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Assuring our Common Future: Parliamentary Handbook on Disarmament
Assuring our Common Future: Parliamentary Handbook on Disarmament

Assuring our Common Future: Parliamentary Handbook on Disarmament

A guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development.

Description

This guide to parliamentary action in support of disarmament for security and sustainable development has been produced by the partner organisations in order to educate and engage legislators (parliamentarians) in all fields of disarmament, including of nuclear weapons, other weapons of mass destruction, other inhumane weapons, small arms and light weapons, other conventional weapons and emerging weapons.

The approach and focus of the guide draws primarily from Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament, a report released by the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) in 2018 and followed up by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) with guidelines and support for implementation.

The parliamentary guide offers recommendations and examples of parliamentary action and exemplary policy relating to the disarmament issues and goals outlined in the UNSG’s report. In addition it includes a section on disarmament and public health in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, also with recommendations and examples of policy and parliamentary action.

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Additional Details

  • Publication Type: Handbook
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Author(s): Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament

The PGA Secretariat stands ready to assist you in these or other actions. For technical assistance and more information on the Campaign to Address the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and to Promote the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), please contact:

Mr. Peter Barcroft
Senior Director,
International Peace and Security Program
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