highlighting civilian protection and youth participation in peace and security.
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📢 Register to our upcoming side-event in the margins of #UNGA81 's #FirstCommittee organised by @frstrategie.bsky.social and @euatun.bsky.social on the #HCoC:

"Missile Proliferation, New Trends and Role for Arms Control"

📅14 Oct., 13:15 EDT
📍#UNHQ, New York

🔗https://shorturl.at/YM3k4

🔹 Youth participation in disarmament through #Youth4ATT
🔹 Climate change and conflict, including our work in Sudan
🔹 Explosive ordnance risks and civilian protection
🔹 Maritime security and sea mines
🔹 Nuclear disarmament and risk reduction

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Our key areas of engagement include:

🔹 AI and emerging military technologies
🔹 Autonomous weapons and meaningful human control
🔹 Small Arms and Light Weapons and illicit arms trafficking
🔹 Women’s protection in armed conflict
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Against this backdrop, the @ihlyi.bsky.social is engaging with a focused advocacy agenda centered on humanitarian disarmament, international humanitarian law, civilian protection, and meaningful youth participation.👇🏻

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Today marks the opening of the 81st Session of the #UNGA81
#FirstCommittee Disarmament and International Security. This year’s session comes at a critical moment, amid ongoing armed conflicts, emerging military technologies, illicit arms trafficking, and nuclear risks.

📑 The 2026 @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social #FirstCommittee Briefing Book is out now & the Torture-Free Trade Network joins @nuclearban.bsky.social, @explosiveweapon.bsky.social, @hrw.org, & many more:

🔗: www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/pu...

Sean Howard and Tammy Bernasky of the Disability Rights and Disarmament Initiative at Cape Breton University explain how #FirstCommittee delegations can draw attention to disability rights and the disability impacts of militarism and war reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Disarmament education and youth participation are critical for advancing disarmament goals. Matthew Bolton of Pace University discusses the exciting progress in this field and gives recommendations how to continue this trend at the #FirstCommittee and beyond reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Check out the chapter by Doug Weir from the Conflict and Environment Observatory on how to promote the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts and champion the PERAC Principles at the #FirstCommittee reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Gender and Disarmament continues to receive attention in international disarmament meetings! @rayacheson.bsky.social explains why gender perspectives should be incorporated in the #FirstCommittee and highlights the importance of diversity in these discussions reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

On #Cyber, @apytlak.bsky.social of @stimsoncenter.bsky.social gives an update on the Global Mechanism and describes what delegations can do at the #FirstCommittee and beyond to promote #CyberPeace. Check out the article! reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

@jessicawestphd.bsky.social of @ploughsharesca.bsky.social updates us on developments at the OEWG on PAROS and explains what actions can be taken at the #FirstCommittee to prevent an arms race in outer space reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Hine-Wai Loose of @controlarms.bsky.social urges states to use the #FirstCommittee to speak in support of #ATT implementation and call out weapons transfers in violation of international law reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Bonnie Docherty of @hrw.org warns about recent #IncendiaryWeapon use, highlighting the harms to civilians. She provides several recommendations to address and condemn the consequences of incendiaries at the #FirstCommittee and beyond reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

ICBUW discusses recent concerning developments regarding #DepletedUranium and how health and environmental consequences of DU use can be addressed in the #FirstCommittee and beyond reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Antipersonnel mine use remains a serious concern, writes Kasia Derlicka-Rosenbauer of @minefreeworld.bsky.social. As countries have withdrawn from the #MineBanTreaty & announced plans to resume production, it is imperative to take action at #FirstCommittee reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

The use of #EWIPA is a leading cause of harm to civilians in armed conflict. Júlia Codina Sariols of @explosiveweapon.bsky.social highlights recent efforts to change military practice and describes what can further be done at the #FirstCommittee reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

Richard Guthrie from CBW Events discusses alleged instances of use of chemical weapons and diplomatic efforts to address them. The chapter highlights several actions that can be taken at the #FirstCommittee and beyond to uphold and strengthen the CWC. reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

On #bioweapons, @filippalentzos.bsky.social of Kings College updates us on the BWC’s working group’s discussions and the increasing risks posed by rapid technological change. #FirstCommittee reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...