Humanitarian Disarmament in 2022: Negotiations, Implementation, and a Fresh Start
Bonnie Docherty, Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Watch While the year 2021 ended on anContinue Reading
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Countering Consensus through Humanitarian Disarmament: Incendiary Weapons and Killer Robots
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First Committee Needs Actionable Ambition for Disarmament
Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom While in some ways, this year’s UN General Assembly First CommitteeContinue Reading
Key Developments in Humanitarian Disarmament: First Committee Finishes, Disarmament Marathon Continues
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Over much of the past month, advocates and diplomats in the armsContinue Reading
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Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Pandemic-related postponements led to back-to-back meetings on cluster munitions and killer robotsContinue Reading
Race and Intersectionality in Humanitarian Disarmament: First Committee Statement
At a remote session of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, held on October 8,Continue Reading
“The Narrative Must Change”: Prospects for the 2021 UNGA First Committee
Allison Pytlak, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, time has inexplicably passed both slowlyContinue Reading