WILPF Statement to the 2016 CCW Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
This statement was delivered by Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will at the 2016 CCW meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems in Geneva on 12 April 2016.
WILPF Statement to the 2015 CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties
WILPF delivered this statement to the 2015 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of High Contracting Parties.
Joint Civil Society Statement on Gender and Disarmament to the 2015 UN General Assembly First Committee
On 16 October 2015, Reaching Critical Will's Director Ray Acheson delivered the following statement to the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. The statement was endorsed by a large number of civil society organisations, listed at the end.
ICAN Statement to the UN Commemoration of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
This statement was delivered by Ray Acheson of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to the UN Commemoration of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons in 2015.
WILPF Statement to the 2015 NPT Review Conference
WILPF delivered the following statement to the 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
WILPF Statement to the 2015 CCW Meeting of Experts on Autonomous Weapon Systems
WILPF delivered the following statement to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of Experts on autonomous weapon systems held 13-17 April 2015.
WILPF Statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day 2015
WILPF delivered the following statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day in 2015.
Presentation on Law and Morality at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
From 28 February–1 March 2015, Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, participated in a symposium hosted by the Helen Caldicott Foundation on "The Dynamics of Possible Nuclear Extinction". She moderated the second day of the symposium and also delivered opening remarks to report back on the Vienna conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. An archived video of her presentation, and the rest of the conference, is available online.
WILPF Statement to the Human Rights Council on Armed Drones and International Law
WILPF delivered this statement to the Human Rights Council in September 2014.
WILPF Statement to the 2014 CCW Meeting of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
WILPF delivered this statement to the 2014 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems.
WILPF Statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day 2014
WILPF delivered the following statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day in 2014.
WILPF Position on the Negative Impact of Arms Transfers on the Human Rights of People Living in Conflict-Affected Areas
WILPF delivered the following statement to the Human Rights Council on the occassion of its first resolution on the impacts of arms transfers on human rights.
WILPF Statement on Syria, Chemical Weapons, and Avoiding Military Intervention
WILPF made the following statement opposing military action in Syria in August 2013.
Statement of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to the Human Rights Council 2013
Beatrice Fihn, manager of Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), delivered this statement on behalf of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to the Human Rights Council on 30 May 2013.
WILPF Statement to Panel I of the Open-Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament
WILPF issued a statement to the Open-Ended Working Group on Nuclear Disarmament in May 2013.
Remarks from RCW at NPT PrepCom Side Event on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons
The following are the remarks of Beatrice Fihn of Reaching Critical Will, delivered at a side event at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom, Geneva, 30 April 2013. The event was hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Reaching Critical Will of WILPF, and Article 36.
Presentation on Disarmament and Development
The following are the remarks of Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, delivered at the launch of the publication "Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: Six Essays," hosted by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and Global Action to Prevent War. For a summary of the event, please see the UNODA website.
WILPF Statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day 2013
WILPF delivered the following statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women's Day in 2013.
Remarks on Ward Wilson’s “Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons”
The following are the remarks of Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, delivered as a discussant at a book launch and discussion with Ward Wilson, author of Five myths about nuclear weapons. The event was hosted by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at UN Headquarters. For a summary of the event and a link to Ward Wilson's presentation, please see the UNODA website.