Humanitarian Disarmament

On 17 February 2026, at the Church Center for the United Nations, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and its youth initiative, Reverse the Trend (RTT), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Kiribati, and Sanctuary Beyond War, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the importance of humanitarian disarmament. This event examined how humanitarian treaties, such as the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster Munitions, influenced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’ humanitarian provisions on victim assistance and environmental remediation (Articles 6 and 7).

Christian N. Ciobanu, Director of Policy and Advocacy of NAPF and TPNW Advisor for Kiribati, moderated the event. Speakers included: H.E. Cherdchai Chaivavid, Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations and Co-Facilitator of the TPNW Informal Working Group on Complementarity; H.E. Thongphane Savanphet, Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations and Chair of the Third Review Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions; H.E. Josephine Moote, Charge d’Affaires of the Mission of Kiribati to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the TPNW Informal Working Group on Articles 6 and 7; Brady Mabe, Legal Adviser with the International Committee of the Red Cross Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations; Dr. Ivana Hughes, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF); and Jonathan Lam, 2024-25 John Lewis Young Leader Fellow and NAPF/RTT Activist.

Learn More Here: https://www.wagingpeace.org/humanitarian-disarmament-living-legacy-un-event-recap/

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