Peace

First Committee at the United Nations, New York Vanessa Canola Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Breaking the impasse in the disarmament apparatus (through SSOD-IV) is needed now more than ever. From October 3rd to 13th, SCRAP Weapons was in New York to participate in the First Committee of the United Nations- one of the six main …

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Taiwan Strait Military Balance James Luk Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Hugo Bainbridge graphic designer, SCRAP Weapons According to the World Military Expenditure report, China’s military expenditure increased by 4.2% to reach $292 billion in 2022. But how do China’s military capabilities compare to the United States along the Taiwan Strait? This article examines China’s conventional …

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On 5th October 2023, The Episcopal Church and SCRAP Weapons invited speakers from different faith-based organisations and religious denominations to contribute to a panel along with researchers, former officials and NGOs on the theme of “Interreligious Dialogue and Disarmament,” hosted at the Episcopal Church Centre in New York. Stimulated by the severity of present circumstances, …

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Peace for Gender Equality | NGO CSW/NY On 19th September 2023 SCRAP Weapons’ Project Coordinator, Eloisa Romani, intervened as a panelist at the NGO CSW/NY’s September meeting. The meeting addressed women, youth, peace and security (WYPS), an analysis of the New Agenda for Peace with a gender perspective, and reflections on the SDG Summit in …

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Newsletter August 2023 Revisiting Disarmament and Arms Control: Progress or Regression? – A Geneva Security Debate What are the challenges and opportunities to the disarmament and arms control machinery and treaties? What role do these mechanisms play at a time of uncertainty in international politics? Are and can these mechanisms and treaties contribute to peace …

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Philip Chennery Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Conversations on the Arms Industry is a student-led SCRAP Weapons project, born with the intent to create a space for sharing challenges, hopes, and ideas relating to the arms industrial complex. Throughout the series, SCRAP aims to involve not only individuals focused on policy-making, law or technology, but also …

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The Disarmament Agenda Is Seriously Stalled. The General Assembly Can Revive It. Eloisa Romain Project Coordinator, SCRAP Weapons Zahraa Kapasi Consultant, SCRAP Weapons This article was originally published on PassBlue on 8th August 2023. For the disarmament agenda to progress, its machinery needs to be revisited. Current efforts by the Conference on Disarmament — the United Nations body …

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Newsletter July 2023 NEW AGENDA FOR PEACE CALLS FOR THE CONVENING OF A SPECIAL SESSION ON DISARMAMENT On July 18th, UN Secretary General, António Guterres, released the long awaited New Agenda for Peace. SCRAP Weapons is delighted to announce the policy brief has recognised the need for a special session on disarmament (SSOD) at the …

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