Links related to "Causes and costs of war"
The International Student Coalition to Abolish Small Arms
The International Student Coalition to Abolish Small Arms is IPPNWi's student action group on small arms violence.
2020 summit: Felicity Hill's participant report
Felicity Hill's great photos, and running commentary, on the 2020 summit in Canberra on 21-22 April 2008: Felicity was a keen participant. Warning: tone irreverant!
Consider signing: War is illegal
Consider supporting this international declaration. The website states "Against a background of escalating ecological crises, and the fact that large parts of the world´s population are being exposed to extreme poverty, inhuman working conditions and increasing social tensions, the annual global military expenditure has risen to more than 1000 billion dollars . . ."
Australia in the Pacific Islands
This site is part of the "Australian Forces Abroad" series which draws together existing knowledge concerning Australian Defence Force and and Australian Federal Police deployments on missions outside Australia, thus allowing communities to assess Australian government policy and its impact.
Peace News
Peace News is an online newsletter written and produced by and for activists, campaigners and academics from all over the world.
Physicians for Global Survival
Physicians for Global Survival is a canadian based coalition of health professional campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The coalition is a member of IPPNWi
Project Ploughshares
Project Ploughshares is an agency of the Canadian Council of Churches and provides expertise and analysis to the Council and its members on peace and security issues.
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Physicians for Social Responsibility is a US based health professionals working on environmental, peace and security issues.
Refugee Action Committee
Campaign for the better treatment of refugees in Australia
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, campaigns for the abolition of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and the creation of security for future generations.
Coalition to stop the use fo Child Soldiers
Organisation campaigning to stop the use of child soldiers.
Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq
An archive site of the sanctions on Iraq and thier effects up until 2003
We are all Boat People
An organisation campaigning for the better treatment of refugees in Australia
The United Nations
United Nations website, Peace and Security section. Includes information on the structure and purpose of bodies such as the General Assembly and the Security Council.
United Nations Childrens Fund
Information on the status of children in areas of armed conflict.
United Development Fund for Women
UNIFEMi is the women's fund at the United Nations. The organisation assists programs and research into gender equity and women's empowerment. Information on peace, security and women.
Waging Peace
The website of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, established to work for the abolition of nuclear weapons and train and inspire a new generation of peace leaders
Womens International League for Peace and Freedom
Information on the effects of conflict on women.
WomenWarPeace
Women, War and Peace is the web portal from UNIFEMi on women, peace and security:
The Center for Defense Information
Data, videos, programs and papers on America's defense spending and monitoring.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The SIPRI conducts research on questions of conflict and cooperation. The institute has in depth research material on the issues of international peace and security.
Amnesty International
Amnesty's struggle for implementation of universal human rights includes camaigns for control of the arms trade, and for human rights in war. Their international site includes links to Australian and other local campaigns.
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