Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher: UN
Published: 2016-05-24
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9789211423099
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication contains the statements by representatives of civil society organizations which were delivered on 7 May 2015 during the Non-Governmental Organization segment of the 2015 Review Conference of the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Author: United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Publisher:
Published: 2015-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789210572392
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Preface -- Introduction -- The impact of civil society on global efforts to advance the arms trade treaty: The perspective of a Costa Rican diplomat -- Collaboration between governments and civil society on disarmament and non-proliferation education -- The Arms Trade Treaty: a twenty-first century treaty -- The role of civil society in promoting disarmament education and advancing the arms trade treaty and small arms and light weapons agenda
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher: UN
Published: 2016-12-05
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9789211423143
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament and international security. They are intended primarily for those concerned with these matters in Government, civil society and in the academic community. This publication's authors, who include some of the world's leading scholars, diplomats and activists on the topic, examine historic, strategic, humanitarian and economic aspects of general and complete disarmament to elaborate and elevate the case for prohibiting conventional weapons systems as well as nuclear weapons. The featured articles were originally presented at the seminar held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 21 October 2015 entitled "Comprehensive Approaches for Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century: Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament". It was organized by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica.
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher:
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9789211423174
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"This publication on civil society engagement in disarmament processes draws on recent research and reflections from literary non-fiction, academia, risk assessment, activism and advocacy to present the case for a nuclear weapons ban as a vital first step in nuclear weapons' ultimate abolition"--Title page verso.
Author: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-10
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 0198737815
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 46th edition of the SIPRI Yearbook analyses developments in 2014 in security and conflicts; military spending and armaments; non-proliferation; arms control; and disarmament.
Author: Betty A. Reardon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 1136198121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book asserts that human security derives from the experience and expectation of human well-being which depends on four essential conditions: a life sustaining environment, the meeting of essential physical needs, respect for the identity and dignity of persons and groups, protection from avoidable harm and expectations of remedy from them. The book demonstrates their integral relationship to human security. Patriarchy being the germinal paradigm from which most major human institutions such as the state, the economy, organised religions and social relations have evolved, the book argues that fundamental inequalities must be challenged for the sake of equality and security. The fundamental point raised is that expectation of human well-being is a continuing cause of armed conflict which constitutes a threat to peace and survival of all humanity and human security cannot exist within a militarised security system. The editors of the book bring together 14 essays which critically examine militarised security in order to find human security pathways, show ways in which to refute the dominant paradigm, indicate a clear gender analysis that challenges the current system, and suggests alternatives to militarised security. With a mix of female and male feminist scholar activists as contributors, the book makes an important contribution to a new discourse on human security.
Author: Alexander Kmentt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-05-17
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1000393488
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book chronicles the genesis of the negotiations that led to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which challenged the established nuclear order. The work provides readers with an authoritative account of the complex evolution of the ‘Humanitarian Initiative’ (HI) and the negotiation history of the TPNW. It includes a close analysis of internal strategy documents and communications in the author’s possession which trace the tactical and political decisions of a small group of state actors. By demonstrating the unacceptable humanitarian consequences and uncontrollable risks that these weapons pose to everyone’s security, the HI convinced many states to ban nuclear weapons and reject the policy of nuclear deterrence as unsustainable and illegitimate. As such, this book is a case-study of multilateral diplomacy and cooperation between state and civil society actors. It also contains a full discussion of both sides of the nuclear argument and assesses the extent to which the HI and the TPNW have moved the dial and present opportunities for transformational change. This book will be of much interest to students of nuclear disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation, diplomacy, global governance, and International Relations in general.