ICAN Austria

Founded in 2013, ICAN Austria is a non-governmental organisation based in Wien, Austria working on peace & conflict, human rights.

ICAN Austria is the Austrian branch of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a global coalition of more than 600 partner organisations. Based in Vienna, it campaigns for the stigmatisation, prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. Its work includes public awareness and education, lobbying of parliamentarians and governments to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, events for the public and a network of volunteer activists. ICAN, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, works in partnership with humanitarian, human rights and peace organisations and emphasises the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. The organisation is a registered, non-profit association in Austria, recognised as charitable, and relies on donations and memberships.