The Other Part of Article VI: General and Complete Disarmament Matthew Bolton Pace University Report on the Panel Discussion This panel, chaired by Maritza Chan, Minister Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica, and co-hosted by Pace University and SCRAP, aimed to provide background and perspective on the concept of “general and complete disarmament” …
Dr Dan Plesch Invited to the Civil Society Forum on the Conference on Disarmament Dr Dan Plesch, director of the CISD, has been kindly invited to participate to the one-day Informal Civil Society Forum on the Conference on Disarmament, by Michael Møller, Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament. The Informal Civil Society Forum will take …
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On behalf of the UN Secretary General, Ms. Angela Kane (the former High Representative for Disarmament Affairs) sent us a letter in 2014, in which she acknowledges the important work carried out by SCRAP. Text of the letter: 6 November 2014 Dear Dr. Plesch, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I wish to acknowledge receipt of …
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SCRAP at 2014 ICAN Civil Society Forum in Vienna Carolina Sarmento Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons Marta Corti Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons As two students involved in the SCRAP project, we had the opportunity to attend the ICAN Civil Society Forum in Vienna on the 6th and 7th of December. This event brought together a variety of campaigners, …
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SCRAP is pleased to welcome a new Advisory Committee member. Geneva based disarmament expert Marc Finaud joined the SCRAP Advisory Committee in May this year. Marc Finaud is a Senior Programme Advisor for the Emerging Security Challenges Programme at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and a Resident Senior Fellow at the United Nations Institute …
Humanity Versus the Bomb Paul Meyer Advisory Committee Member, SCRAP Weapons This post originally appeared on OpenCanada.org on 25 February 2014. Although the natural beauty of the venue belied the subject matter, representatives of 146 states and 120 NGOs met February 13-14 at the Mexican coastal resort of Nayarit for the Second Conference on the …
Notes on the Berlin Session on Humanitarian Disarmament Kevin Miletic Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons Alexandra Tsamados Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons The Berlin Session on Humanitarian Disarmament brought together a wide range of people and organisations from various backgrounds to constructively discuss the challenges facing humanitarian disarmament campaigns, and share ideas as to how best protect …
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Twenty years ago, the US Air Force began to develop the next generation of fighter aircraft aimed at securing total air superiority. The F-22 Raptor was intended to triumph over the relics of Soviet imperialism – Flankers and Fulcrums, Sukhoi and MiGs.