Jawaharlal Nehru University, 9 September 2026
Thank you for listening. Two things you can do now.
Tore Nærland has ridden for peace since 1976, in more than 125 countries, most of it from the back seat of a tandem. New Delhi is the second of twelve cities on the fiftieth anniversary journey, which ends with the delivery of an appeal at the United Nations in New York on 30 October. Your name can travel with it.
1. Sign the 2045 Appeal
Nine countries hold nuclear weapons. One miscalculation is enough. Add your name to the appeal for a world free of nuclear weapons by 2045, one hundred years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
An Appeal for Peace, 2026
This is the appeal we deliver at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in October 2026, carrying the names of everyone who has signed.
To the United Nations and the leaders of the world,
We sign this appeal in the tradition of Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., and in solidarity with the survivors of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Semipalatinsk, Nevada, and the Marshall Islands, whose testimonies remind us that nuclear weapons are a humanitarian catastrophe the world must move past.
We, the undersigned, appeal to you:
- For lasting peace in Europe, between Ukraine, Russia, and the European community.
- For a renewed diplomatic focus to ensure peace in the Middle East by de-escalating tensions between Israel, Iran, and the USA.
- For urgent efforts to secure peace and stability in Sudan.
- For a world free from nuclear weapons: we appeal to all nuclear powers to disarm as soon as possible, and by 2045 at the latest.
The world needs active peace work now. Dialogue is the only way out of locked conflicts.
Erik Berge, Project Leader, Bike for PeaceJosy Kang, Spokesperson, Bike for Peace
This appeal is dedicated to the United Nations, Mayors for Peace, the victims of nuclear testing and war, OPANAL, and Lions International.
Sign the 2045 Appeal
Add your name to the list we are carrying to the nine nuclear powers, and toward our aim of reaching the UN Secretary-General in New York. We will write to you from the road.
2. Read the book
Bike for Peace: 50 Years on Wheels of Peace by Erik Berge, 2026, 162 pages. The story of the peace work from the first ride to today, including the India ride of 1979, and the road towards 2045.
The slides
Pedalling for Peace: Journeys Across Borders and Cultures, the presentation from the lecture, 25 slides.