The 7th General Conference of Mayors for Peace
Agenda Items for General Conference・・・・・・・・・・・・・

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2. Agenda Item 2: Next steps in the Mayors for Peace Campaign・・・・・・・

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1. Agenda Item 1: Election of executive cities(Reference Material)
Appendices 1: Covenant of the Mayors for Peace
Appendices 2: Activity report after the 6th General Conference in 2005
Appendices 3: Figures on Mayors for Peace Membership

Agenda Item 1
Election of Executive Cities（Proposal）
1. Candidates of Executive Cities
President:
Vice President:

Mayor of Hiroshima (Japan)
Mayor of Nagasaki (Japan)
Lord Mayor of Hannover (Germany)
Mayor of Malakoff (France)
Lord Mayor of Manchester (U.K.)
Mayor of Muntinlupa (Philippines)
Mayor of Volgograd (Russia)
Mayor of Akron (U.S.)
Mayor of Florence (Italy)
Mayor of Ypres (Belgium)
Mayor of Biograd na Moru (Croatia)
Mayor of Granollers (Spain)
Mayor of Halabja (Iraq)
Mayor of Waitakere (New Zealand)
Mayor of Brussels (Belgium)
Total: 15 Executives

2. Reference

Covenant of the Mayors for Peace (Excerpt)
Chapter III Executive Officials
Executive Officials
ARTICLE 4
1. Executive Officials of the Organization shall consist of: one President; anappropriate number of Vice-Presidents and Executive Members.
2. The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by Solidarity Cities.
3. The President shall supervise and represent the Organization, and shall chair
the Conference.
4. The Vice-President shall assist the President. In case of the inability of the
President to carry out the duties of the office, the Vice-president shall fulfill
the duties of the President.
5. The Executive Members shall be appointed from Solidarity Cities by the
President with regional conditions taken into consideration.
6. The Executive Members shall assist the President and the Vice-President andshall act for the smooth management of the Organization.
Term of Office
ARTICLE 5
1. The term of office of the Executive Officials shall be until such time that new
Executive Officials are elected at a succeeding General Conference. Eachoffice shall be open to reelection.
2. Whatever the stipulations of previous clauses, if a member-city mayor holding
an elected office resigns or retires his or her mayoralty, the succeeding mayor
shall assume said office. In such case, the succeeding officer’s term shall last
as long as the original term of the retiring or resigning officer.
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Action Plan Proposal for the 7th General Conference of Mayors for Peace
1. Current priority activities of Mayors for Peace
Vigorously promote 2020 Vision Campaign to abolish nuclear weapons by 2020.
Focus on activities promoting the adoption of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol at the
NPT Review Conference in May 2010. Promote Protocol as the only document
currently in discussion whose adoption could forestall rapid proliferation and lead to anuclear-weapon-free world by 2020.
1) Working towards the adoption of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol at the 2010
NPT Review Conference
In 2007, Mayors for Peace began conducting a grassroots petition drive supporting theHiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol. In 2008 we delivered nearly 370,000 signatures to theUnited Nations, and this petition drive will continue until May 2010. To promote
this effort, we will publish a booklet to explain the Protocol to the general public,
appeal to the media, and make every effort to make “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol” ahousehold word. In addition, we will redouble our effort to recruit Mayors for Peace
members. Every city that joins our organization strengthens our appeal for adoptionof the Protocol.
2) Promote the International Decade for Disarmament, 2010 to 2020.
Mayors for Peace will encourage all civil society organizations with a stake indisarmament to ensure that the UNDC issues a formal declaration, as requested by theGeneral Assembly. Thereafter, we will work to ensure that nuclear disarmament isgiven a high-profile in global activities related to the International Decade for
Disarmament.
3) Promote role of cities and municipal associations in participatory diplomacy
related to peace, disarmament and international affairs

2The schedule of activities related to the above will include the following:
Date
September 2009 –April 2010

Activities
i.

ii.
iii.

iv.

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vi.
vii.

viii.

ix.

x.

xi.

Participate in the 62nd Annual Conference of NGOs
associated with the UN Dept. of Public Information(DPI), titled “For Peace and Development: Disarm
Now!”, to be held in Mexico City, 9 to 11 Sept. 2009
Participate in UN International Day of Peace, 21 Sept.,
focused this year on nuclear disarmament.
At the fourth meeting of the International Commission
on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament(ICNND), press for adoption of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Protocol at the 2010 NPT Review Conference, October
2009
Promote the grassroots petition drive in support of
CANT, the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol, and related
nuclear disarmament demands.
Recruit new member cities as evidence of support for theProtocol.
Begin inviting member cities to join a mayoral
delegation to the 2010 NPT Review Conference.
Work with cities and municipal associations, such as theUnited States Conference of Mayors (USCM), to lobby
national governments at home and at the UN.
Lobby government representatives for submission of aresolution related to the Hiroshima - Nagasaki Protocol
or similar document at the UN General Assembly.
Report the results of membership and grassroots petition
drives in support of the Hiroshima – Nagasaki Protocol
to the First Committee of UN General Assembly,
emphasizing that abolition is the will of the majority.
Work with nations to submit the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Protocol or a comparable, related document at the 2010
NPT Review Conference.
Monitor the talks now beginning in the Conference on
Disarmament and advocate for an immediate start toformal negotiations on achieving a nuclear-weapon-freeworld by 2020.

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May 2010

i.
ii.

iii.

iv.
By August 6,
2010

i.

ii.

Demand adoption of the Hiroshima – Nagasaki Protocol
or related document at the NPT Review Conference.
Participate in the 2 May, 2010 rally, march and peace andjustice festival in New York City, being organized by
Abolition 2000 and United for Peace and Justice.
Utilizing the NGO session, report the results of themembership and grassroots drives supporting theHiroshima – Nagasaki Protocol, stressing that nuclear
weapon abolition is the majority will.
Organize a Mayors for Peace event during the Review
Conference.
After the NPT Review Conference, Mayors for Peace
will cooperate with the International Association of
Peace Messenger Cities to strongly support holding afourth Special Session devoted to Disarmament.
In addition, we will convene a major international
conference in Hiroshima of like-minded nations andNGOs to celebrate the start of negotiations and address
next steps in the campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons
by 2020. If necessary, this Hiroshima Conference willconsider alternative means of pressing for nuclear
weapons abolition, including an NPT amendment, a
track 2 process, or World Court Project II. Mayors for
Peace will work urgently with all partners to ensure thatthe international campaign remains broad-based,
high-profile and high-priority.

4) Strengthen collaboration with campaign partners and promote grassroots
petition drive
Mayors for Peace will continue to promote our grassroots petition drive in support of
the CANT (Cities Are Not Targets) project and the HNP. We will also cooperate withmember cities, NGOs, labor unions and other like-minded groups to gather at least 10
million signatures on related, though not identical petitions.

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Date
September 2009 –May 2010

Fall 2010

Activitiesi.

Create an advisory group consisting of representatives
from member cities that have experienced the scourge ofwar.
ii.
Utilizing the above advisory group, recruit new members
and conduct petition drives in cities with similar wartime
experiences.
iii.
Strengthen collaboration with Abolition 2000 andorganizational members of Abolition 2000 to mutually
support all our campaign activities whenever andwherever possible.
iv.
Partner with other activist groups such as theInternational Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear
War (IPPNW), the International Campaign to Ban
Landmines (ICBL) and Cluster Munitions Coalition(CMC) as well as groups dealing with international
humanitarian law, such as the International Associationof Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA).
UCLG 3rd World Congress in Mexico City: gain involvement of
UCLG in CANT

5) Greatly increase Mayors for Peace membership
Increase member cities to 5,000 by May 2010.
i.
Request that member cities recruit nearby municipalities that are not yet
members.
ii.
Utilize sister-city and friendship city relationshipsiii.
Utilize international meetings and cooperate with local government andmunicipal associations.
iv.
Establish a presence in Latin America and Africa; activate allied NGOs on
those continents.
6) Expansion of the Executive Committee
Given the rapid growth of Mayors for Peace, it is deemed advisable to expand the
Executive Committee to build capacity and improve communication as we movetoward a nuclear-weapon-free world in 2020. In expanding the Executive Committee
we will be guided by the following principles:i.
Seek geographical balance among continents and countries.
ii.
Give priority to countries with high numbers of members. However, even incountries with low numbers, cities that demonstrate high effectiveness or are of
special strategic importance will also be considered.
iii.
The Executive Committee shall not be expanded beyond 1% of total5

membership.
7) Establish contact centers within as many cities/countries as possible to improve
communication, fundraising, recruitment efforts and management of national orregional activities.
i.
In 2007 Mayors for Peace created the 2020 Vision Campaign Association, aregistered NPO incorporated in Ieper, Belgium. This new internationalsecretariat has contributed enormously to designing and implementing the2020 Vision Campaign.
ii.
The international secretariat in Belgium will take the lead in creating andmanaging a network of centers through which to obtain effective campaign
assistance.
8) Development of the “Obamajority” Campaign
Based on the speech made by President Obama in which he announced America’s
commitment to seek peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons, Mayors
for Peace will promote the term “Obamajority” to refer to the global majority ofnations and people seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons. This campaign will
begin in Japan. It will be expanded wherever it is deemed likely to broaden the baseof grassroots public support. Concrete efforts will include the following:
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iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.

Publications and website postings
Establishment of an “Obamajority” website
Strategic public relations activities utilizing mass media
Production and sales of T-shirts and other souvenir items with the Obamajority
logo
Produce an Obamajority campaign song
Promotions through conferences
Obtain cooperation from peace NGOs.

2. Midterm plans prior to the 8th General Conference
The 2010 NPT Review Conference and its immediate consequences will profoundly
influence the campaign from May 2010 until the 8th General Conference in 2013. Thus,
mid-term plans will be deliberated and determined during the Hiroshima Conference to beheld after the Review Conference. In general, those plans will include the following:6

Projects⚫ New measures to facilitate implementation of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Protocol or similar document as determined by the Hiroshima Conference to beheld between May and August 2010.
⚫ Strong promotion of the UN Decade for Disarmament⚫ Press for a Special Session on Disarmament⚫ Expand recruiting activities; build membership and capacity⚫ Hold 8th Executive Conference; approve plans for the 8th General Conferencein 2013 and the NPT Review Conference in 2015
⚫ Hold 8th General Conference of Mayors for Peace in Hiroshima; finalize plans
for the NPT Review Conference of 2015
3. 2020 Olympics in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Mayors for Peace will rejoice and deem it more than appropriate for Hiroshima andNagasaki to celebrate the total elimination of nuclear weapons by hosting the Olympic
Games in 2020.
4. Building organizational capacity
As Mayors for Peace grows and the 2020 Vision Campaign gathers momentum, the active
involvement of all member cities will be vital to success.
i.
Improve database operation and communication through local lead cities toactivate executive and other member cities.
ii.
With 7th General Conference participants at the core, utilize the network to
hold regional and national meetings
5. Building firm fiscal foundation
Costs incurred in the course of administering the Mayors for Peace Secretariat, theExecutive and General Conferences, overseas activities, and the salaries of executive
advisors are still borne largely by Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thankfully, approximately
140 member cities have agreed, at the request of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association
headquartered in Belgium, to contribute a sum of 0.025 Euros per city resident for various
time periods, some as long as until 2020. However, to conduct a successful campaign,
Mayors for Peace must find ways to get similar contributions from far more cities.
Because the campaign is intensifying, activities are increasing. Because membership isincreasing, communication and organizational costs are rising. In fact, the campaign isalready being hindered by a lack of funds.
On the other hand, it is clear that no single fundraising strategy will succeed in all
countries. Thus, the two secretariats need to work flexibly with local partners in othercountries to develop strategies tailored to widely varying political, cultural and economic
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circumstances.
◼ Financial support from member cities, corporations, NGOs and individuals
1. All member cities will be sent periodic request letters from the International
Campaign Secretariat soliciting voluntary donations.
2. A formal invoicing system will be instituted to let each city know the amount of thevoluntary donation we are requesting based on the formula we have developed. (Seesample invoice and cover letter.)
3. The secretariats will also seek funds from foundations, corporations, NGOs andindividuals.
4. Executive cities and other members will be approached for advice and support
regarding communications and fundraising methods in their countries or regions.

8COVENANT OF THE MAYORS FOR PEACE
In August, 1945, the first nuclear weapons ever used in human history caused anindescribable catastrophe for the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even now anumber of A-bomb survivors are still suffering physically, psychologically, andsocially from various after-effects. Nevertheless, nuclear weapons have not beenabolished; they continue to threaten human existence. Our goal is to maintainenvironments that enable citizens to lead safe, cultural lives, and to contri bute to theattainment of lasting world peace. To this end, we pledge to make every effort tocreate an inter-city solidarity transcending national boundaries and ideologicaldifferences in order to achieve the total abolition of nuclear weapons and avert therecurrence of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki tragedies.
We agree to the intent of the "Program to Promote Solidarity of Cities towards the
Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" proposed by Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Furthermore, we hope that the "World Conference of Mayors for Peace throughInter-city Solidarity," which held its first session in August of 1985, shall become apermanent organization. Accordingly, we do hereby establish an organization to
be known as the "Mayors for Peace".

CHAPTER IPURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES

Purposes
ARTICLE 1
The Purposes of the "Mayors for Peace" are to contribute to the attainment of lastingworld peace by arousing concern among citizens of the world for the total abolitionof nuclear weapons through close solidarity among all cities which agree to the"Program to Promote Solidarity of Cities towards the Total Abolition of Nuclear
Weapons" as well as by striving to solve vital problems for the human race such as
starvation and poverty, the plight of refugees, human right s abuses, andenvironmental degradation. (Cities which agree to the "Program to Promote
Solidarity of Cities towards the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" are hereinafter
cited as solidarity cities.)

Purposes
ARTICLE 2
The Organization and solidarity cities, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1,
shall act in accordance with the following Principles;(a) The Organization shall be based on friendship, goodwill, and respect for
the actual conditions of Solidarity Cities.
(b) The Organization shall devote itself to the total abolition of nuclear
weapons and the attainment of lasting world peace, and to the solutionof such problems as starvation, poverty, the plight of refugees, human

(c)

(d)

rights abuses, and environmental degradation in cooperation with theUnited Nations, a major peace-keeping organization in the world.
Solidarity Cities shall work for the development of friendly
relationships and bonds of solidarity among cities on the basis ofmutual understanding and shall act in good faith for the attainment of
the Purposes in accordance with the present Covenant.
Solidarity Cities shall seek to increase global awareness of the "Spiritof Hiroshima and Nagasaki" by introducing and expanding the idea ofInter-City Solidarity.

CHAPTER IIACTIVITIES

Details of the Activities
ARTICLE 3
The Organization, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall be engaged in
the following activities;(a) To introduce and expand the idea of inter-city solidarity to worldwide
cities.
(b) To make an appeal for the total abolition of nuclear weapons andgeneral and complete disarmament to related organizations such as theUnited Nations.
(c) To coordinate the following activities promoted by Solidarity Cities.
(i) Solidarity Cities shall hold gatherings and events devoted to thecause of disarmament and peace, and/or to the solution of suchproblems as starvation, poverty, the plight of refugees, humanrights abuses, and environmental degradation and shall send copies
of any statement, resolution, or proclamation, associated with these
events, to other Solidarity Cities.
(ii) Solidarity cities shall transmit messages advocating the total
abolition of nuclear weapons and general and complete
disarmament to the Secretary-General and the President of theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations during the United Nations
Disarmament Week. In addition, copies of the messages shall be
exchanged with other Solidarity Cities.
(iii) Solidarity Cities that sponsor workshops or meetings on peace,disarmament, and security issues, and/or the solution of suchproblems as starvation, poverty, the plight of refugees, humanrights abuses, and environmental degradation shall send relevant
pamphlets, books, and materials reporting these results to other
Solidarity Cities.
(iv) Solidarity Cities that publish or obtain materials, brochures, orbooks related to peace, disarmament, and security issues, and/or to
the solution of such problems as starvation, poverty, the plight ofrefugees, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation shallbring them to the attention of other Solidarity Cities.
(v) Bearing in mind the current international situation and the urgency

(d)and importance of nuclear disarmament, Solidarity Cities shall holdphotographic exhibitions which describe and depict to citizens
around the world the actual nature of the devastations wreaked by
the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(vi) The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki shall cooperate by providing
necessary exhibition photographs and introducing documentaryfilms, slides, and books, that depict the disaster caused by theatomic bombings.
To sponsor and organize events as may be necessary to achieve the
Purposes stated in the present Covenant.

CHAPTER III
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS

Executive Officials
ARTICLE 4
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.

Executive Officials of the Organization shall consist of: one President; anappropriate number of Vice-Presidents and Executive Members.
The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by Solidarity Cities.
The President shall supervise and represent the Organization, and shall chair
the Conference.
The Vice-President shall assist the President. In case of the inability of the
President to carry out the duties of the office, the Vice-President shall fulfill
the duties of the President.
The Executive Members shall be appointed from Solidarity Cities by the
President with regional conditions taken into consideration.
The Executive Members shall assist the President and the Vice -President andshall act for the smooth management of the Organization.

Term of Office
ARTICLE 5
1.

2.

The term of office of the Executive Officials shall be until such time that new
Executive Officials are elected at a succeeding General Conference. Eachoffice shall be open to reelection.
Whatever the stipulations of previous clauses, if a member-city mayor
holding an elected office resigns or retires his or her mayoralty, thesucceeding mayor shall assume said office. In such case, the succeeding
officer's term shall last as long as the original term of the retiring or resigning
officer.

CHAPTER IV
CONFERENCE

General Conference andExecutive Conference
ARTICLE 6
The Organization shall hold a General Conference and an Executive Conference.

General Conference
ARTICLE 7
1.
2.

The General Conference shall meet every four years in principle.
The General Conference shall be held to achieve the Purposes stated in
Article 1 and to decide and approve relevant questions.

Executive Conference
ARTICLE 8
1.
2.

The Executive Conference shall consist of the Executive Officials and shallmeet when the occasion arises.
The Executive Conference shall be authorized to make emergency decisions
for the Organization in place of the General Conference with the exception ofelecting the President and the Vice-President.

Convocation
ARTICLE 9
The General Conference or the Executive Conference shall be convoked by the
President.

VotingARTICLE 10
1.

2.

3.

Each Solidarity City participating in the General Conference or the Executive
Conference shall have one vote. In case of absence, each Solidarity City
may delegate its vote by proxy to another participating city.
Decisions of the Conference on all questions shall be made by a simple
majority vote of participating cities. In case of tie votes, the Presid ent shallcast a deciding vote.
When circumstances render it impossible to hold a Conference, decisions
shall be made by votes conveyed in letters to the Secretariat from Solidarity
Cities.

CHAPTER V
THE SECRETARIAT

Establishment of the Secretariat
ARTICLE 11
The Secretariat shall be established in Hiroshima to operate the Organization.

Secretariat Staff
ARTICLE 12
1.
2.

The Secretariat shall be comprised of a Secretary-General and support-staff.
The Secretary-General and support-staff shall be appointed by the President.

CHAPTER VI
SHARE OF EXPENSES

Expenses
ARTICLE 13
Expenses required to operate the Secretariat (ordinary expenditure) and expenses
required to hold the Conference (extraordinary expenditure) shall be decided by theGeneral Conference on the recommendation of the Executive Conference.

CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Amendments
ARTICLE 14
Amendments to the present Covenant shall come into force upon adoption by a two thirds majority of the participating cities at the General Conference.

Delegation
ARTICLE 15
Decisions required to operate the Secretariat, other than those stipulated in thepresent Covenant, shall be made by the President.

This covenant was executed on November 1, 1986.
Revised on October 16, 1991, effective the same day.
Revised on August 5,2001, effective the same day.

Major Activities since the 6th General Conference (2005)
1. Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons:
2005:
2006:

2007:

2008:

2009:

Letter of request to member cities to support the setup of a special
committee in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly
Adoption of a support resolution by the United States Conference ofMayorsInauguration of the “Cities Are Not Targets! (CANT)” and “Good Faith
Challenge” Projects
Adoption of a support resolution by the Council of European
Municipalities and Regions Executive Board
Letter of request to the Japanese Central Government / Nuclear-capablestates regarding the CANT Project
Participation in the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Guernica(Guernica-Lumo, Spain)
Participation in NPT PrepCom (Vienna, Austria)
Adoption of a support resolution by the National Council of Japan
Nuclear-Free Local Authorities
Adoption of a support resolution by the United States Conference ofMayorsParticipation in the 50th Anniversary Pugwash Conference
Adoption of a support resolution by the Japan Association of City Mayors
Participation in United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) 2nd World
Congress (Jeju, Korea): Adoption of a support resolution by the UCLG
Establishment of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association (Ypres, Belgium)
7th Executive Conference (Florence, Italy)
Letter of request to all Japanese cities to join Mayors for Peace(Beginning of acceptance of Japanese member cities)
Participation in NPT PrepCom, announcement of Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Protocol (Geneva, Switzerland)
Beginning of a petition drive aimed at city leaders for support of theHiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol
Adoption of a support resolution by the United States Conference ofMayors (USCM)
Submission of signed CANT Project petition and request for cooperation
to president of the UN General Assembly Request for cooperation andGeneral Conference of 2020 Vision Campaign Association
Participation in NPT PrepCom, Appeal to “Obamajority,” (UNHeadquarters, New York)
Participation in the United States Conference of Mayors, Adoption of a
support resolution by the United States Conference of Mayors(Providence, Rhode Island, US)
Participation in the 3rd meeting of the International Commission on
Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) (Moscow, Russia)

September
June
July
DecemberFebruary
April
April
May
June
July
July
OctoberNovemberNovemberFebruary
April
June
June
OctoberNovember
May
June
June

2. Member city increases:
At the time of the 6th General Conference:

112 countries / territories

At the time of the 7th General Conference:

134 countries / territories

Total membership increase after 6th General 22 countries / territories
Conference:

1,080 cities asof July 2005
3,047 cities asof August 2009
1,967 cities

New member cities by country / region:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Columbia
Cote d'Ivoire
Denmark
EcuadorEstonia
French Polynesia
Ghana(3 Cities)(2 cities)(23 cities)(1 city)(1 city)(13 cities)(2 cities)(4 cities)(1 city)(1 city)

Greenland(1 city)

Haiti
Iraq
Principality of Andorra
Republic of Mauritius
Republic of Somaliland
South Korea
State of Eritrea
Tanzania
ThailandTurkish Republicof Northern Cypress
Venezuela(2 cities)(119 cities)(2 cities)(1 city)(1 city)(3 cities)(2 city)(1 city)(1 city)(3 Cities)(24 cities)

Countries showing a significant increase in membership:
Japan
Italy
Spain
Germany
Iraq
Belgium
Nicaragua
United States of America
CanadaLuxemburg

From 2 cities,
From 57 cities,
From 39 cities,
From 177 cities,
From 0 cities,
From 235 cities,
From 1 city,
From 72 cities,
From 16 cities,
From 2 cities,

Increase of 364 cities,
Increase of 248 cities,
Increase of 172 cities,
Increase of 138 cities,
Increase of 119 cities,
Increase of 102 cities,
Increase of 71 cities,
Increase of 75 cities,
Increase of 56 cities,
Increase of 54 cities,

Total: 366 cities
Total: 305 cities
Total: 211 cities
Total: 315 cities
Total: 119 cities
Total: 337 cities
Total: 72 cities
Total: 147 cities
Total: 72 cities
Total: 56 cities

3. Member cities in the official and capable Nuclear Weapon States:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:

249 cities
296 cities
326 cities
352 cities (as of August 3)*The Official and capable Nuclear Weapon States: 7 countries including the U.S., Russia, theU.K., France, China, India and Pakistan.

4. Educational institutions supporting / considering Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study
Courses:
2006: March
April

Minnesota State University, Moorhead (USA)Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (Japan)

August Bowling Green State University (USA)
October Kagoshima University (Japan)
2007: March

University of Chicago (USA)

April

University of Tokyo (Japan)

April

Daito Bunka University (Japan)

AugustRutgers University (USA)

October Toyama University (Japan)
October Kanazawa University (Japan)
2008: June

Keisen University (Japan)

June

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science (Japan)

July

Ehime University (Japan)

July

Bukkyo University (Japan)

AugustNiigata University (Japan)

October Hiroshima International University
2009: April

Seikei University (Japan)

April

Osaka University (Japan)

June

Mount Union College (USA)Seminar in Hiroshima
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Seminar in Hiroshima
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Peace Studies Course
Certification
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Recognition of Peace
Studies Course
Establishment of Peace
Studies course
Recognition of Peace
Studies Course
Recognition of Peace
Studies Course

5. Member-city sponsored Atomic Bomb Exhibitions:
2005:
2006:
2007:
2008:

Saint Paul, USA (August); Paris, France (September)
Vancouver, Canada (June); Portland, USA (November)
Chicago, USA (October)
San Paulo, Brazil (August)

6. Provision of peace information via website updates:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:

Website redesign for improved readability (layout and content updates)
See above
Start of “CANT Project” online petition
Posting of Mayors for Peace related information

7. Nuclear test protests:
2006:

2009:

Protest against United States, U.K. joint sub-critical nuclear test (February)
Protest against United States sub-critical nuclear test (August)Protest against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Nuclear test
(October)Protest against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Nuclear test
(May)

List of Major Activities since the 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace2005 Aug.

6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic
Bombing. Held in Hiroshima, Japan with 92 cities, 4 organizations, 14 governments, and 7 NGO’s
participating from 20 different countries.
Atomic Bomb Exhibition held in Saint Paul, USA. August 25-September 15.

Sept.

Atomic Bomb Exhibition held in Paris, France. September 5-October 4.
Letter of request to member cities to support setup of a special committee within the First
Committee of the UN General AssemblyNov.
2006 Jan.

Halabja, Iraq and Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire join Mayors for Peace (first member city from each country)
Viljandi, Estonia joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from the country)

Feb.

Protest in response to US / UK sub-critical nuclear test

Mar.

Minnesota State University, Moorhead (USA) holds a Hiroshima Peace Studies Tour

Apr.

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies establishes Hiroshima Peace Study Course
Girne, Turkish Republic of Northern Cypress joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from thecountry)May.

Quito, Ecuador joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from the country)

June

Atomic Bomb Exhibition held in Vancouver, Canada. June 9-June 30.

July

Start of the “Good Faith Challenge” and “Cities Are Not Targets! (CANT)” Projects.
Official Statement of Protest regarding the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (North
Korea) Missile Test
Kanchanaburi, Thailand and Jeju, South Korea join Mayors for Peace. (first member city from eachcountry)Aug.

Official statement regarding Israel’s attack on Lebanon.
Protest against US sub-critical nuclear test
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina join Mayors for Peace (first member city from the country)
Bowling Green State University (USA) establishes a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Coursewith a seminar in Hiroshima

Sept.

Mayors for Peace receives the Sean MacBride Peace Prize from the International Peace Bureau

Oct.

Protest against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) nuclear test
Kagoshima University establishes Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study course.

Nov.
2007 Feb.

Atomic Bomb Exhibition in Portland, USA. November 2-November 29.
Request sent to member cities for the sending of letters of appeal to respective central
governments for the de-targeting and non-targeting of cities in accordance with the CANT Project.

Mar.

Course in Chicago University (USA) recognized as a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course.

Apr.

Participation in the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Guernica (Guernica-Lumo, Spain) as wellas in NPT PrepCom (Vienna, Austria)
The University of Tokyo and Daito Bunka University establish Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace study
courses.

May

Letter of protest sent regarding Pakistan’s nuclear development

June

Central Connecticut State University holds a Field Seminar in Hiroshima as a part ofHiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course
July

Participation in 50th Anniversary Pugwash Conference (Pugwash, Canada)
Buea, Cameroon and Haderslev, Denmark join Mayors for Peace (first member city from each country)

Aug.

Rutgers University (USA) establishes a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course

Sept.

Start of Atomic Bomb Exhibitions in the United States (September ~ )Oct.

Mayors for Peace along with Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba receive the 2007 Nuclear-Free Future Award
from the FRANZ-MOLL Foundation
Participation in the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Congress in Jeju, Korea.
Adoption of a resolution of support by the UCLG.
Atomic Bomb Exhibition held in Chicago, USA. (October 15, 2007-January 21, 2008)
Toyama University and Kanazawa University establish Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses.

Nov.

7th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace takes place in Florence, Italy. 2020 Vision
Campaign Association established in Ypres, Belgium.

Dec.

Activities in Northern Europe aimed at Nuclear Abolition
Banfora, Burkina Faso; Asunafo South, Ghana; Moka Flacq, Mauritius; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
join Mayors for Peace (first member city from each country)

2008 Jan.

Mayors for Peace membership surpasses 2,000 (2,028 cities in 127 countries / regions, as of
Jan.28)
Faa'a, French Polynesia joins Mayors for Peace. (first member city from the region)

Feb.

Letter of request sent to all Japanese cities to join Mayors for Peace for total domestic membership

Apr.

Participation in NPT PrepCom (Geneva, Switzerland).
Announcement of Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol.
Sucre, Venezuela joins Mayors for Peace. (first member city from the country)

May

Hargeisa, Somaliland joins Mayors for Peace. (first member city from the country)

Jun.

Ouanaminthe, Haiti and Ferrir, Haiti join Mayors for Peace. (first member city from each country)
Start of promotion activities for the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol
Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science and Keisen University establish Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace
Study Courses.

July

Ehime University and Bukkyo University establish Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses.

Aug.

Atomic Bomb Exhibition held in San Paulo, Brazil (August 2, 2008-September 7, 2008)
La Massana, Andorra joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from the country)
Statement regarding NSG’s exemption for India allowing it to conduct nuclear trade
Niigata University (Japan) establishes Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course.

Oct.

Submission of “CANT” Project petition to Presidents of the UN General Assembly
Hiroshima International University establishes Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course

Nov.
2009 Jan.

Asmara, Eritrea and Nuuk, Greenland joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from each country)
Envigado, Columbia joins Mayors for Peace (first member city from the country)
Statement regarding military conflict in the Gaza region of Palestine

Apr.

Seikei University establishes Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course.
Osaka University Course receives approval as a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course.

May.

Participation in NPT PrepCom (UN Headquarters, New York)
Protest against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) nuclear test

June

Mount Union College (USA) course receives approval as Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study
Course.

AugustMayors for Peace membership surpasses 3,000 (3,047 cities in 134 countries / regions, as of Aug.
3)

Chart 1

Mayors for Peace, membership by yearYear

New Members

Total Cities

1982

2

2

1983

25

27

1984

30

57

1985

58

115

1986

49

164

1987

37

201

1988

27

228

1989

56

284

1990

4

288

1991
1992

10
12

298
310

1993

74

384

1994

17

401

1995
1996

9
6

410
416

1997

9

425

1998
1999

36
22

461
483

2000

17

500

Remarks

Major Affiliated Cities (Major National Capitals andExecutive Cities of Mayors for Peace)
Hiroshima (Japan), Nagasaki (Japan)
San Francisco, Honolulu (USA), Como (Italy), Hannover(Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Volgograd (Russia)
Ottawa (Canada), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm(Sweden), Rome(Italy)

1st General
Conference

2nd General
Conference

Manchester (UK), Vilnius (Lithuania), Lusaka (Zambia),
Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic), Amman (Jordan), Sana’a(Yemen), Saint Petersburg, Moscow (Russia), Chongqing,
Beijing (China), Kiev (Ukraine)
Lilongwe (Malawi)
Kabul (Afghanistan), Lisbon (Portugal)
Vienna (Austria), Wellington (New Zealand), Sofia (Bulgaria),
Los Angeles (USA)Malakoff (France), Muntinlupa (Philippines), Nairobi (Kenya),
Berlin (Germany), Tehran (Iran), Delhi (India), Jakarta(Indonesia), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Montreal (Canada)
Windhoek (Namibia), Valletta (Malta), Kingston (Jamaica)
Thimphu (Bhutan), Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

3rd General
Conference

Hanoi (Viet Nam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kathmandu(Nepal), Montevideo (Uruguay), Tashkent (Uzbekistan),
Mumbai (India), Ankara (Turkey), Colombo (Sri Lanka),
Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Dublin (Ireland), Chisinau(Moldova), Ashqelon (Israel)
Habana (Cuba), Kampara (Uganda)

4th General
Conference
Waitakere (New Zealand), Ypres (Belgium)
Minsk (Belarus), Georgetown (Guyana)
Christchurch (New Zealand), Jerusalem (Israel)
5th General

2001

12

512

2002

23

535

Paris (France), Dakar (Senegal)

2003
2004

29
90

562
652

La Paz (Bolivia)
Suva (Fiji), Akron (USA)

2005

601

1,253

Conference

6th General
Conference

Taipei (Taiwan), London (UK), Karachi (Pakistan)Athens (Greece), Bern (Switzerland), Brussel (Belgium),
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Luxenbourg (Luxenbourg), Florence(Italy), Laakdal (Belgium), Halabja (Iraq), Granollers (Spain)

2006

300

1,553

Reading (UK), Madrid (Spain), Cordoba (Argentina), Quito(Equador), Bagdhad (Iraq), Sarajevo (Bosnia andHerzegovina), Jeju (South Korea)

2007

429

1,982

Buenos Aires (Argentina), Venice (Italy), Copenhagen(Denmark), Daegu (South Korea), Pugwash (Canada),
Biograd na Moru (Croatia)

2008

554

2,536

Chicago (USA), Capetown (South Africa), Niigata, Sapporo,
Sakai (Japan), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Managua (Nicaragua)

2009

511

3,047

As of 2009.8.3- 14 -

Kyoto, Shinjuku (Japan), Zagreb (Crotia)

Figure 1: Changes in membership by year

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Chart 2

Mayors for Peace, membership by region

RegionNumber of member

Total member

regions / countries

cities

29

721

Asia

Major affiliated countries / cities

Japan (366), Iraq (119), Sri Lanka (37), Palestine (26), India (16),Philippines (14), Iran (14), Pakistan (12), Turkey (11), Bangladesh (8),China (7)Africa30

129

Uganda (53), Cameroon (23), South Africa (7), Mali (5), Senegal (4)Oceania989Australia (50), New Zealand (30)Europe*42

1,744Belgium (337), Germany (315), Italy (305), Spain (211), France (103),
Norway (86), Luxembourg (56), United Kingdom (52), Netherlands (49),Austria (29), Czech (28), Croatia (28), Russia (15)South America

11

55

Venezuela (24), Brazil (9), Argentina (7), Chile (4)North America

13

309

U.S.A. (147), Nicaragua (72), Canada (72), Costa Rica (3), Mexico (3)

Total

134

3,047

*The Newly Independent States (NISs) from former Soviet Union are included in Europe

Figure 2: Changes in membership by year

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Chart 3:

Nations with significant membershipCountry

Member cities

Japan

366

Belgium

337

Germany

315

Italy

305

Spain

211

U.S.A

147

Iraq

119

France103

Norway86

Nicaragua

72

Canada72

Luxembourg

56

Chart 4

Membership of official and unofficial nuclear weapon states

Country

Member cities

Major cities

U.S.A

147

Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit

Russia15

Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Volgograd, Sochi

United Kingdom

52

London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Coventry, Manchester, Bradford, Cambridge

France103

Paris, Nantes, Verdun, Aubagne, Malakoff, Lyon, Caen, Chaville, Angers

China

7

Beijing, Chonqing, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Fuzhou

India

16

Delhi, Kolkata, Imphal, Mumbai, Chandernagore

Pakistan

12

Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta, Faisalabad, Hyderabad

Israel47

Jerusalem, Haifa, Netanya, Ashkelon

Total

399

* North Korea not listed as participant / member city

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