Sample City Council Resolution to Support "Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign"

Whereas the past decade has seen no sign of the “good faith negotiations” for the elimination of nuclear arsenals promised under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT, 1970) and mandated by an unanimous advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in 1996;

Whereas the past decade has seen both horizontal (new countries in possession) and vertical (new types of weapons) proliferation of nuclear weapons;

Whereas the development of nuclear bunker-busters, mini-nukes and other “usable” nuclear weapons is increasing the probability that such weapons will be used;

Whereas reliable news reports and public statements of national policy have revealed that the taboo against the combat use of nuclear weapons is weakening;

Whereas any violation of the taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is extremely likely to stimulate further violations;

Whereas the use of even a small nuclear weapon could destroy a city, killing up to one million people, or disable a megaport or destroy a nuclear power plant, thereby severely damaging the global economy, and that a nuclear exchange of as few as 100 nuclear explosions would plunge the world into ten years of cold and famine resulting in up to one billion deaths;

Whereas the use of any nuclear weapon for any purpose whatsoever is illegal, immoral and obscenely dangerous;

Whereas it is vital to rapidly arouse the global public and create a worldwide political climate in strong, unwavering support of the taboo against the use of nuclear weapons; and

Whereas the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have since 2003 been leading an emergency campaign to ban nuclear weapons but cannot afford to support the entire global campaign on their own;

Therefore be it resolved that the City of __________ openly declares its support for the Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign to eliminate all nuclear weapons by the year 2020;

and be it further resolved that, as concrete evidence of this support, this city shall contribute a sum equivalent to € _______ to assist the campaign; and finally, be it resolved that said sum shall be contributed by _______ and a similar sum contributed on that date every year until 2020, subject to annual review of the campaign and the city’s commitment to it. 



Return resolution to:

Mayor Luc Dehaene, Chair Board of Directors, Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign, City Hall, Grote Markt 34, 8900 Ypres, BELGIUM

Bank account for Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign,
Grote Markt 34, B-8900 Ieper, Belgium

Name of bank: DEXIA (branch Vlamertinge - Dikkebus), Kerkplein 18,  8908 Vlamertinge - Ieper, Belgium

Account Number 088-2371003-27

IBAN nr.: BE48-0882-3710-0327

BIC (SWIFT code): GKCCBEBB

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