Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in 1957. The theme of the conference is "Confronting New Nuclear Dangers." The conference agenda will focus on strengthening the nuclear test ban and combating terrorism. The Astana conference working groups include: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. It was founded in 1957 by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, following the release of the
Global Alliance for Peace and Prosperity and that “we need more organizations like the Global Alliance for Peace and Prosperity that push us for faster global reforms.“ The organization was officially introduced at the international level at the Fabian Society New Year Conference in London in January 2008. The current chief executive officer (CEO) is Christian Walz. In March 2008 the organization became the youngest non-governmental organization to join the United Nations Global Compact ( UNGC ) Program. The organization regularly attends conferences at European Union and the United Nations. Global Alliance for Peace and Prosperity is a “breeding ground for important global policies“and it pushes