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International Gun Destruction Day
July 9th was the International Gun Destruction Day – a UN campaign held every year to reflect on the effects of small arms, and to call for surpluses to be destroyed responsily rather than stockpiled. Defend International members and its partners have urged government officials to destroy their surplus weapons and ammunition stocks.
Historic UN Agreement Banning Nuclear Weapons
Over 120 UN Member States adopted a historic treaty banning nuclear weapons. “History was made today,” said DI President as she praised the States and NGOs for reaching the agreement that prohibits some of the most indiscriminately inhumane weapons ever invented.
DI Attended Seminar on Climate Change
A delegation of Defend International attended a seminar entitled “The Public And Its Climate Change Problem” held at the University of Oslo, Norway on 6 June 2017.