Reaching Critical Will

The First Committee’s third week featured debates on nuclear weapons, other WMD, conventional weapons, and outer space. Throughout each, delegations lamented the waste of money spent on weapons and critiqued delusions of deterrence. Details in our latest: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

States know what they need to do. #AutonomousWeapons

This #DisarmamentWeek, we’re calling to #MoveTheMoney. The UN Secretary-General warns: soaring military spending blocks real progress. It’s time to redefine security – not through weapons, but through dignity, equality, and peace. 🔗 Learn more: wilpf.org/move-the-money 📖 Source: shorturl.at/jw0fe #Peace #FinancingPeace #FeministSecurity #SDGs

Amidst genocide, war profiteering, and nuclear violence, diplomacy for disarmament is more important than ever. See our latest edition of the First Committee Monitor for details on discussions so far across all topics of weapons and war. 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

Happening next week! ⏰ On Fri, 24 Oct, @achesonray , Director of @RCW_ (WILPF’s disarmament programme), & Andrea J. Ritchie will speak at #NoWar2025 on abolition, justice, & building communities beyond punishment & militarism. 👉 Register: worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2025/ #abolition #justice #feminism #demilitarization #care #antiracism #anticolonialism

During the opening days of the First Committee’s general debate, most states demanded a course correction from dominance and destruction to disarmament and diplomacy. Find out more with our latest report, covering all topics mentioned so far: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

Our #NoWar2025 speaker lineup is packed with bold abolitionist voices! Meet @achesonray, author of Abolishing State Violence and a driving force in global disarmament. Ray will share tools to dismantle militarism and build real safety. Join us! worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2025/

A ceasefire is only the first step. After two years of genocide, the people of Palestine deserve justice, liberation, and accountability, not just silence and rubble. WILPF calls for an end to the siege on the Gaza Strip, a full two-ways arms embargo on Israel, and real action to dismantle apartheid and settler colonial violence. Read the full statement: shorturl.at/UH9tI #CeasefireNow #JusticeForPalestine #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #EndTheOccupation

Disarmament is imperative to international security. Delegations to this year’s UN General Assembly First Committee need to urgently take up the task, even as the world spins in the other direction. Get ready for the action with our preview report: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documen…

The UN #FirstCommittee on Disarmament & International Security meets 8 Oct–7 Nov 2025. As wars intensify and new weapon technologies cause grave harm, urgent action is needed to protect people and the planet. @RCW_, WILPF’s disarmament programme, will be on the ground advocating, monitoring, and reporting. Learn more: wilpf.org/the-first-comm… #Disarmament #Peace #UNGA #WILPF

Urgent action is needed to protect people and the planet from weapons and war. The UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is a key place for this work. wilpf.org/the-first-comm…

The #UNGA80 general debate reflected a world on the cusp of profound geopolitical transformation. For analysis on how some states, motivated by the direct action of civilians, are fomenting change for a new world order, see our report: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

Ahead of the #UNGA80 First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, @achesonray outlines the demands of activists for disarmament, demilitarisation, peace, and justice for the #HumanitarianDisarmament Blog. humanitariandisarmament.org/2025/10/03/civ…

✊With Ghana and Kyrgyzstan joining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (#TPNW), most of the world now backs a future free of nuclear arms. But real change needs more than treaties – it needs voices. In our latest Q&A, #YoungWILPF activist Giovanna Rezende shares how youth, civil society & Global South leadership are driving the movement for #nucleardisarmament. 👉 Read more: wilpf.org/qa-with-giovan… @RCW_

In a joint opinion from international law experts, they warn that Britain is breaching the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) with the purchase of nuclear-capable fighter jets and US nuclear bombs in Britain.

🚨 The #GlobalSumudFlotilla bringing aid to Gaza was violently intercepted in international waters. WILPF stands in solidarity with the crew and demands their safe release. Join the #GlobalStrike: protest, speak out & pressure leaders for justice. 📍 Geneva, 6PM (next to train station) — see you there!

At the latest Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty conference on 26 September, participants noted that the challenges that put the prospects of the CTBT’s entry into force in jeopardy are also exactly why the CTBT needs to enter into force urgently: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

In 2024, the world spent $2.7 trillion on militaries – while only 1/5 of the #SDGs are on track and millions lack healthcare, education, and housing. Militarism doesn’t make us safe — it diverts resources from peace, care, and justice. It’s time to #MoveTheMoney. 🔎 Read our full analysis of the latest #UNSG reports on #militaryspending, #SDGs & financing for #peace: wilpf.org/military-spend… ✊ Take action: wilpf.org/move-the-money/ #FinancingPeace #UNSG #MilitarySpending @RCW_

On Friday, 26 September, the UN marked the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons with a high-level event that illuminated the shadows and scars of the atomic bomb. See our report! 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/news/latest-ne…

As we get closer to the busy season at the United Nations in New York, check out our latest newsletter for ideas on how to demand disarmament & demilitarisation! reachingcriticalwill.org/news/newslette…