Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Policy Shifts and Tech Decisions Raise New Concerns
Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The start of 2025 has been tumultuous, with recent shifts in US foreign policyContinue Reading
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Moving the Humanitarian Disarmament Agenda Forward in 2025
Susi Snyder, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) The humanitarian disarmament agenda faces critical challenges in 2025. Judging fromContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Ongoing Challenges, Undaunted Advocacy
Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative While ongoing armed conflict and threats to existing treaties and their norms made 2024Continue Reading
Opportunities after the UNGA Resolution on Autonomous Weapons: Moving Toward a New Treaty
Elizabeth Minor, Article 36 Earlier this month, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution on autonomous weapons systems, with aContinue Reading
The Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons: We Need More from States
Kaya Nadesan, International Network on Explosive Weapons “When a war happens, you are erased–from your city, from your home. AllContinue Reading
Advancing Disarmament amid Armed Conflict: UNGA First Committee Shows Initiative despite Insecurity
Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will This year’s five-week session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and InternationalContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Recognition of People-Centered Approach in the Midst of Challenges
Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Over the past two months, several developments in the realm of disarmament have raisedContinue Reading
Civil Society Statement on Humanitarian Disarmament at UN General Assembly’s First Committee
At a session of the UN General Asembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, on October 16, 2024, nongovernmentalContinue Reading
Nobel Increases Pressure on States to Join Nuclear Weapons Ban: Peace Prize Affirms Humanitarian Disarmament Approach
Bonnie Docherty, Senior Arms Adviser, Human Rights Watch This piece was originally published by Human Rights Watch on October 11,Continue Reading
The Convention on Cluster Munitions under Pressure: States Parties’ Reaction to the Lithuanian Withdrawal
Peter Herby, Petersburg Partnerships, and Tamar Gabelnick, International Campaign to Ban Landmines-Cluster Munition Coalition The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)Continue Reading