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Interview with ICAN executive director

Screenshot shows Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner, giving an online interview on Jan. 14, 2026.

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ICAN Australia director Romuld makes speech

Gem Romuld, director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Australia, delivers a speech in Sydney on Nov. 11, 2025.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, speaks during an international symposium in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, holds a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2025, two days ahead of the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Oslo on eve of Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

Atomic bomb survivor Fumiko Hashizume (L), 93, from Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, describes her experiences in Hiroshima during an event in Oslo co-hosted by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, on Dec. 9, 2024, the eve of the award ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, won by Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors.

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Oslo on eve of Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

Atomic bomb survivor Fumiko Hashizume, 93, from Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, describes her experiences in Hiroshima during an event in Oslo co-hosted by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, on Dec. 9, 2024, the eve of the award ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, won by Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors.

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Oslo on eve of Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

Atomic bomb survivor Fumiko Hashizume (L), 93, from Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, describes her experiences in Hiroshima during an event in Oslo co-hosted by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, on Dec. 9, 2024, the eve of the award ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, won by Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors.

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ICAN academy in Hiroshima

Participants in the ICAN Academy, organized by the Hiroshima Prefectural government and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), where young people from around the world learn about nuclear weapons and security, pose for a photo in front of the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Nov. 13, 2024.

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ICAN treaty coordinator Wright in Hiroshima

Tim Wright, treaty coordinator of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), holds a press conference in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Nov. 13, 2024.

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[Breaking News]ICAN executive director in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2024. (Kyodo)

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ICAN executive director in Nagasaki

Melissa Parke (2nd from L), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, is pictured in front of a monument for atomic bomb victims at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Nagasaki

Melissa Parke (front), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, rings the Bell of Nagasaki at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Nagasaki

Melissa Parke (front, R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, rings the Bell of Nagasaki at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Nagasaki

Melissa Parke (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, prays at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hypocenter Park in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki, on Jan. 21, 2024.

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ICAN chief Melissa Parke in Tokyo

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, visits the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024.

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ICAN chief Melissa Parke in Tokyo

Melissa Parke (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, visits the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Tokyo

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Tokyo

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Tokyo

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, offers a silent prayer in front of a monument for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Jan. 20, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, visits the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Jan. 20, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, makes a speech in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, makes a speech in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, waves while making a speech in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, lights a candle during an anti-nuclear event in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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CAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (4th from R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, takes part in an anti-nuclear event in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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CAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, prays at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, offers a wreath at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (L), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, shakes hands with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui in the western Japan city on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (L), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, poses for a photo with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui in the western Japan city on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, signs a guestbook at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the western Japan city on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Hiroshima

Melissa Parke (C), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the western Japan city on Jan. 19, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Tokyo

Melissa Parke (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, speaks during a forum with Japanese lawmakers and hibakusha in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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ICAN executive director in Tokyo

Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, attends a forum with Japanese lawmakers and hibakusha in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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Conference in Mexico on nuclear arms

NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico - Yasuaki Yamashita, who was exposed to radiation at age 6 in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, speaks at an international conference in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, on Feb. 13, 2014. At the conference, victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on the international community to increase efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Conference in Mexico on nuclear arms

NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico - Masaki Koyanagi, whose grandparents survived the atomic bombing and a high school peace ambassador of a Nagasaki civic group, speaks at an international conference in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, on Feb. 13, 2014. At the conference, victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on the international community to increase efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Ex-Hiroshima mayor receives German peace award

BERLIN, Germany - Former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) receives the 2013 Otto Hahn Peace Medal, a prominent German honor, from the United Nations Association of Germany at a ceremony in Berlin on April 16, 2013, for his ongoing efforts to abolish nuclear weapons,

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Hibakusha, ex-Hiroshima mayor awarded by NPO

LOS ANGELES, United States - Former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and Shigeko Sasamori (L), a victim of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, pose for photos in Santa Barbara, California on Oct. 9, 2011, after receiving the Peace Leadership award and the World Citizenship award, respectively, from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, a California-based nonprofit group, for their efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Hiroshima mayor at Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

MANILA, Philippines - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba delivers a speech at the head office of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in Manila on Aug. 26, 2010. Akiba, one of the winners of the annual award, called for action to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Hiroshima mayor at Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

MANILA, Philippines - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba delivers a speech at the head office of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in Manila on Aug. 26, 2010. Akiba, one of the winners of the annual award, called for action to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Swiss VP Couchepin meets with Hiroshima mayor

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) meets with Swiss Vice President Pascal Couchepin at his office on July 13. They agreed to promote efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.

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ICAN leader Beatrice Fihn

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, gives an interview at U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 2, 2022. A review conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opened the previous day and will run through Aug. 26 in New York.

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ICAN leader Beatrice Fihn

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, gives an interview at U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 2, 2022. A review conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opened the previous day and will run through Aug. 26 in New York.

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NPT review conference opens in New York

Beatrice Fihn (R), executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, speaks to reporters in New York on Aug. 1, 2022. A review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opened the same day at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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Okinawa marks 77th anniversary of significant WWII ground battle

People visit a monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 23, 2022, the 77th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. The names of over 200,000 people who lost their lives in the major World War II ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops are engraved on the monument. Okinawa on Thursday marked the 77th anniversary of the end of a major World War II ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the first Japanese leader in three years to attend the memorial service due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in a "peace declaration" said Russia's invasion of Ukraine evoked memories of the conflict in the southern island prefecture while pledging to "continue efforts to abolish nuclear weapons and renounce war, so that Okinawa will never become a battlefield again."

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Anti-nuclear forum in Vienna

Setsuko Thurlow (in screen), a 90-year-old survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima who is now living in Canada, virtually attends a forum being held in Vienna on June 18, 2022, under the sponsorship of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.