Photo: Blocked by rail, migrant’s walk through Hungary to reach Germany and Austria. The first week of this September month has seen an extra-ordinary set of responses to the mass-migration […]
by IPPNW [IPPNW co-presidents Ira Helfand and Vladimir Garkavenko have sent the following letter to Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia, expressing the Federation’s concern […]
According to Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust, the Guardian’s “Keep in the Ground” campaign to promote divestment from fossil fuel companies is merely a “grand gesture” that can […]
The following statement was issued today by the IPPNW Executive Committee. Medact is the UK affiliate of IPPNW – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. IPPNW won the […]
We are writing from the 68th World Health Assembly, where a drafting group of Member States are discussing the Framework of Engagement With Non-State Actors (FENSA). This process aims to […]
By the Nuclear Information Service (NIS). Click here to view Medact’s joint report with NIS released in 2014 calling for transparency on research links between the Atomic Weapons Establishment and UK universities. […]
The jury remains ‘out’ on the reasons for the surprising results of the UK’s May 7 General Election. Here, Medact member Frank Boulton explores the implications of a conservative majority […]
Dr. Caoimhe McKenna & Dr. Rosie Kyeremateng, ISSOP UK trainee group Click here to view full version With the May 7th General election rapidly approaching, we have reviewed the manifestos […]
Decisions over the onshore drilling need to be taken with the facts in the open, not pushed through Parliament in a rush. By John Ashton We shouldn’t need a report […]
John Ashton is an independent commentator and co-founder of the think tank E3G. He served from 2006-12 as Special Representative for Climate Change for three successive Foreign Secretaries. He spoke […]