159 Recommendations to the UN General Assembly First Committee
Emma Bjertén and Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will The UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security wasContinue Reading
Author: humanitarian_disarmament
“Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War”: Joint Editorial Calls for Nuclear Abolition
Dr. Ira Helfand, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and International Steering Group, International Campaign to AbolishContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Building Norms and Overcoming Disarmament Divides
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Events and reports of the past month showcase the challenges of buildingContinue Reading
Cluster Munition Convention Offers Roadmap for New Autonomous Weapons Treaty
Bonnie Docherty, Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic This piece was originally published on JustContinue Reading
Explosive Weapons Monitor Shows Explosive Weapons Increased Civilian Harm in 2022
Katherine Young, Explosive Weapons Monitor The number of civilians killed or injured by explosive weapon use globally soared by 83Continue Reading
Stop Killer Robots Global Meeting Showcases Campaign’s Strength
Jacqulyn Kantack, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic The Stop Killer Robots campaign’s recent global meeting in San José,Continue Reading
Latin America and Caribbean Nations Rally Against Autonomous Weapons Systems: Regional Solidarity Crucial in Future Treaty Negotiations
Bonnie Docherty, Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, and Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch ThisContinue Reading
Implementation and Innovation: Humanitarian Disarmament in 2023
Bonnie Docherty, Human Rights Watch & Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic This post also appeared as part of theContinue Reading
Leading Change, Changing Leadership: ICAN Will Miss Beatrice Fihn!
Susi Snyder, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Leaders don’t crave power for its own sake; rather, power gathersContinue Reading
Work to Protect Civilians Begins—Not Ends—at the Dublin Conference to Endorse the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons
Katherine Young, Explosive Weapons Monitor On November 18, 2022, states and other stakeholders will meet in Dublin, Ireland, for aContinue Reading