Anti-nuclear advocacy from Pacific Islanders helped lay the groundwork for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that is gaining momentum globally.
This comes as the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo this week.
The Campaign, a coalition of NGOs, organised the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which was adopted in July by 122 states in the UN General Assembly.
Johnny Blades has more.
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Anti-nuclear campaigning has been conducted in the Pacific Islands for decades. This demonstration in Suva in the 1970s features Dr Vanessa Griffen on the right. Photo: Supplied/Dr Vanessa Griffen.