Dad to Miro, husband to Megan. NZ diplomat to ๐บ๐ณ in Geneva, previously to ๐จ๐ณ Passionate about music, movies & all things disarmament #banthebomb
Everyone likes to talk about deterrence. Nobody likes to talk about deterrence breaking down. So a few observations based on what weโre seeing in the US war against Iran. Short thread 1/8
๐บ Kathryn Bigelowโs A House of Dynamite comes to @netflix this week
๐งจ It imagines what would happen as the US learns of an incoming nuclear strike
โฐ Thanks to the unstoppable @BulletinAtomic team (the folks behind the Doomsday Clock) for the invite
#nuclearwar
๐ณ๐ฟ At #CCM13MSP New Zealand warmly welcomed ๐ป๐บ Vanuatu as the newest State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions and congratulated ๐ฑ๐ฆ Laos on its incoming presidency of the 3rd Review Conference.
The UN Delegations of Ireland and New Zealand and 30 co-sponsoring states have been nominated for #ACPOY2024 for successfully advancing a United Nations First Committee resolution that mandates an independent, scientific study on nuclear war effects. Vote: https://t.co/BVoTKdPK4X
๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๐ฟ resolution mandating a study on Nuclear War Effects was successfully adopted by the ๐บ๐ณ General Assembly on 24 December. Great to see this initiative up for @ArmsControlNow ๐ alongside such great nominees. ๐ณ๏ธ closes 13 January @DisarmamentIRL@disarmamentNZ@IrelandUNGeneva
Grateful to be nominated for Arms Control Person of the Year for our work to mandate new scientific research into the catastrophic planetary effects of a nuclear war. If you have a spare moment, weโd really appreciate you throwing a vote our way ๐
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The UN Delegations of Ireland and New Zealand and 30 co-sponsoring states have been nominated for #ACPOY2024 for successfully advancing a United Nations First Committee resolution that mandates an independent, scientific study on nuclear war effects. Vote: https://t.co/BVoTKdPK4X
Cambodia has led the ๐ clearing its land of these inhumane weapons and thru rehabilitating its victims and survivors. ๐ฐ๐ญ should be an inspiration to us all, and a reminder just when we need it most, that these weapons were banned for the right reasons. Letโs keep it that way.
A privilege to be back in ๐ฐ๐ญ this week, this time for work
An intense week, but one I wonโt soon forget.
Hugely inspired by the community of survivors & those affected by mines, activists, civil society, operators, UN and ISU staff, & diplomats fighting for a #MineFreeWorld
#Landmines are cruel weapons, however you look at them. Often waiting silently for their victim long after conflict has faded. 90% of their victims are civilians & 45% of those are children โผ๏ธ
We know this because @minefreeworld@MineMonitor has collected this data for decades
Pleased to deliver a joint statement on behalf of 25 States Parties to the @MineBanTreaty in the closing session of its 5th Review Conference that has concluded in #SiemReap
๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐น๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ธ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ธ๐ณ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ
We call on all actors to respect the Convention ๐
๐ณ๐ฟ is honoured to be in ๐ฐ๐ญ for the 5th Review Conference of the @MineBanTreaty
Anti-personnel landmines are inhumane weapons that disproportionately harm civilians & children, lingering long after conflict has ended. They have no place in 2024 and must be consigned to history
AI and killer robots are already in the battlefield. The๐บ๐ณ needs a legally binding instrument.
The 1st committee (disarmament) adopted a resolution for inclusive discussions on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) thanks to a cross regional group๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ท๐ฎ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ต๐ญ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐จ๐ญ,led by๐ฆ๐น
๐why this matters: in the 80s 'nuclear winter' studies led to huge arsenal reductions ๐ Today, with advanced climate and tech knowledge, we can paint an even clearer picture & hopefully drive deeper reductions. With nuclear risks on the increase, humanity could depend on it ๐ซถ
Last week the ๐บ๐ณ voted 144-3 to update the scientific basis of nuclear war, incl physical effects & societal consequences. It was an intense sprint to get this result & Iโm so grateful to the many brilliant people who made it a reality @SpeedTrials. Itโs important work #Science
๐ณ๐ฟ๐ค๐ฎ๐ช so, to get this done, we joined forces with long-standing disarmament partners, Ireland, to get a new resolution off the ground that would create a new scientific panel to do this research. Last Friday, it passed overwhelmingly #UNGA79