ControlArms (www.controlarms.org): ControlArms is a global civil society campaign that worked to build support for an Arms Trade Treaty. Its website is available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org): Human Rights Watch is an international NGO based in New York that works to protect human rights throughout the world. International Action Network on Small Arms (www.iansa.org): IANSA brings a network of 800 grassroots organizations in 120 countries, all working to stop the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and to legislate for stricter gun control and treaties on the global arms trade. International Committee of the Red Cross (www.icrc.org): The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, the ICRC has a mandate that stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Mushroom cloud after “Fat Man” exploded over Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.
International Peace Bureau (www.ipb.org): Founded in 1891 and based in Geneva, the International Peace Bureau has worked for a world without war through its 282 member organizations in 70 countries. In 1910 the organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. The current programme focuses on disarmament and development.
Stimson (www.stimson.org): Stimson conducts in-depth research and analysis to provide policy alternatives and to overcome obstacles to a more peaceful and secure world.
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Saferworld (www.saferworld.co.uk): Established in 1989, working in Africa, Asia and Europe, and based in London and Nairobi, Saferworld focuses on policy research and technical support to governments and NGOs. Saferworld works to draw attention to, and to make safer, those places affected by violence and the impact of small arms and light weapons.
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