Geneva Forum

What could an Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat look like? Dr. David Atwood lays out relevant issues to be considered in a background paper that was discussed at the ATT Network event on "Options for an ATT Secretariat: A Preliminary Exchange of Views", held on 27 August 2014 in Geneva. More information available at http://www.genevaforum.ch/gf/index.php?id=1069

Geneva Forum A Joint Initiative of: Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Centre on Conflict, Development and Peace building of the Graduate Institute

Action on Armed Violence's infographic on combat drones systems, their use and their spread around the world.

Infographic: current combat drones & their proliferation This infographic seeks to shed some light on current combat drones, their use and their spread around the world.

"(T)he Republic of the Marshall Islands accuses the nuclear weapons states of a "flagrant denial of human justice". It argues it is justified in taking the action because of the harm it suffered as a result of the nuclear arms race.

The Pacific chain of islands, including Bikini Atoll and Enewetak, was the site of 67 nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958, including the "Bravo shot", a 15-megaton device equivalent to a thousand Hiroshima blasts, detonated in 1954. The Marshallese islanders say they have been suffering serious health and environmental effects ever since."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/marshall-islands-sues-nine-nuclear-powers-failure-disarm?CMP=twt_gu

Marshall Islands sues nine nuclear powers over failure to disarm Pacific nation that was site of 67 nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958 accuses states of 'flagrant denial of human justice'