Resolutions for a “New Normal”
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The world seemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief as midnightContinue Reading
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Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Disarmament at a Distance
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The humanitarian disarmament community ended a challenging year on a productive andContinue Reading
Inclusiveness: The Future of the New and Improved “Normal”
Alma Taslidžan Al-Osta, Humanity & Inclusion The pandemic has made 2020 an unusual year. It has kept us physically farContinue Reading
Youth Campaigners Rock the RevCon
Erin Hunt, Mines Action Canada Mines Action Canada has long supported youth campaigners’ involvement with the Mine Ban Treaty andContinue Reading
Condemn All Use of Cluster Munitions—Whatever the Language: Reflections from the Virtual Second Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Kasia Derlicka-Rosenbauer and Diana Carolina Prado Mosquera, International Campaign to Ban Landmines–Cluster Munition Coalition 2020 has been an exceptional yearContinue Reading
Incendiary Weapons through a Humanitarian Disarmament Lens
Erin Shortell, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic On August 26, 2013, 18-year-old Muhammed Assi stood in the courtyardContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: A Milestone for the Nuclear Ban Movement
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative This month’s update is headlined by the 50th ratification and imminent entryContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: Ratifications, Robots, and Reported Cluster Munition Use
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative The past month has been headlined by new treaty ratifications, a diplomaticContinue Reading
Humanitarian Disarmament at First Committee
At a remote session of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, held on October 13,Continue Reading
“Confronting Conflict Pollution”: Launch of Principles for Assisting Victims of Toxic Remnants of War
Jillian Rafferty, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative A new framework for responding to the human consequences of conflict-related environmentalContinue Reading