U.S. Conference of Mayors Calls on the United States to Welcome the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and Act Now to Prevent Nuclear War
On August 31, the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a bold new resolution Calling on the United States to Welcome the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and to Act Now to Prevent Nuclear War and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons. The resolution was introduced by Mayors for Peace U.S. Vice-President Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. READ THE FULL REPORT. Founded in 1982 and led by the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mayors for Peace has grown to 8,043 cities in 165 countries and regions, with 219 U.S. members. Noting that, “The United States Conference of Mayors has unanimously adopted Mayors for Peace resolutions for sixteen consecutive years,” the USCM “urges all of its members to join Mayors for Peace to help reach the goal of 10,000 member cities.” Is your Mayor a member?
