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VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS WORK PROGRAMME 2013PEACE AND DISARMAMENT Plenary presentation VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 2 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 3 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 4 SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES - ACHIEVEMENTS • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 5 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.] VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 6 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 7 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 8 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 VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 9 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 10 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) VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 11 SESSION X: WORK PROGRAMME PEACE & DISARMAMENT – THREE YEAR PERSPECTIVE AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Work area 3: Raising awareness of the climate-nuclear nexus VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 12 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 VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 13 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. VOICE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 24 May 2017 14