A Decade of Disarmament
By Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The past decade (2010-2019) has significantly advanced the objectives of humanitarianContinue Reading
Author: humanitarian_disarmament
ATT Academy in Southern Africa takes place in Namibia
By Raluca Muresan, Control Arms A version of this blog originally appeared on the Control Arms website. Earlier this month,Continue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: A Multi-Issue Month
November was another busy month in the disarmament world, with high-level meetings and the release of major reports on killerContinue Reading
The Unbearable Heaviness of Hypocrisy: A Brief Overview of First Committee 2019
By Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom It was a rough five weeks at the UN GeneralContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: News from First Committee
This month’s overview of key developments in humanitarian disarmament focuses on the outcomes of the UN General Assembly’s First CommitteeContinue Reading
A Humanitarian Frame to the UN’s Disarmament Discussions
Civil society made sure that the humanitarian consequences of arms were at the forefront of diplomats’ minds when the UNContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: A New Feature
As happens every October, government officials and advocates have made their way to New York for the annual UN meetingContinue Reading
#WPSAdvice: Put Canada back in Humanitarian Disarmament
By Erin Hunt, Mines Action Canada, and Isabelle Jones, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots This advice to the Canadian governmentContinue Reading
Nuclear weapon ban treaty nearly two-thirds of way to entry into force
By Tim Wright and Seth Shelden, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) At the United Nations last month, theContinue Reading
“Rhetoric-Compliance Gap” Continues to Grow at the Arms Trade Treaty’s Annual Meeting
By Katherine Young, Control Arms At the core of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is its aim to reduce humanContinue Reading