The climate crisis and the war in Ukraine will take centre stage at the United Nations this week as more than 140 Heads of State and Government from around the world gather in New York. Gianna Pontecorboli discusses this...
by Ambra Visentin
The Japanese Prime Minister calls on the world leaders meeting in Hiroshima until 21 May to ban atomic weapons. In addition to urging Moscow not to use nuclear weapons, Japan wants the major powers to tackle the...
To date, data on the arms trade and military-related services are still accessible and it is possible to produce a fairly detailed account of the level of production and its proceeds. But the public - warns a report by...
After the latest confirmations by the allied governments, it is now official: Italy will be the only one of the four European Union countries that host NATO nuclear warheads on their territory not to participate in the First Conference...
by Sara Gorelli, for the Italian “Associazione Nazionale Vittime Civili di Guerra” (ANVCG).
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The humanitarian approach to disarmament, also known as Humanitarian Disarmament, is an advocacy movement aimed...
This infographic is the most up-to-date, as it appears in the first English edition of the Atlas of Wars and Conflicts in the World, out later this Spring. A graphic data visualization helps us answer timely questions, such as:
Which...
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly’s First Committee (Disarmament) adopted the first-ever resolution on autonomous weapons (so-called ‘killer robots’ or LAWS), underlining the ‘urgent need for the international community to address the challenges and concerns raised by autonomous weapons systems’....
by Ambra Visentin
The climate goals of the Paris Agreement are becoming increasingly unattainable due to a lack of academic research and NGO interest in one of the main drivers of the climate crisis - global military and armed conflicts...
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)launched its annual report, Landmine Monitor 2022, on the occasion of the 20th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty. The event was held between 21 November and 25 November at...
By Elia Gerola
For a detailed, visual explanation of the world's nuclear deterrence balances, check out our up-to-date infographic, which will soon be in the book Atlas of Wars and Conflicts in the World (first English edition).
European and global nuclear...
