#SSOD

Sign Our Call for a Special Session on Disarmament at the UN General Assembly

Building on the legal commitments to general and complete disarmament – including those in the United Nation’s founding documents, the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – we urge the UN General Assembly to convene a Special Session on Disarmament based on the Objectives and Agenda agreed upon by the Open Ended Working Group in 2017. 

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and use of nuclear threats have horrified the world, and emphasised the risks inherent to proliferation of conventional arms and nuclear weapons. Before this, the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that governments have failed to invest sufficiently in public health infrastructure, while prioritising spending on military modernization, procurement and operations. 

In these unprecedented times, we appeal to states and others to harness their capabilities to achieve collective security through cooperative international agreements, by reinvigorating efforts to achieve sustainable, verified and irreversible disarmament.

We call on states, including our governments and their representatives, to support the activation of a Special Session on Disarmament at the United Nations General Assembly.

Basel Peace Office

CND

Corruption Tracker

Florida for a World Beyond War

Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples, Gender Justice and Peace

Institute for Documentation and Peace Research 

Manipur Gun Survivors Network

Methodist Church in Britain

Philippine Youth, Peace and Security Coalition

Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster

Senator Marilou McPhedran

South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly

The Gender Security Project

The KESHO Alliance

The Indonesian Women’s Coalition

Toronto Raging Grannies

United Nations Association- UK

Westminster United Nations Association

Wimbledon Disarmament Coalition

Women Volunteers for Peace (WOVOP)