From March 25 to 29, the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons met at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva, Switzerland.
Canadian Council of Churches urges Ottawa to support nuclear ban treaty
December 21, 2018 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Email: pm@pm.gc.ca Re: The …
2018 International Day of Peace
The theme for today’s International Day of Peace is The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United …
Under stress: Space security in 2017
Project Ploughshares and its partners on the Space Security Index (SSI) project joined with the Government of Canada in hosting a First Committee side event on October 17 to launch …
Outer space: New and old challenges
Ploughshares program officer Jessica West was among the speakers who addressed outer space security at the UN First Committee meetings in October. She focused on trends in outer space governance …
Divisions on outer space security
A cautious optimism marked the opening of debates on outer space at the United Nations First Committee on Disarmament and International Security this past October. However, serious divisions quickly became …
Humanitarian disarmament: Putting people first
The Humanitarian Disarmament Forum, which began in 2012, has become an annual gathering, conducted on the margins of the UN General Assembly First Committee. The 2017 Forum, organized by Human …
Outer Space Security: Statement to the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee
Chair, today is an auspicious day to address this Committee on the security of outer space. On this very date, October 10th, the Outer Space Treaty—the bedrock of international space …
Canadians among experts calling for UN action on killer robots
On August 21, 116 robotics experts from 26 countries, including Canada, signed a letter calling for the United Nations to take action on the issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems, …
Many EU countries to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty on April 2nd
Message from the French and German Missions to the UN: – Save the Date – April 2nd/10 am – ATT ceremony April 2nd – SAVE THE DATE! The adoption of …