IPPNW’S World Congress calls for a ‘Global Ban on Uranium Mining’

IPPNW held a 1-day pre-congress to their 2010 annual world-congress in Basel, Switzerland, “Sacred Land – Poisoned Peoples / Indigenous Peopeles and Uranium Mining”.

Delegates to the pre-congress released a joint statement calling for an end to all uranium mining and processing, irresponsible radioactive waste management, nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
Indigenous Peoples Statement (English)
Statement der Indigenen Delegierten (German)

The International Council of IPPNW then decided upon a resolution calling for a Global Ban on Uranium Mining.

see also: www.nuclear-risks.org