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A Call to Action
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Co-founded by Joseph Rotblat in 1957, the goals of Pugwash are to reduce the danger of armed conflict and to seek cooperative solutions for global problems. Pugwash’s primary effort is to reduce the catastrophic threat posed to humanity by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
With the growing proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, with threats of terrorism haunting our societies, and with the U.S. no longer honoring its commitments to the non-proliferation treaties we have already signed, the world is at a critical juncture.
Until shortly before his death in 2005, Sir Joseph Rotblat was actively dedicating his efforts toward a better, safer future. You can help carry on his critical work.
Over 15 million men, women and children have died of AIDS, and that number is growing by 8,500 every day. And despite all international efforts to combat the problem, the number of people infected with HIV/AIDS has grown to more than 40 million.
The Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) — along with the Global Fund, the Bush Administration’s AIDS program, the Gates Foundation and many others — are working to reverse that tide.
More than one million people worldwide are now being treated with anti-retroviral drugs, a dramatic increase in recent years, but far short of the 5 million more who need treatment, a number than includes 700,000 children.
CHAI is providing technical support to 17 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and in Ethiopia, Ukraine and Vietnam. They are expanding pediatric and rural initiatives, and supporting prevention efforts which are absolutely necessary to end this terrible epidemic.
“Every voice matters,” Bill Clinton reminds us, “So does every dollar and every hour of time you can volunteer. Working together, we can save lives, stop this terrible disease, and build a better world for our children.”
To do your part, go to:
Honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)) is an independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care.
Each year in more than 70 countries, MSF volunteer doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other professionals treat patients with tuberculosis, sleeping sickness, and HIV/AIDS, and provide medical and psychological care to street children and other marginalized groups.
Doctors Without Borders welcomes the support of concerned citizens around the world.
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