Activating a UN Special Session on Disarmament
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Key information
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9:30 am
- Venue
- SOAS University of London
- Room
- BGLT / Zoom
About this event
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The threat of global war looms, yet there is no practical strategy for weapons control. It is unrealistic to believe that the world can spend $2tn each year on the military without weapons controls and not end in a world at war.
The UN has agreed to hold a Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament, but it has not been held yet. Now is the time to do so. The United Nations’ 2022 meetings should consider convening this Session in the near future.
SCRAP Weapons invites collaborations to support these processes by signing our call for action, and is organising a hybrid conference on 6 September 2022 to consider how best to move forward.