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VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS
WORK PROGRAMME 2013PEACE AND DISARMAMENT
Plenary presentation
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE &
DISARMAMENT - THEMES
Peace & Disarmament – A World at Peace
Themes:
1. Disarmament and Demilitarization
2. Peace Education*
* Policy work in theme 2 will be suspended until further funding is available.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE &
DISARMAMENT - OVERALL GOAL
We strive to bring about a peaceful, just and safe planet
for present and future generations by securing ongoing
and verifiable demilitarization and disarmament with a
particular focus on the complete abolition of nuclear
weapons.
Our programmes are aimed at ensuring that the recent
surge in political momentum for the vision of a world free
of nuclear weapons translates into concrete and effective
action toward nuclear abolition.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIES - ACHIEVEMENTS
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Engaged and mobilized parliamentarians on nuclear
disarmament, through organization of events and production of
empowering tools, such as the Parliamentary Handbook and the
disarmament tool-kit on FuturePolicy.org.
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Nuclear Abolition Forum’s inaugural issue on International
Humanitarian Law and Nuclear Weapons widely consulted in
efforts to highlight the humanitarian dimension of nuclear
disarmament.
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Groundbreaking research on linkages between climate change and
nuclear risks and success in awareness raising on the climatenuclear nexus through presentations and use of study at key
disarmament events.
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Opening of the Basel Peace Office to advance research, teaching
and policy-development programs dedicated to international peace,
conflict resolution and security to achieve the global abolition of
nuclear weapons.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Three-year perspective and strategic objectives
The WFC’s Disarmament Programme works closely with its partners to ensure
that the recent surge in political momentum for the vision of a world free of
nuclear weapons translates into concrete and effective action toward nuclear
abolition.
It sets priority on building support for two key agreements of the 2010 Non
Proliferation Treaty Review Conference:
1) Advancing the UN Secretary-General’s Five-Point Plan on nuclear
disarmament, which proposes, inter alia, beginning preparatory work on a
Nuclear Weapons Convention or agreement on a framework of separate
mutually reinforcing instruments;
2) Furthering the humanitarian approach to nuclear disarmament through
promotion of the application of International Humanitarian Law to nuclear
weapons and raising awareness of the humanitarian, climatic and
environmental consequences of use of nuclear weapons. [Includes
collaboration with the ATOM Project.]
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Three-year perspective and strategic objectives
Moving Beyond Nuclear Deterrence
In addition, the Disarmament Programme runs projects aimed at phasing out
nuclear deterrence in favour of the development of cooperative, non-nuclear,
security frameworks.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Work Area 1: Highlighting and spreading best disarmament policies – to identify
and spread exemplary policies and policy-initiatives that implement nuclear
disarmament goals, and engage and mobilize parliamentarians to this end. [This
entails continuation of our strong collaboration with Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).]
Deliverables:
• Promote research and publications – including Parliamentary Handbook – on
good practice on nuclear disarmament through offering online tools, producing
information material and organizing parliamentary events.
• Expand and further develop the nuclear disarmament tool-kit on FuturePolicy.org
and producing an e-book version of the Handbook.
• Have the Parliamentary Handbook translated in additional key languages –
including Arabic, Russian and Spanish – and released through high-level events.
• Organize and assist launch of and hearings on Handbook in parliaments.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Work Area 1: Highlighting and spreading best disarmament policies
Promotional video of parliamentarians from around the world showing their support
for nuclear disarmament and the Parliamentary Handbook
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Work area 2: Nuclear Abolition Forum – A joint-project of 8 leading
disarmament organizations aimed at facilitating dialogue on the process to
achieve and sustain a world free of nuclear weapons.
Deliverables:
• Continue to leverage the inaugural issue of the Forum’s
magazine on the humanitarian approach to nuclear
disarmament, in the context of the growing support
for this approach.
• Production and release of the second issue of the Forum's magazine, which
will focus on Moving beyond nuclear deterrence (January 2013) and the
third issue (topic and release date not yet determined).
• Further development of the Nuclear Abolition Forum’s online platform for
discussion on key issues related to nuclear disarmament.
• Organization of roundtable discussions on such key issues, bringing
together policy-makers, government representatives, academics, experts,
and civil society representatives.
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Work area 3: Raising awareness of the climate-nuclear nexus – to examine
the multidimensional interplay between nuclear and climate risks, to identify
areas where both key threats converge, and to explore approaches to move
from living under these security threats to building sustainable peace
Deliverables:
• Continue to leverage groundbreaking study
"Climate change, Nuclear risks, and Nuclear
disarmament: From security threats to sustainable
peace".
• Organization of a parliamentary roundtable on
climate change and nuclear threats (in collaboration
with Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation
and Disarmament and Climate Parliament)
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Work area 3: Raising awareness of the climate-nuclear nexus
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Future Policy Award 2014 on Disarmament & Demilitarization
Rationale:
- Good policies do exist!
- To highlight concrete measures available to governments
Time:
- UN Disarmament week 2014
- UN Day, 24 October 2014
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SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT –
THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
BASEL PEACE OFFICE
Opened on 16 November 2012, the Basel Peace
Office was established jointly by the Canton of
Basel-Stadt, University of Basel Sociology
Seminary, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Global Security
Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, World Future
Council, the International Physicians for the
Prevention of Nuclear War Switzerland Section and
the Swiss Peace Foundation.
Its objective is to bring together multiple
constituencies to advance international peace and
security through the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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