It's #InternationalYouthDay!
We are thrilled to support youth leadership on disarmament. So let's look at some of the ways youth are making waves in disarmament.
We are thrilled to support youth leadership on disarmament. So let's look at some of the ways youth are making waves in disarmament.
The Mine Action Fellows made a huge splash at the #4RevCon of the @MineBanTreaty last year.
https://www.minesactioncanada.org/4revcon
https://www.minesactioncanada.org/4revcon
Our interns from @uOttawa do fantastic work in our office and internationally. Read this by Caroline to get an idea of what students are up to on #killerrobots: https://medium.com/@stopkillerrobots/five-reasons-why-millennials-need-to-ban-killer-robots-96268672e8df
There's a whole new Youth page on the @BanKillerRobots website so don't forget to check that out: https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/youth/
Our summer Research and Communications Assistant Tara pulled together this amazing Bomb Appetit guide: https://www.minesactioncanada.org/bombappetit
Mine Action Fellows working with @COL_SIN_MINAS are behind this amazing social media campaign calling on states in the Americas to join the ban on #clusterbombs: https://twitter.com/COL_SIN_MINAS/status/1291744561690292226?s=20
Check out this fab video by Mine Action Fellows in Argentina & Brazil calling on their countries to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions:
A Mine Action Fellow organized this fantastic street art supporting the rights of #landmine and #clusterbomb survivors: https://twitter.com/AlizadaMoshtaq/status/1291408331471572993?s=20
Hear from Mine Action Fellow Ferdausia in Philippines on International Humanitarian Law Day: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1173586682997214
Youth campaigners in the Congo are calling on their government to ratify the @ISUCCM as soon as possible.
Mine Action Fellow Owen with Uganda Landmine Survivors Association hosted a workshop calling on the government of Uganda to ratify the @ISUCCM as soon as possible.
And finally, in Senegal Mine Action Fellow Antoine just led a celebration of the 10th anniversary of @ISUCCM which focused on the rights of persons with disabilities
Is this thread too long for you?
The short answer is youth are leading on humanitarian disarmament every day!
#InternationalYouthDay
The short answer is youth are leading on humanitarian disarmament every day!
#InternationalYouthDay