Restricting flag for peace: Steglitz-Zehlendorf sets signs!

Restricting flag for peace: Steglitz-Zehlendorf sets signs!

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the flag of the "Mayors for Peace" initiative will be raised in front of the Zehlendorf town hall in Berlin. This symbolic act is organized by the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district office and is intended to set a clear sign of peace. The flag ranging is accompanied by the special initiative "Steps for Peace", which is handed over to peace cranes. Steglitz-Zehlendorf has joined this global network since 2017, which is committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons and belongs to over 7,900 cities [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/ba-steglitz-zehlendorf/aktuelles/PressemageDeilungen/2025/Pressemage department.

The organization "Mayors for Peace" was founded in 1982 by the Mayor of Hiroshima and pursues the goal of promoting peaceful coexistence. In particular, the event is reminiscent of the legal opinion of the International Court of Justice of July 8, 1996, which determines a duty of negotiation for nuclear disarmament. This obligation is also of central importance in view of current geopolitical tensions.

global participation and context of the disarmament

The flag ranging is part of a global initiative in which Germany is also involved with over 600 cities. In Wiesbaden, the flag will also be hoisted at the same time to pursue the same goal: the protest against nuclear weapons and the occurrence of a peaceful world Wiesbaden lives. The current geopolitical situation, in particular the threats of nuclear violence in the context of the Ukraine conflict, illustrates the urgency of these efforts.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), around 12,121 nuclear warheads are present worldwide, of which around 2,100 are high alert. The United States and Russia have most of these ready -to -use nuclear weapons, while China continuously expands its arsenal. These developments lead to fears of a new armaments race among the nuclear powers SPIEGEL.

The Mayors for Peace and the cities participating in them actively campaign to raise awareness of the public for the dangers of nuclear weapons and the promotion of political disarmament measures. The custody of the peace flag is an integral part of these campaigns and has been carried out annually since 2017.