Today, September 26th, marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

In the text of Resolution No. 68/32 of the United Nations General Assembly, it can be read: “Declares 26 September the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons devoted to furthering this objective, including through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination in order to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon free world”.

On the occasion of the 50th. anniversary of the fascist military coup against the legitimate government of Chile led by President Salvador Allende, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) salutes the Chilean people who fought and resisted fascism,

On September 11, 1973, a violent and bloody coup d'état overthrew the Popular Unity government democratically elected by the Chilean people, putting an end to three years of deepening democracy, the rights of the Chilean people, and Chile's sovereignty.

In 1945, with World War II already over in the Far East, the unthinkable happened: two atomic
bombs were dropped by the US on civilian populations on August 6 and 9, decimating the
inhabitants of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were literally wiped off
the map.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) participated, between 21 and 23 July, at the Camp "Give Peace a Chance",
organized by the Platform for Peace and Disarmament - to which the CPPC belongs - held in Melides, Grândola.
The camp started on Friday afternoon, with hundreds of young people from all over the country arriving at the campsite, which was also the venue for the first night's entertainment.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation - CPPC, one of the organizations promoting and subscribing to the appeal "Together for Cuba", was present at the act of solidarity that took place at Voz do Operário, in Lisbon, last July 15.

On July 11 and 12, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation carried out several actions as part of the Campaign against the NATO Summit, which took place on those two days in Vilnius, Lithuania.

On the 11th and 12th, contact actions were carried out with the populations in the cities of Setúbal, Porto, Viseu and Coimbra with the newspaper "Peace Yes! NATO No!", which calls for Peace and denounces NATO's warmongering objectives. It can be consulted here: https://shorturl.at/ILRT3

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) advocates general, simultaneous and controlled disarmament, the dissolution of political-military blocs and the establishment of a collective security system, with the goal of creating an international order capable of ensuring peace and justice in relations between peoples, as advocated by the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) strongly condemns the Israeli army's attacks against the Palestinian people, which are taking an even more brutal form against the Palestinian refugee camp of Jenin.

Last Monday, Israel launched more than a dozen airstrikes against Jenin, an aggression that took on a cruel dimension, resulting in at least 10 deaths and many dozens of injuries, some of them in critical condition.

On the 20 th . of June, the day that marks World Refugee Day, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) expresses great concern about the continuous worsening of
the situation of refugees, as well as of displaced people and migrants around the world.

In Portugal, between June 15 and 17, many responded to the call and carried out important
and significant actions in defence of peace.

The Appeal “Stop the war! Give peace a chance!" endorsed by more than 40 Portuguese
organisations and launched in May by the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation,
resulted in five actions: in Porto, Coimbra, Faro, Funchal and Lisbon.
Altogether, several thousand participants, in very different ways, reaffirmed the importance
and urgency of defending peace.