Joint Statement of Religious Leaders, Parliamentarians and Mayors on the 70Th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

Joint statement of religious leaders, parliamentarians and mayors on the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

Endorsers as at January 1, 2017

Parliamentarians (and former parliamentarians):

 Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP (United Kingdom)  Senator David Coltart (Zimbabwe) Deputy Shadow Leader in the UK House of Commons PNND Past President.  Ichiro Aisawa MP (Japan) Former Minister of Education, Sports and Culture Secretary General of the Religions for Peace  Tarja Cronberg (Finland) Parliamentary Support Group, Former Chair of the PNND Co-President, Former Chair of the European Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs Parliament Contact Group with Iran  Senator Byrganym Aitimova (Kazakhstan)  David Cunliffe MP (New Zealand) Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Disarmament Spokesperson for the Labour Party Former Kazakhstan Ambassador to the United Nations  Senator Salwa Damen-Masri (Jordan)  Mani Shankar Aiyar MP (India) PNND Council Member. Chairperson of the Committee PNND Co-President. Chair of the Rajiv Gandhi Action for Population and Development Plan Group for a Nuclear Free and Nonviolent World  Karima Delli MEP (France) Order Member Committee on Transport and Tourism  Christian Allard MSP (Scotland)  Graeme Dey MSP (Scotland)  Meyrem Almaci MP (Belgium) Deputy Convener, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Leader of the Greens, Belgian Chamber of Environment Committee Representatives  Paul Dewar MP (Canada)  Antonio Álvarez MP (Costa Rica) PNND Co-President.  Abacca Anjain Maddison (Marshall Islands) Opposition Critic (Spokesperson) on Foreign Affairs PNND Past-President. Former senator for Rongelap  Natalia Diaz Quintana (Costa Rica)  Aytuğ Atici MP (Turkey) President of the Foreign Affairs Committee PNND Council Member  Anneliese Dodds MEP (United Kingdom)  Danielle Auroi MP (France) Chair Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation President of the European affairs committee, National and Association Parliamentary Committee Assembly  Pastor Eurico MP (Brazil)  Brando Benifei MEP (Italy) Member of the International Relations Committee Board Member EU40 (Network of Young MEPs)  Linda Fabiani MSP (Scotland)  Chic Brodie MSP (Scotland) Former Chair European and External Relations Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Social Enterprise Committee  Agnieszka Brugger MdB (Germany)  Alain Ficini MP (Monaco) Green Party Spokesperson for Disarmament PNND Council Member  Tony de Brum (Marshall Islands)  Ute Finckh-Krämer MdB (Germany) Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Vice-Chair of the Bundestag Sub-committee on  Klaus Buchner MEP (Germany) Disarmament and Arms Control Member Committee on Foreign Affairs  Hedy Fry MP (Canada)  Maria August Calle Andrade MP (Ecuador) OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative Member of the National Assembly on Gender Issues  Javier Cambronero MP (Costa Rica)  Kenzo Fujisue MP (Japan)  Suray Carrillo MP (Costa Rica) PNND member  Nessa Childers MEP (Ireland)  Yukihisa Fujita MP (Japan) Member Committee on the Environment, Public Health Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and Food Safety Affairs and Defense  Saber Chowdhury MP (Bangladesh)  Alena Gajdůšková (Czech Republic) PNND Co-President PNND Council member. Former senator. President of the Inter Parliamentary Union Former Vice-President of the Senate.  Mauren Clarke MP, (Costa Rica)  Rob Gibson MSP (Scotland)  David Clendon MP (New Zealand)  Phil Goff MP (New Zealand). Chair of PNND New Zealand. Former NZ Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control.  Ana Gomes MEP (Portugal)  Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC (Australia) Deputy Chair, PNND European Parliament Section Parliamentary co-leader Greens Western Australia  Kennedy Graham MP (New Zealand)  Baroness Sue Miller (United Kingdom) Green Party Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, PNND Co-President Disarmament and Defence  Senator Claire Moore (Australia)  Karoline Graswander-Hainz (Austria) Shadow Minister for Women  Tim Guldimann MP (Switzerland)  Henry Mora MP (Costa Rica) Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Eoghan Murphy MP (Ireland)  Barbara Gysi MP (Switzerland) Former Head of Ireland Delegation to the OSCE PNND Council Member Parliamentary Assembly, Former officer of the  Jill Hall MP (Australia) Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisations Former Labour Party Whip in Parliament  Christine Muttonen MP (Austria)  Jamie Hepburn MSP (Scotland) PNND Co-President, Vice-President of the OSCE Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Parliamentary Assembly Health  Masaharu NAKAGAWA MP (Japan)  Edine von Herold (Costa Rica) Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science PNND Council Member and Technology  Adam Ingram MSP (Scotland)  Margret Kiener Nellen MP (Switzerland) Former Minister for Children and Early Years Head of the Swiss delegation to the Inter Parliamentary  Senator Janis Johnson (Canada) Union Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs  Norbert Neuser MEP (Germany) and International Trade  Holger Nielson MP (Denmark)  Birgitta Jonsdottir MP (Iceland) PNND Council member PNND Council Member Former Foreign Minister of Denmark  Colin Keir MSP (Scotland)  Senator David Norris (Ireland)  MK Dov Khenin (Israel) PNND Council Member PNND Council Member  Dimitrios Papadimoulis MEP (Greece)  Bill Kidd MSP (Scotland) Vice-President of the European Parliament PNND Co-President, Chair Scottish Parliament Cross-  Melissa Parke MP (Australia) Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament Former Minister for International Development  Roderich Kiesewetter MdB (Germany)  Mark Parnell MLC (Australia) PNND Council Member Parliamentary leader, Greens South Australia Deputy Chairman of the Bundestag Sub-Committee for  Liliane Maury Pasquier MP (Switzerland) Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Kateřina Konečná MEP (Czech Republic)  Georgi Pirinski MEP (Bulgaria) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Former Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Safety  Rudolf Rechsteiner MP (Switzerland)  Taro Kono MP (Japan) PNND Council Member PNND Co-President  Bilal Qasem MP Former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the  Dennis Kucinich (United States) Mediterranean 3rd Committee on Human Rights and PNND Alumni Council Member Dialogue between Civilisations Former Mayor of Cleveland and Member of the US  Sahar Qawasmi MP (Palestine) House of Representatives Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention  Jean Lambert MEP (United Kingdom)  Mario Redondo MP (Costa Rica) Chair, European Parliament Delegation for relations  Shane Reti MP (New Zealand). with South Asia Deputy Chair of PNND New Zealand  Christian Levrat MP (Switzerland)  Senator Lee Rhiannon (Australia) President of the Foreign Affairs Committee Greens spokesperson on International Aid &  Sabine Lösing MEP (Germany) Development Vice-Chair, European Parliament Committee on Security  Michèle Rivasi MEP (France) and Defense Founder of the Commission for Independent Research  Alain Lubamba wa Lubamba MP (DRC) and Information on Radioactivity Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs  Senator Douglas Roche (Canada)  Richard Lyle MSP (Scotland) PNND Founding Chair.  John Mason MSP (Scotland) Former Disarmament Ambassador for Canada  Ibrahim Matola MP (Malawi)  Viktor Rogalev MP (Kazakhstan) Leader of the United Democratic Front party Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Stewart Maxwell MSP (Scotland) PNND Council Member Convenor of the Education and Culture Committee  Senadora Laura Angélica Rojas Hernández (Mexico)  Mark McDonald MSP (Scotland) PNND Council Member  Christina McKelvie MSP (Scotland) Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Convener of the European and External Affairs International Organizations of the Mexican Senate Committee  Michael W Russell MSP (Scotland) Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning  Molly Scott Cato MEP (UK)  Bodil Valero MEP (Sweden)  Senator Lisa Singh (Australia) Member of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Security and Defence Climate Change and Water  Harry Van Bommel MP (Netherlands)  Alyn Smith MEP (United Kingdom) Member of the Netherlands Delegations to the NATO Member Committee on Foreign Affairs and OSCE Parliamentary Assemblies  Torstein Tvedt Solberg MP (Norway)  Dirk Van der Maelen MP (Belgium)  Gisela Splett MP (Germany) PNND Council Member. Chairman Belgian Parliament State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Commission for Foreign Affairs. Infrastructure, Baden-Wuerttemberg  Monika Vana MEP (Austria)  Kevin Stewart MSP (Scotland) Member Committee on Budgets  Maryan Street (New Zealand)  Luis Vásquez MP (Costa Rica) PNND Council Member. Former Minister of Housing and  Baroness Joan Walmsley (United Kingdom) President of the Labour Party Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for  Carlo Sommaruga MP (Switzerland) Children Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Julie Ward MEP (United Kingdom)  Keisuke Suzuki MP (Japan)  Kitti Wasinondh MP (Thailand) Secretary General of PNND Japan, Member of the Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs  Maureen Watt MSP (Scotland)  Dario Tamburrano MEP (Italy) Minister for Public Health Committee on Industry, Research and Energy  Paul Wheelhouse MSP (Scotland)  Keith Taylor MEP (United Kingdom) Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs  Emily Thornberry MP (United Kingdom)  Sandra White MSP (Scotland) Former Shadow Attorney General Deputy Convenor, Equal Opportunities Committee  David Torrance MSP (Scotland)  Uta Zapf (Germany)  Phil Twyford MP (New Zealand) PNND Past-President, PNND Representative to Inter Associate Spokesperson for Environment Parliamentary Organisations. Former Chair of the  Ernest Urtasun MEP (Spain) Bundestag Subcommittee on Disarmament and Arms Vice-Chair Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Control and Non-Proliferation

Parliamentary Assembly

 Elena Valenciano MEP (Spain) Chair of the European Parliament Sub Committee on Human Rights

Mayors and local authorities:

 Eddie Ait (France)  Christophe Faverjon (France) Regional Councilor Ile-de- France Mayor of Unieux Special Delegate for the President  António de Jesus Figueira Mendes (Portugal)  Marie-France Beaufils (France) President of the municipality of Grândola Mayor of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps  Didier Guillaume (France)  Cllr David Blackburn (UK) Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi Leeds City Council  Councillor Mark Hackett (UK)  Luigi Boria (USA) UK Nuclear Free Local Authorities Mayor of Doral, Florida  Thorvald Hillestad (Norway)  Michael Brennan (USA) Mayor of Re Mayor of the City of Portland  Rune Høiseth (Norway)  Stuart Crosby (New Zealand) Mayor of Larvik Community Mayor of Tauranga  Svein Arne Jerstad (Norway)  Lianne Dalziel (New Zealand) Mayor of Kveinsdal Mayor of Christchurch  Jean-Claude Kennedy (France)  Frank Demaumont (France) Mayor of Vitry-sur-Seine, Vice-president of Mayor of Châlette-sur-Loing, Vice-president of AFCDRP-Mayors for Peace France Mayors for Peace France  Mark Kleinschmidt (USA)  Críona Ní Dhálaigh (Ireland) Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC Lord Mayor of Dublin  Gilles Kouchica (France)  Jan Durnez (Belgium) Councilman of city of Auriol Mayor of Ypres  Thomas Kuhn (Germany) Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Mayor of Bartholomä Member of the Flemish Parliament  Jean-paul Lecoq (France) Mayor of Gonfreville l'Orcher  Olivier Maingain (Belgium)  Thilo Rentschler (Germany) Mayor of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Mayor of Aalen  Kazumi Matsui (Japan)  Philippe Rio (France) Mayor of Hiroshima Mayor of Grigny President of Mayors for Peace  Stefan Schostock (Germany)  Josep Mayoral i Antigas (Spain) Lord Mayor of Hanover, Mayor of Granollers, Spain Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Vice President of Mayors for Peace  Dinesh Sharma (India)  António de Jesus Figueira Mendes (Portugal) Mayor of Lucknow President of the municipality of Grândola  Henri Stoll (France)  Dr Guy Morin (Switzerland) Mayor of Kaysersberg President (Mayor) of the Basel Stadt Canton.  Tomihisa Taue (Japan) Member of Mayors for Peace Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan  Paul Murphy (UK) Vice President of Mayors for Peace Lord Mayor of Manchester  Thore Vestby (Norway)  Mr. Nkenfack (Cameroon) Mayor of Frogn. PNND Member Mayor of Fongo Tongo Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Vice President of Mayors for Peace  Celia Wade-Brown (Aotearoa-New Zealand),  Paul Nanfack (Cameroon) Mayor of Wellington. Deputy Mayor of Fongo Tongo, Permanent Executive City Member, Mayors for Peace Secretary of African Mayors for Peace  Ray Wallace (Aotearoa-New Zealand)  Didier Paillard (France) Mayor of Lower Hutt Mayor of Saint Denis  Laurent Wehrli (Switzerland)  Lyn Patterson (New Zealand) Mayor of Montreux Mayor of Masterton  Christopher Williams (Wales)  Paul Quilès (France) Vale of Glamorgan Council Mayor of Cordes-sur-Ciel Dinas Powys Community Council Former Defence Minister

Religious leaders:

 Swami Anjani (USA)  Adalberta Mazzini Bernardini (Italy) Director of Community Relations Vice-President, International Foundation for Kashi Foundation Inter-religious and Intercultural Education  Dr. Vinu Aram (India)  Richard Bickle (England) Director, Shanti Ashram Chair of Trustees, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Executive Committee, Religions for Peace England & Scotland  Rev George Armstrong (Aotearoa-New  Rev Allan Aubrey Boesak (USA) Zealand) Desmond Tutu Chair of Peace, Justice, and Advisory Forum, KAICIID International Reconciliation Studies, Christian Theological Dialogue Centre Seminary and Butler University  Jocelyn Armstrong (Aotearoa-New Zealand)  Geraldine Bridges (United Kingdom) Vice-president of the Auckland Inter-Faith International Fellowship of Reconciliation Council  Rev. Gary Burrill (Canada)  Crdl Raymundo Damasceno Assis (Brazil) United Heritage Church Archbishop of Aparecida,  Bishop Oscar Cantú (U.S.A.) Moderator, Latin American and Caribbean Chairman, Committee on International Justice Council of Religious Leaders and Peace, United States Conference of  Kiran Bali (UK) Catholic Bishops Chairperson, United Religions Initiative Global  Kirit Daftary (USA) Council President of the Anuvibha Association of  Dr. Michael Bangert (Switzerland) North America, Member of the Board of Pastor of the Christ Catholic Church of Basel Trustees, Parliament of the World’s Religions  Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry (USA)  Sheikh Abdallah bin Bayyah (Saudi Arabia) National Presiding Minister, House of the Lord President, Forum for Promoting Peace in Churches Muslim Societies  Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey (USA)  Armando Bernardini (Italy) Director of Partnership Relations, Alliance of President, International Foundation for Inter- Baptists religious and Intercultural Education  Marie Dennis (USA)  Ms. Paddy Meskin (South Africa) Co-President Pax Christi International President, Union of Temple Sisterhoods, and  Bishop Kevin Dowling (South Africa) Coordinator, Religions for Peace International Co-President Pax Christi International Women’s Committee  Rev. Dr. Diana C. Gibson (USA)  Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra (UK) Chair, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice Religions for Peace ECRL  Pat Gaffney (UK) Muslim Council of Britain General Secretary Pax Christi  Michel Monod (Switzerland) nd  Ela Gandhi (South Africa) IFOR 2 representative to the UN in Geneva, Gandhi Development Trust Minister (ret) Protestant church of Geneva. Co-President of Religions for Peace  Sheikh Shaban Mubaje (Uganda)  Prof. Mehmet Gormez (Turkey) Grand Mufti, Uganda Muslim Supreme Coucil; President of Religious Affairs of Turkey Co-Moderator, Religions for Peace-African  Jonathan Granoff (USA) Council of Religious Leaders President, Global Security Institute.  Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid (Pakistan/USA) Co-founder, United Religions Initiative Nuclear President Sound Vision Disarmament Cooperation Circle Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions  Fred Hiltz (Canada)  Rori Picker Neiss (USA) Archbishop and Primate Director of Programming,Education, and The Anglican Church of Canada Community Engagement, Bais Abraham  Rev. Doug Hostetter (USA) Congregation Director, United Nations Office  Rev. Kosho Niwano (Japan) Mennonite Central Committee President-Designate, Rissho Kosei-Kai  Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam (Bangladesh) Executive Committee, Religions for Peace Founding Director, Centre for Inter-religious and  H.E. John Cardinal Onaiyekan (Nigeria) Intercultural Dialogue Archbishop of Abuja, Archdiocese of Abuja Member Global Council of United Religions Co-Moderator, Religions for Peace-African Initiative (URI) Council of Religious Leaders  Lucas Johnson (USA)  Ven. Eigen Onishi (Japan) International Coordinator, International Kiyomizu Temple Fellowship of Reconciliation  Rev. Nathaniel W. Pierce (USA)  Senji Kanaeda (USA) US Representative, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Dojo  Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel (South Africa), President, World Council of Churches Africa  Bruce Kent (UK)  Vice President Pax Christi UK Guy Quinlan (USA) Chair of the All Souls (Unitarian Universalist)  Mr. Steve Killelea (Australia) Nuclear Disarmament Task Force Founder, Institute for Economics and Peace President of Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear International Treasurer, Religions for Peace Policy  Rev. Keiji Kunitomi (Japan)  Dr. Tariq Ramadan (Switzerland/UK) Secretary General, Religions for Peace Japan President of the European Muslim Network  Rev. Paul Lansu (Belgium)  Sister Mega Rice (USA) Senior Policy Advisor Pax Christi International Ploughshares  Davorka Lovrekovic (Germany)  Chief Rabbi David Rosen (USA) International President, International Fellowship of Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Reconciliation Jewish Committee  Sister Marie Lucey (USA)  Wolfgang Schlupp-Hauck (Germany) Director of Advocacy and Member Relations, International Fellowship of Reconciliation Franciscan Action Network  Priestess Beatriz Schulthess (Costa Rica)  Robert Mackay (New Zealand) President, Indigenous Peoples Ancestral National Coordinator, Interfaith Youth Spiritual Council Movement in New Zealand  International Ambassador, Council for a Sulak Sivaraksa (Thailand) Parliament of the World's Religions Co-founder, International Network of Engaged Buddhists  Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland)  Nobel Peace Laureate, International Advisor for Rev. Kristin Stoneking (USA) Parliament of the World’s Religions, Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation Co-founder Peace People  Rev. Kyoichi Sugino (Japan/USA)  Sharon Marshall (New Zealand/Switzerland) Deputy Secretary General, Religions for Peace President, Unitarian Universalists of Basel International  Rev. Crystal Silva-McCormick (USA)  Ven. Gijun Sugitani (Japan) Minister in the United Church of Christ Chair, Religions for Peace International Standing Member of the Board of Trustees, Parliament of Commission on Disarmament and Security; the World’s Religion Supreme Advisor, Tendai Buddhism  Samina Sundas (USA)  Michael R. Walli (USA) Founder and Executive Director of American Ploughshares Muslim Voice  Monica Willard (USA)  Rev Bill Swing (USA) UN Representative for the United Religions President, United Religions Initiative Initiative  Dr. Din Syamsuddin (Indonesia)  Rev Diane Marama Winder (New Zealand) President, Muhammadiyah, and Moderator, Director, Sephira Institute Asian Conference of Religions for Peace  Jim Winkler (USA)  Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed (USA) President and General Secretary, National Director, Office for Interfaith and Community Council of Churches of Christ in the USA Alliances, Islamic Society of North America  Rev Thomas Wipf (Switzerland) Executive Committee, Religions for Peace Moderator of the European Council of Religious  Hirotsugu Terasaki (Japan) Leaders, Member, Religions for Peace Executive Director for Peace Affairs, International Executive Soka Gakkai International  Gilberto Zamora Perez (USA)  Dr. William F. Vendley (USA) Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Dojo Secretary General, Religions for Peace International

Religious organisations:

 Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK) Co-Chairs: Martin Birdseye and Caroline Gilbert. Executive Members: Kelvin Gascoyne, Michael Gilbert, Michael Pulham, Patricia Pulham, Angela Rayner and Neil Berry.  Interfaith Harmony Committee of Lahore High Court Bar Association (Pakistan)  International Fellowship of Reconciliation (International)  Unitarian Universalist Association (International) Rev. Peter Morales (President), Jim Key (Moderator), Rev. Harlan Limpert (Chief Operating Officer), Rev. Eric Cherry (International Resources Director), Bruce Knotts (United Nations Office Director)