Petition to all states: Join theTreaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
as soon as possible
What is Mayors for Peace?
In August 1945, two single atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima andNagasaki instantly reduced them to rubble. Combined, they took more than 210,000
precious lives by the end of the year. The ardent will of the hibakusha―the people whosurvived this horror―is summed up in their message: “No one else should ever suffer as
we have.” To spread this will throughout the world and to ensure their message will bepassed on to future generations, Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain steadfast in theirassertion that nuclear weapons are inhumane, and ceaselessly call for their abolition.
Mayors for Peace was founded in June 1982, following a proposal by the Mayor of
Hiroshima at the time, so that cities around the world could unite across national borders
in solidarity to raise global public awareness of the importance of nuclear weaponsabolition. As of October 1, 2024, our membership stands at 8,426 cities in 166 countries
and regions. Collaborating with our member cities, their citizens, and other NGOs, we
promote various initiatives aimed at the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Promoting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
In July 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted at the UN.
This was made possible by the heartfelt appeal of the hibakusha and many other likeminded people for the abolition of nuclear weapons. About three years after its adoption,
the treaty entered into force on January 22, 2021.
However, in order to realize a world without nuclear weapons, it is essential for the treaty
to become a fully effective legal instrument. For this we need the nuclear-armed states
and their allies to take part in discussions, attend meetings of States Parties and sign thetreaty, and an overall increased number of states parties to the treaty.
Through this petition drive, we intend to spread among the people of the world the belief
that nuclear weapons are an absolute evil to be eradicated from the world. Through this,we will create pressure for policy change and for all states to join the treaty as soon as
possible.
As of October 1, 2024, approximately 3.25 million signatures have been collected throughthis petition drive and the previous campaign Mayors for Peace launched in December
2010, which called for the start of negotiations on a nuclear weapons convention.

Mayors for Peace

President City:
Hiroshima
Vice President Cities: Nagasaki and 10 cities around the world
Executive Cities:
9 cities around the world

Petition Form
To all states: Join the Treaty on the Prohibition ofNuclear Weapons as soon as possible
In July 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted at the UN.
This was made possible by the heartfelt appeal of the hibakusha and many other likeminded people for the abolition of nuclear weapons. About three years after its adoption,
the treaty entered into force on January 22, 2021.
However, in order to realize a world without nuclear weapons, it is essential for the treaty
to become a fully effective legal instrument. For this we need the nuclear-armed states
and their allies to take part in discussions, attend meetings of States Parties and sign thetreaty, and an overall increased number of states parties to the treaty.
Through this petition drive, we intend to spread among the people of the world the belief
that nuclear weapons are an absolute evil to be eradicated from the world. Through this,we will create pressure for policy change and for all states to join the treaty as soon aspossible.

We, the undersigned, call on all states to join
the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as soon as possible.
No.

NameAddress* The collected signatures will be presented to affiliates of the UN by Mayors for Peace.
* Please send this form to the below office by post, fax, or email.
* Feel free to submit the form with fewer than 10 signatures. If you have more than 10, please
make copies of this sheet.
* The personal information you provide here will not be used for any purpose other than for thestated purpose of the petition.

Please send this form to: Mayors for Peace Secretariat
c/o Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0811 JAPANFax: +81-82-242-7452 E-mail: mayorcon@pcf.city.hiroshima.jp

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