Binalakshmi Nepram of Manipur, Northeast India in Top 100 most influential people in world on armed violence reduction
In 2011, at least 526,000 people died violent deaths around the world. Over three-quarters of…
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Americans Stockpiling Around Half The World’s Privately Owned Guns (That’s A Conservative Estimate)
Americans love guns. In an essay published by the Brookings Institution earlier this week, author…
Social Entrepreneur Peter Thum Is Converting Guns Into Jewelry
While University of Texas student Cody Wilson has raised controversy by creating the world’s first…
Civil Society Raises Pressure Over NPT
By Ravi Kanth Devarakonda GENEVA, Apr 21 2013 (IPS) – As parties to the treaty…
Wanted: More women police officers
The United Nations aims to achieve an increase of at least 20 per cent more…
Aero India 2013: Big business and a celebration of aviation, past and present
Bangalore: It is that time of the year when the skies over Yelahanka, near Bangalore…
Secretary-General Urges Review Conference on Chemical Weapons to Ensure ‘Fog of War’ Will Never again Comprise Poison Gas
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the third Review Conference of States Parties…
Redirect military expenditure to ensure a sustainable future
Global military spending was $1.75tn in 2012. With 19,000 children under five dying every day,…
United States will not join treaty banning landmines
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has no plans to join a global…
Landmine Monitor Report 2009 successfully launched in New Delhi
New Delhi, 21 November 2009: The historic disarmament Mine Ban Treaty entered its 10th year…
Around 3000 Indians died due to landmines and over 2000 were injured in last 10 years
Landmine blasts in last decade claim 3000 lives in India: study New Delhi, Nov 19…
India and the International Arms Trade Treaty: Time To Rethink
The past few weeks have seen a somewhat contradictory message emerging from New Delhi on…