Disarmament – Ideas for Peace

Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons

Global Governance to address Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons to prevent Armed Conflicts and promote Peace Author: Suchitra Rautela Joshi Somalia became a free country in 1960. It was then ruled by a dictator since 1969 until a civil war broke out with the collapse of the regime in 1991. Various armed factions began […]

Measuring disarmament

Bonn International Center for Conversion, Conversion Survey 2003: Global Disarmament, Demilitarization and Demobilization, Feb 2003, pp. 180ISBN 3-8329-0135-3.
www.bicc.de

The Bonn International Center for Conversion, directed currently by Dr. Peter Croll, was founded in 1994, and, among its many activities associated with disarmament and conversion largely funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, it has published the Conversion Survey 2003.

Rods from who?

A recent U.S. Air Force proposal suggests militarizing space. But why even consider opening up this can of giant, planet-orbiting, laser-firing worms?

Nukes Worldwide: Disarmament, Iran, and New Military Doctrines

Jayantha Dhanapala, former Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations, says that there is a need for political solutions to resolve the nuclear proliferation in recent times.

Dhanapala is now the Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordination of the Peace Process in Sri Lanka. He has also served as a Commissioner in UNSCOM and the Head of the Special Group visiting the Presidential Sites in Iraq in addition to his duties as Under-Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs.

In 2006 he will likely be Asia’s candidate for the post of the United Nations Secretary General.

Dhanapala feels passionately about disarmament. He spoke to Ravi R. Prasad at his office in Colombo.

After all, do guns increase or decrease crime? Let’s see the data

Originally published by Carlos Goés at Instituto Mercado Popular. Translated by Pedro Henrique L. do Nascimento

Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Conflict Affected Northern Uganda

This paper shall apply a discourse analysis of Disarmament, Resettlement and Reintegration (DRR) of ex-combatants with special emphasis on Northern Uganda, a region which has faced conflicts for over two decades. I apply knowledge and skills required to plan, manage and implement programmes for sustainable recovery of war-torn Northern Uganda. The paper will showcase skills in rehabilitation, reconstruction, peacebuilding and the role of civil society. My prior engagement in a post-conflict recovery human rights project in Uganda, as well as my experiences supporting DRR under the Amnesty Commission, will be used to address the topic from a practical point of view. The paper includes a general overview, key actors in the conflict, DRR in detail, Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) issues, DRR challenges, appropriate responses or recommendations and conclusion. I believe this study will also empower me to effectively and efficiently serve in conflict management, peacekeeping and peacebuilding foras.