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
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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
Erin Hunt, Mines Action Canada, and Isabelle Jones, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots This advice to the Canadian government fromContinue Reading
Nuclear weapon ban treaty nearly two-thirds of way to entry into force
Tim Wright and Seth Shelden, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) At the United Nations last month, the primeContinue Reading
“Rhetoric-Compliance Gap” Continues to Grow at the Arms Trade Treaty’s Annual Meeting
Katherine Young, Control Arms At the core of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is its aim to reduce human sufferingContinue Reading
Setting the Stage for the Humanitarian Disarmament Season
Jillian Rafferty JD’20, Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic The disarmament season in Geneva begins in earnest this monthContinue Reading
Money Matters: Ensuring Financial Assistance Advances Humanitarian Disarmament
Bonnie Docherty and Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative Money plays a critical role in achieving humanitarian disarmament’sContinue Reading
Law Protecting Environment from War to Get Huge Boost this Year
Doug Weir, Conflict and Environment Observatory In 2013, the United Nations’ International Law Commission (ILC) began work on the progressiveContinue Reading
Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict: The Importance of Humanitarian Disarmament
Branka Marijan, Project Ploughshares On May 23, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held its annual open debate on theContinue Reading
Humanitarian Disarmament Sees Win at NPT: Nuclear Arms Control Remains in Peril
Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The outcome of the Third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) of the NuclearContinue Reading