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IANSA's Role in Disarmament
The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is a global coalition of over 800 NGOs working to promote the movement against gun...
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How a Violent Conflict Came to Be
Did you know that 10,900 people have been killed in the Ukraine between April 2014 and May 2017 [1]? That 1.6 million people have been...
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NYC Youth Over Guns March
Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, FL, on February 14th, activists across the country have...
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Zambia’s Hidden Gems
"Girls are often the hidden gems in society”, said Keith Hansen, vice president of Human Development at the World Bank during the...
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How do we Reform Sustaining Peace?
On April 24, the Canadian and Nigerian Permanent Missions to the United Nations co-sponsored a side event for the UN General Assembly...
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Funding for Teachers vs. Funding for Guns
What would you want to be armed with? In the midst of all these horrid mass shootings, President Trump has stated that, as a solution, he...
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Trumping the Norm
Despite his extremist rhetoric, Trump's behavior is becoming the norm. We explore why and how this is happening.
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Organ Trafficking, Education, and War: Women and Their Plight for Sustainable Lives
Recently there was a case in Pakistan where women were tricked into giving their spinal fluid. According to BBC “The gang is thought to...