Negotiating the nuclear weapons ban in 2017

On 27 October 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly, 123 countries made history when they voted in favor of a First Committee on Disarmament resolution agreeing to negotiate a ban on nuclear weapons next year.

The resolution on “taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament” through negotiations in 2017 is the […]

October 29th, 2016 | Category: cluster bombs, landmines, nuclear weapons, NYC, survivors, women | Leave a comment

Humanitarian disarmament in 2016

The host and conveners of the 2016 Humanitarian Disarmament Forum

Five years on, the umbrella term “humanitarian disarmament” is still the appropriate title for the small community of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society groups working to protect civilians and humanity from the harmful effects of indiscriminate weapons and armed violence. This was […]

October 22nd, 2016 | Category: arms trade, chemical weapons, cluster bombs, explosive weapons, incendiary weapons, killer robots, landmines, nuclear weapons, NYC, survivors, toxic remnants | Leave a comment