Marshallese Educational Initiative Participates in UN Nuclear Ban Conference

By Daniel Caruth

Published July 13, 2022 at 12:54 PM CDT

Benetick Kabua Maddison (right) at the Vienna conference with Ambassador Teburoro Tito of Kiribati.

In June three representatives from the Marshallese Educational Initiative participated in a nuclear weapons ban conference hosted by the United Nations in Vienna, Austria. Benetick Kabua Maddison, assistant director for the organization, spoke with Ozarks at Large about the meeting and the humanitarian cost of nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands today.

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Daniel Caruth is KUAF's Morning Edition host and reporter for Ozarks at Large<i>.</i>

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