2014 Disarmament
In 2014, key disarmament events included:
- Third Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, 8-9 December 2014, Vienna
- UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 7 October–5 November 2014
- Third Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), 28 April–9 May 2014, New York
- Second conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, 13-14 February 2014, Nayarit
- Conference on Disarmament: Part One: 20 January–28 March, Part Two: 12 May–27 June, Part Three: 28 July–12 September 2014
WILPF advocates for full and complete disarmament recently through a variety of initiatives led by our Reaching Critical Will disarmament program. This includes campaigns to ban killer robots, ban nuclear weapons, keep space for peace, and promote gender diversity in disarmament discussions.
WILPF’s disarmament program, Reaching Critical Will (RCW) works to promote and facilitate engagement of non-governmental actors in UN processes related to disarmament.
Read more on the Reaching Critical Will website here.
Disarmament is an issue which is fragmented and addressed in a variety of entities at the United Nations. It also faces particular obstacles to being addressed through a gender lens or with regards to women’s lives, experiences, and rights. Weapons and armed conflict have different effects on different members of society. Women, often viewed as a vulnerable population, tend to be targets for such violence, particularly during armed conflict. They are also frequently excluded from participating in crafting political solutions, which could address their particular risks. It was not until recently when the relationship between arms and gender-based violence was addressed.
WILPF’s Reaching Critical Will program is engaged in a variety of initiatives - including action to implement the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and a campaign to ban nuclear weapons - to leverage these disarmament bodies for greater action and peace.
Read 2014 WILPF disarmament analysis and reports from Reaching Critical Will:
- Filling the gap: report on the Vienna conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, December 2014
- Sex and drone strikes: gender and identity in targeting and casualty analysis, October 2014
- Banning nuclear weapons: an effective measure for disarmament, October 2014
- Small arms, big picture, September 2014
- First Committee briefing book 2014
- An assessment of the PoA, June 2014
- A treaty banning nuclear weapons, April 2014
- Assuring destruction forever: 2014 edition
- Women and Explosive Weapons
- NPT Action Plan monitoring reports, March 2014