2010)
The International Peace Bureau (IPB), a peace organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, has nominated the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations as a candidate for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
The IPB received the prize in 1910, thus giving it the right of nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize Selection Committee. The IPB members discussed the issue at the end of January and made a decision to nominate the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations for the prize. This marks the confederation's fourth nomination since 2001.
The reasons cited for the nomination include: the A-bomb survivors committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons are advancing in age so they should be recognized for their efforts in a timely fashion; and it is important to accelerate the momentum that U.S. President Barack Obama, the Peace Prize laureate of last year, and other figures have helped spur.
Yayoi Tsuchida, deputy secretary general of the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, also serves as a member of the steering committee of the IPB. Mr. Tsuchida pointed to the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) to be held this May, along with other conditions, as reasons behind the nomination, and said, "It is appropriate that the Peace Prize be given to A-bomb survivors in the decisive year for nuclear abolition."
Terumi Tanaka, secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations, reacted by saying, "We are very honored that the actions taken by A-bomb survivors over the past 64 years have been acknowledged."
(Originally published on February 2, 2010)
