Firstov Stepan

Firstov

Stepan

Physician, Politician, Social Activist, Associate Member of the World Medical Association

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Stepan Firstov is invited to join a high-level discussion on eliminating the existential threat of nuclear weapons

29 September 2021

A Presidium Member of the All-Russian public organization Society of Doctors of Russia, ann Associate Member of the World Medical Association Stepan Firstov received an invitation from the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) to join a high-level discussion on eliminating the existential threat of nuclear weapons.

The event will be held on September 30 and in an online mode. As invited speakers are Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Shekhar Mehta, President of Rotary International discuss the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Ruth Mitchell, Board Chair of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

The event is organized by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and under support of the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Association and the World Federation of Public Health Association. «Nuclear war is not the future that must be, but we must act to protect humanity from this existential threat».

To find out more, please, follow the link: https://www.ippnw.org/eliminating-the-threat