EDI N BVRG H THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Mayors for Peace Network
City of Edinburgh Council 15 September 2005
Purpose of report 1 To consider the decision ol the Executive o 23 August 2005 on the Mayors for Peace Network.
Main report 2 At its meeting on 23 August 2005 the Executive considered a report by the Chief Executive on an invitation to the Council to join the Mayors for Peace Network and to endorse the Network’s statement on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. 3 The Executive agreed that the Council become a member of the Mayors for Peace Network and indicate its support for the Network’s statement.
4 The Executive’s decision has been called in to the Council in terms of Standing Order 58. The lead signatory is Councillor Mclnnes.
Recommendations 5 That the Council consider the Executive’s decision.
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Appendices Report no E/I52/05-06/CE by the Chief Executive
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Background Minute of the Executive of 23 August 2005 Papers
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Item no + GDINBVRGH + THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Mayors for Peace Network
Executive of the Council 23 August 2005
Purpose of report 1 This report is submitted in terms of the decision of the Council on 30 June 2005 that I report on the remaining issues in relation to the invitation to the Council to join the Mayors for Peace Network.
Main report The Council had been advised that attendance at the annual conference of the Mayors for Peace Network, which took place in Hiroshima, Japan from 4 to 6 August, was no longer being considered. The previous decision by the Executive, at its meeting on 21 June, had been called in to the Council in terms of Standing Order 58 but, in light of that position, the call-in was subsequently withdrawn at the Council meeting. The remaining issues on which I was asked to report are: i. whether the Council should become a member of the Mayors for Peace Network; and ii. whether the Council should sign the statement at Appendix 1 to this report. Mayors for Peace is an international non-governmental organisation recognised under the United Nations Charter. As at April this year, it comprised 912 cities from 1IO countries and territories which support the Program to Promote the Solidarity of Cities Toward the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, proposed by the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in June 1982 at the Second UN Session on Disarmament. The Network seeks to build solidarity and co-operation among cities and to contribute to world peace, primarily by raising global public consciousness regarding the abolition of nuclear weapons. It also seeks to address collectively the many problems that threaten peaceful co-existence, including hunger, poverty, human rights abuses, local conflict and environmental destruction. While almost 30 UK councils are members of Mayors for Peace, Glasgow and Shetland Islands Councils are the only Scottish members at present and, against the background of growing Edinburgh/Glasgow co-operation, it may be appropriate for this Council now to become a member of the Network. It may, however, be too late for the Council formally to endorse the statement at 1 Appendix 1, since the objective was to release this to the media at the United Nations on 23 May 2005, although the Council could still indicate its support for the sentiments of the statement. Financial Implications 7 As previously reported, membership of the Mayors for Peace Network involves no annual fee or financial obligation.
Recommendations
8 The Executive is recommended to agree that the Council become a member of the Mayors for Peace Network and indicate its support for the statement at Appendix 1.
Tom Aitchison Chief Executive +$/-/x
Appendices Appendix 1 Statement and Signatories
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Background Report to Executive of 21 June 2005 Papers Report to Council of 30 June 2005
2 Joint Statement Page 1 of 8
Mayors and parliamentarians cooperate for a nuclear weapons free world
The following statement was released by mayors and members ofparliaments and congresses, meeting in conjunction with the 7thReview Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in May 2005, and has been endorsed by the mayors aizd national legislators listed below:
Statement
As mayors and legislators we have a role to protect the security of citizens living within our jurisdictions and to protect our localities for future generations.
Such security is not advanced when there remain 30,000 nuclear weapons, many of which are deployed and ready for use at short notice. The risk of nuclear weapons use - by accident, design or miscalculation ? is increasing due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons to new States, the possibility of non-State access to nuclear weapons and bomb-building materials, and the expanded nuclear weapons use doctrines of the nuclear weapon States.
Regardless of where nuclear weapons are targeted or detonated, or whether they are used by terrorist organisations or State militaries, no-one would escape the calamitous consequences of a nuclear attack. Even cities that are not the direct brunt of an attack would feel the global economic, social and medical repercussions, which would dwarf those of 9/11. Any nuclear weapons use would cause unimaginable devastation requiring massive aid, global effects from nuclear fall-out and a rise in refugees seeking to escape the most contaminated regions.
The only way to prevent nuclear weapons use is to eliminate all nuclear weapons as mandated by Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the 1996 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons. Mayors for Peace have provided a vision for the achievement of a nuclear weapons free world by 2020.
Therefore, we the undersigned mayors and parliamentarians, call for the commencement of negotiations which would culminate in the comprehensive abolition and elimination of nuclear weapons and the international control of nuclear materials to prevent clandestine bomb-making.
If a small number of States continue to prevent such negotiations being initiated at the Conference on Disarmament and also at the NPT Review Conferences, then governments should be encouraged to find an alternative track to nuclear disarmament as was done with the Landmines Convention.
The overwhelming majority of citizens in our cities, countries and around the world support the abolition of these ultimate weapons of mass destruction, and we mayors and legislators have a responsibility to use our authority to ensure the implementation of this imperative.
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Endorsers:
Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan
Yzermans Alain, Mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
Senator Lyn Allison, Australia
Senator Abacca Anjain-Maddison, Marshall Islands
Hon. Larry Bagnell, P.C. M.P, Canada
Chris Balance MSP, Scotland
Tim Barnett Mp, New Zealand
Senator Andrew Bartlett, Australia
Angelika Beer, Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Eddie de Bloack, Mayor, Merchtem, Belgium
Senator Stefan0 BOCO,Italy
Hartmut Bopp, Mayor of Aarbergen, Germany
Rosa Maria Bonas i Pahisa MP, Spain
Senator Massimo Bonavita, Italy
Jozef de Borger, Mayor Gemeente Londerzeel, Belgium
Hiltrud Breyer MdEP
Dr Andre Brie, MEP
Senator Bob Brown, Australia
Dr. Charles Yaw Brempong-Yeboah MP, Ghana
Senator Giovanni Brunale, Italy
Senator Paolo Brutti, Italy
Jim Burch, Mayor of Palo Alto, California, USA
Raphael Chegeni MP, Tanzania
Arthur Chesterfield Evans MP, Australia
Keiko Chiba MP, Japan
Senator Nando Dalla Chiesa, Italy
David N. Cicilline Mayor of Providence, USA
Dave Cieslewicz, Mayor of Madison, USA
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Ian Cohen MP, Australia
Frank Cook MP, United Kingdom
Raffaele Cortesi, Mayor of Lug0 (Ra) Italy
Senator Fiorello Cortiana, Italy
Libby Davies MP, Canada
Luc Dehaene, Mayor of Ieper, Belgium
Elettra Deiana Mp, Italy
Roe1 Deseyn, MP, Belgium
Senator Anna Donati, Italy
Vera Dua, MP, Belgium
Jill Evans MEP
Hans Eyssen, Mayor Holsbeek, Belgium
Senator Antonello Falomi, Italy
Senator Angelo Flammia, Italy
Pietro Folena MP, Italy
Daniel Fontaine, Mayor of Aubagne, France
Deb Foskey MP, Australia
Monica Frassoni, Member of the European Parliament
Antonelle Friestein, Representing the Mayor of Viorglio, Italy
Senator Pierre Galand, Belgium
Eloi Glorieux MP, Belgium
Senator Leopoldo Di Girolamo, Italy
Councillor Brian Gregson, for the Convener, Shetland Islands Council
Senator Brian Greig, Australia
Paul Van Grembergen, Mayor Evergem, Belgium
Edith Cuttat Gyger, Municipalite de Delemont
Sylvia Hale MP, Australia
David Hammerstein MEP
Agne Hansson MP, Sweden
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Rebecca Harms MEP
Satu Hassi, MEP
Lotta Hedstrom MP, Sweden
Heide Ruehle MEP
RogerHeyvaert, Mayor of Meise, Belgium
David T. Hildt, Mayor of Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Alain Hutchinson MEP
Satoshi Inoue MP, Japan
Tadashi Inuzuka MP, Japan
Senator Nuccio Iovene, Italy
Marie Anne Isler Beguin, MEP
Patrick Janssens Mayor, Belgium
Jenny Jones, Representing the Mayor of London
Gisela Kallenbach MEP
Sandra Kanck, Australia
Seiichi Kaneta, MP, Japan
Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann MEP
Sergey Kolesnikov MY, Russia
Dirk de Kort, Mayor of Brasschaat, Belgium
Rep Dennis Kucinich, USA
Willy Kuijpers, Mayor of Herent, Belgium
Jean Lambert, MEP
Hallgeir Langeland MP, Norway
CmenLawrence Mp, Australia
Hon. Jack Layton MP, Canada
Etienne LePage, Mayor of Erpe-Mere, Belgium
Bruno de Lille, Deputy Mayor, Belgium
Keith Locke MP, Aotearoa-New Zealand
Senator Aleandro Longhi, Italy
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Herman De Loor, Mayor of Zottegem, Belgium
Josiane Lowie, Mayor of Staden, Belgium
Caroline Lucas, Member of the European Parliament
Lynn MacLaren MP, Australia
Magnar Bergo, MP Norway
Senator Luigi Malabarba, Italy
Dr Wayne Mapp MP, New Zealand
Catherine Margate, Mayor of Malakoff, France
Dee Margetts MP, Australia
Senator Luigi Marino, Italy
Tony Martin MP, Canada
Senator Francesco Martone, Italy
Brian Masse MI', Canada
Alexa McDonough MY, Canada
Willy Minnebo, Mayor of Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Luisa Morgantini, Member of European Parliament
Senator Andrew Murray, Australia
Masaharu Nakagawa MP, Japan
Senator Kerry Nettle, Australia
Gerard Onesta, Vice-President European Parliament
Waiter Van Parijs, Mayor of Beernem, Belgium
Claes Paul, Mayor of Pepingen, Belgium
President Filippo Penati, Province of Milan
Senator Oskar Peterlini, Italy
Luc Peetermans, Mayor, Kerkstraat, Belgium
Tobias Pflueger MEP
Ingrid Pira, Mayor, Belgium
Senator Leo Platvoet, Netherlands
Eddy Poffe, Mayor of Tienen, Belgium
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Bob Price, Lord Mayor of Oxford, United Kingdom
Darren Ray, Mayor Port Phillip, Australia
Lee Rhiannon MP, Australia
Senator Aden Ridgeway, Australia
Senator Natale Ripamonti, Italy
Cllr Bill Risby, former Lord Mayor, Manchester City Council, England
Ross Robertson MP, New Zealand
Matt Robson MP, New Zealand
Senator Emeritus Douglas Roche, Canada
Raul Romera MEP
Claes Roxbergh MP, Sweden
Senator Dulce Maria Sauri Riancho, Mexico
Senator Piero di Siena, Italy
Bill Siksay MP, Canada
Hon Nick Smith MP, New Zealand
Warren Snowdon MP, Australia
Senator Tommaso Sodano, Italy
Lesley Soper MF', New Zealand
Bart Staes, MEP
Peter Stoffer MP, Canada
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, Australia
Tsuneo Suzuki MP, Japan
Adolfo R. Taylhardat, Member of the Parliament of Latin America
Koen T;Rijen, MP, Belgium
Senator Patrick Vankrunkelsven, Belgium
Daniel Vanpoucke, Mayor of Meulebeke, Belgium Hendrik Verbrugge, Mayor of Alken, Belgium.
Roger Verduyckt, Mayor of Begijnendijk,
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Jan Verheyden Mayor of Tessenderlo, Belgium http://ww.pcf.ciQ-.hiroshima.jp/mayors/english/campaign/j ointstatement.htm1 08 10 8/20 0 5 Joinr araremenr Page 8 of 8
Mayor De Vis Dirk, Ham, Belgium
Senator Luigi Viviani, Italy
Senator Tana de Zulueta, Italy
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Report title Mayors for Peace Network
In accordance with the Council’s constitutional arrangements, the contents of this report have been noted by the appropriate Executive Member.
Without prejudice to the integrity of the report, and the recommendations contained within it, the Executive Member expresses hidher own views as follows:
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For information - Paragraph 8.2 of the Council’s Constitutional Arrangements states:
“Officers will continue to prepare reports, with professional advice and recommendations, on matters requiring decisions by the Executive:
> a report seeking decisions on matters of corporate strategy, corporate policy and corporate projects will be submitted direct to the Executive > a report seeking decisions on matters relating to the special responsibilities allocated to an individual member of the Executive will be submitted, in the first instance, to that member. The member will add his or her own recommendation to it before submission to the Executive. Where the Executive member disagrees with the advice and the recommendation of the officers, the Executive member will also state his or her reasons.” From - “Capital City Government - The New Arrangements” (Appendix 2 - Constitutional Arrangements) - agreed at Full Council 18 May 2000.
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