PROJECT PLOUGHSHARES

Swords into Ploughshares Annual Report 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 1 What is Project Ploughshares? Established in 1976, Project Ploughshares is an operating division of the Canadian Council of Churches that supports arms reduction and control, nuclear disarmament, space security, and peacebuilding efforts around the globe.

What does Project Ploughshares do? Project Ploughshares promotes informed debate, both in policy-making circles and among the general public, through high-quality research that is then presented to government, before international bodies such as the United Nations, and at roundtables, conferences, and in publications.

Can my donation make a difference? Yes! Your donation allows Project Ploughshares to fund research and advance policies that ensure resources and energy are spent on resolving conflict and reducing armed conflict, not feeding it. Kate Holt/IRIN 2 Annual Report 2016 2016

What a year.

In 2016, a year in which Project Ploughshares marked 40 years of continuous work, we witnessed often convoluted global developments that affected virtually all areas of our work on international peace and security. We were busy. Not only striving to produce evidence-based research, but communicating the policy implications of such research to a wide range of stakeholders—in and out of government, in Canada and abroad.

Some highlights:

The Colombian government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) reached a comprehensive agreement to end the only remaining conflict of its kind in the Western hemisphere, one which Ploughshares has been tracking for 30 years in our annual Armed Conflicts Report.

Ploughshares supported the effective implementation of theArms Trade Treaty internationally, in some of the regions most affected by armed violence.

Ploughshares engaged civil society partners and government officials in Canada and beyond to emphasize the urgent need for nuclear abolition and the gravity of the nuclear-weapons threat.

In the area of refugees and forced migration, Ploughshares conducted research and analysis on the governance and policy implications of the current migration crisis, examining the key drivers of migration, the implications of different categorizations of migrants, and different national responses to the crisis.

I hope you will read through our Annual Report for more highlights of a remarkable year.

Cesar Jaramillo Executive Director

Cover photo: Laura Jarriel/UN

Annual Report 2016 3 NGOs don’t have to be big to work. Project Ploughshares has been an uncompromising and commanding voice on nuclear disarmament and arms ‘‘control and rightly measures success in terms of policy impact. The organization assesses its progress in relation to its overall goal of disarmament, rather than to an arbitrary cost-per-capita metric. But these kinds of organizations are becoming the exception, in no small part because they do not cede to political interests, nor are they conveniently positioned for Point of Purchase donation at Walmart.”

Samantha Nutt Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

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Project Ploughshares has been tracking Canadian military exports since its founding in 1976.

Ploughshares’ Canadian Military Industry Database compiles publicly available records of military contracts awarded to MADE IN CANADA Canadian companies as well as annual government records of arms exports to overseas countries.

The purpose for collecting the data is to provide concrete examples on where military export policies or their implementation should be improved so that human rights and other humanitarian concerns are foremost in decision- makers’ minds.

Throughout 2016, Canadian journalists regularly sought Ploughshares’ research and experts for their reports on Canadian arms sales to Saudi Arabia. In addition, Ploughshares’ staff published opeds, blogs and reports.All of which contributed to a more informed public debate on this important issue.

Annual Report 2016 5 Nuclear Disarmament

• Participation in UN-established Open- Ended Working Group to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations. • Commentary and analysis on latest developments, including proposal to

Nektarios Markogiannis/UN negotiate legally binding prohibition on nuclear weapons. • Meetings with officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, and the UN High Representative for Disarmament to discuss ways forward on nuclear disarmament. • Participation in seminars organized by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Highlights

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• Continued research and analysis concerning Canada’s multi-billion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia as well as arms shipments from Canadian-owned Streit Group’s manufacturing facility in UAE to countries such as Sudan, South Sudan and Libya. • Close dialogue and collaboration with Global Affairs Canada—including the export controls division and the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs—on Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty. • Statement on behalf of international civil society delegates to the second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. • Testimony before Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Annual Report 2016 7 Photo: Laura Jarriel/UN Space Security

• Managed the production of Space Security Index 2016, the only report of its kind in the world. • Organized panel discussion event during UN General Assembly First Committee, in partnership with the Government of Canada. • Delivered statement on outer space security to plenary of UN General Assembly First Committee on behalf of international civil society. • Gave presentation on key outer space security trends before the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

Highlights

8 Annual Report 2016 Refugees and Forced Migration

• Produced major research paper on the humanitarian consequences of restrictive migration policies, in partnership with Doctors without Borders. • Hosted public panel discussion “Digging deeper: Policy and practitioner responses to the refugee crisis.” • Continued research and analysis on governance of migration crisis.

Annual Report 2016 9 Photo: Laura Jarriel/UN Armed Conflicts Report

From January to December 2016, 28 armed conflicts were waged in 26 countries.

The continent of Africa hosted of the world’s 43% armed conflicts

Africa led in contributions to peacekeeping missions with 49,164 military, For the purposes of the annual Armed police and Conflicts Report, Project Ploughshares defines observer an armed conflict as: a political conflict in deployments. By which armed combat involves the armed contrast, North forces of at least one state (or one or more America provided 198. armed factions seeking to gain control of all or part of the state), and in which at least 1,000 people have been killed by the fighting during the course of the conflict.

The United States, China and Saudi Arabia led in world military spending. Once again, the United States outspent all countries by a wide margin, accounting for 40 per cent of global military spending.

United States United States Saudi Arabia China China

$56.9-billion $145-billion $604.5-billion

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No new conflicts were added to this year’s report, and one conflict was removed.

In Colombia, FARC rebels and the government reached an agreement to end the country’s 52-year-long civil war. While this agreeement was narrowly rejected in a popular referendum, a revised agreement was approved by Colombia’s congress on November 24, 2016.

Despite the peace agreement, Colombia remained on the 2016 Armed Conflicts Report. An armed conflict is deemed to have ended if: • there has been a formal ceasefire or peace agreement and, following which, there are no longer combat deaths (or at least fewer than 25 per year); or • in the absence of a formal ceasefire, a conflict is deemed to have ended after two years of dormancy (in which fewer than 25 combat deaths per year have occurred).

In August 2016, after over 40 years of conflict, the National Democratic Front (NDFP) and the Filipino government agreed to a ceasefire and resumed peace talks. Fewer than 25 CPP/NPA conflict deaths were reported in each of 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Philippines CPP/NPA conflict was thus removed from the ACR in 2016. The Philippines Mindanao conflict remains on the report.

The Syrian conflict, with almost 50,000 fatalities, was the deadliest in 2016. According to unofficial Armed conflicts continued to United Nations figures, total fatalities in Syria— displace people at an alarming since the conflict began in 2011—have exceeded rate. According to the UNHCR, 400,000. 65.6 million people remained displaced worldwide at the end of 2016.

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Annual Report 2016 13 Organization

Governing Committee

Paul Berg-Dick Treasurer, Member-at-large • Paula Butler The United Church of Canada • Bob Clarke Canadian Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends • Rev. Dr. James Christie Chair, Member-at-large • Samir Gassanov, Christian Reformed Church in North America • Debbie Grisdale The Anglican Church of Canada • Kathryn Hare The Presbyterian Church in Canada • Reina Neufeldt Member-at-large • Peter Noteboom Member-at-large • Stephanie Brubacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada • Colin Read Canadian Unitarian Council •Vacant Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace • Jennifer Wiebe Mennonite Central Committee Canada

Staff Kenneth Epps Policy Advisor on the Arms Trade Treaty • Debbie Hughes Assistant to the Directors • Tasneem Jamal Communications Officer • Cesar Jaramillo Executive Director • Branka Marijan Program Officer • Sonal Marwah Program Officer • Matthew Pupic Director of Finance and Development • Wendy Stocker Publications and Records Management Assistant • Barbara Wagner Financial Assistant • Jessica West Program Officer

Interns and Volunteers

Iseoluwa Christopher Akintunde McGill University • April Bradey University of Adelaide • Stephen Garber George Washington University • William Gloster University of Adelaide • Bayar Goswami McGill University • Joel Lisk University of Adelaide • Phillip MacFie The Presbyterian Church in Canada • Maria Manoli McGill University • Nella Pack George Washington University Law School • Soraya Pradhan University of Adelaide • Melissa Rees Wilfrid Laurier University • Jordan Sandel George Washington University Law School • Eng Teong See McGill University • Patrick Segsworth Peace and Human Security Intern • Tom Skevington University of Adelaide • Emelia Zibaei Wilfrid Laurier University

14 Annual Report 2016 Financial Report 2016 Operating Fund

Project Ploughshares is audited each year by an independent accounting firm, and accounts are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The audited financial statements are available on request.

Source of Funds Total: $804.707

3.9%

75.5% Sponsors’ Grants 6.2%

Government Grants

Donations Other 0.8% 13.6%

Non-Government Grants

Use of Funds Total: $801,799

9.9% 75.6% Fundraising

14.5% Program Administration

Annual Report 2016 15 Thank you

In 2016 thousands of individuals, organizations, and churches, including those listed in the following pages, generously provided over three-quarters of our funding.

We are grateful to our sponsoring churches, National Defence Canada, and in particular to The Simons Foundation in Vancouver for its generous financial support.

Peace Advocate Peace Builder ($1,000 or more) ($500-$999.99)

Victoria Foundation - The Hugh LiUNA! 183, Toronto Dr. Scott Kline and Helen Mogensen Fund Sisters of Holy Cross, Ottawa Gary & Brenda Leis Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto Fellowship Christian Reformed Regine Maass Sisters of Charity of the Church, Edmonton Ronald MacFarlane Immaculate Conception, Saint Ontario English Catholic Catharine Mains John Teachers’ Association, Toronto Robert Malcolmson Congregation of Notre Dame, Sisters of Saint Martha, Michael Manley-Casimir Bedford Antigonish Ralph C. Martin Sisters of Providence, Kingston The Howard Family Foundation Rick & Nancy Martin The Daly Foundation, Toronto Inc., Saskatoon Rev. Isobel McGregor Holy Cross Fathers, Welland St. Paul’s United Church, Johanna McKenzie The Stephen A. Furbacher Dundas Paul & Victoria Midgley Charitable Trust, Paso Robles First Christian Reformed Ms. Margaret A. Motz Hiroko Alston Church of Toronto, Toronto Mary Anne & Thomas Neufeld Rev. John R. Barker Meadowlands Fellowship G. Wayne & Carolyne Pepper Paul Berg-Dick Christian Reformed Church, Nancy & Ernie Regehr Winifrede W. Burry Ancaster Leslie Shanks Robert Clarke & Helen Jenks Scarboro Foreign Mission John Siebert & Carolyn Wiens Clarke Society, Scarborough Linda & Alan Slavin Joe Foster Presentation Congregation, St Julie Stobbe Margaret Franklin John’s Karen Tjaden & Rob K. Christopher Hart John Armstrong McClement Dona J. Harvey & Dr. William Margaret Aubert Phyllis J. Waters Klassen Brice Balmer John & Jennifer Wiebe Gerda & Gudrun Hesse Joan M. Bolt Anne Winter Ellen R. Judd Paul Born & Marlene Epp 6 anonymous donors Audrey Kenny Sikko Bosman

16 Annual Report 2016 Renee Bozowsky Steve & Liza van de Hoef Paul Connelly Liwana Bringelson & Gloria Anne Van Egmond David J. Cooper Nafziger Paul & Mary Anne Vanderham Linda D. Cormick Georgina M. Brunette Herbert & Barbara Whitney Alan W. Craig Charlotte & Mac Campbell Prof G. R. Williams Elizabeth Craigie Drs. Juan Carlos Chirgwin & Zane M. Williamson Sheryl Cronk Kaberi Dasgupta Alisa & James Wilson Ms. Pamela Cuelenaere Rick & Louise Cober Bauman Dr. Lois Wilson Lawrence S Cumming Robin W. Collins 19 anonymous donors Lorraine Dansereau Sheila & James Crummey Greg de Groot-Maggetti Diane Dias Beverley Delong Leonard Dick Peace Partner Michel Desjardins Dr. Paul Dick, MD Leland H. Donald Otto H. Driedger ($250-$499.99) Dr. Walter Dorn Mrs. Mary Lou Eden John G. Dueck Judy Eising & Ron J. Clarke Medicine Professional Michel A. Duguay Groenenberg Corporation, London Margaret & Ross Dumoulin Anton & Freda Enns Felician Sisters of St Francis, Rev. Bill Dyer Gathie Falk Mississauga David Edwards Nancy Fitch Donald Taves Medicine Margarete Emminghaus Steven Furino & Sabine Behnk Professional Corporation, Elsbeth Epp Moyer Samir Gassanov London Daniel & Esther Epp-Tiessen James Goertzen Basic Spirit Inc., Pugwash Don Evans Frank & B. Leigh Greaves Mrs. Mary F. Alexander Lowell M. Ewert Malcom Griffin & Sharon M. G. F. Andrus Dr. Dianne Fahselt Thompson Halszka Arcisqewska David Fallis Lori Guenther Reesor & Barry Donald Baergen Victor & Rebecca Fast Reesor Ricardo Bain Gillian Faulkner Mr. Connor Hannon Mr. & Mrs. Michel Basek Carol Fedrau-Ens Ted & Judith Hayes Michael & Janet Bast Mr. & Mrs. Norman Flinton Gwendolyn L. Hollaar Judith & Stephen Bates George Ford Dr. Gordon Hollway Dr. Gregory Baum Margaret Clare Ford Dr. David Howe Lorna Beairsto Donald E. Forsyth Dr. Margaret Hunsberger Scott Beech & Cynthia Lebold John W. Foster Moira & Roger Hutchinson Mary Beech Don & Wendy Fraser Dr. & Mrs. C. Kenneth Dr. Marianne Belau Alice Frey Johnstone Ms. Janis Belgum Thomas M. Fyles Gerhard Klaassen Timothy L. Bergen Louise Gallie John T. & Alice Klassen Miss Betty Bergin Mr. Gord Gater Ruth Konrad Don Best Alain & Cindy Gaucher Martin A. Kuhn Daniel Bigham Mrs. C. Warren Goldring Irene Lathe Femmy & Grant Birks Dr. Beverly & Mr. Lou Juanita C. MacDonald Janet & Sterling Bjorndahl Goodwin E. Joan McConnell Kenneth Blain Jane Gordon R. Bruce McFarlane L. A. Bogert-O’Brien Juliette Granger Alex McMillan Dominique Boisvert Shirley Green Deirdre Melton Doug Brown Lynne & Karl Griffiths-Fulton Robert & Margaret Nally Paul & Shirley Bruer Debbie Grisdale David Neufeld & Joy Waters Ms. Maaike Buma Mary I. Groh Dr. Elizabeth A. Oliver-Malone Mrs. Margaret Burkhart Jacqulin B. Guthrie Diana Partridge Bernie Burnett Mr. W.J.N. Haggins Genevieve & Donald Patterson Susan K. Burns Ed & Jo-Anne Harder John K. Rempel John D. Buttars Kathryn Hare Celia Rodd & Atul Sharma Robert Campbell Sarah Harmer Christine Roulston Jenny Carter Richard M. Haughian John Rozema Margaret Casey Yvonne H. Heerema Lorne Siebert Jean Christie John O. Hess Grant Snider & Sharon Cohen The Rev. Dr. James T. Christie Henry G. Hiebert Snider Carole Christopher & Rick Adam P. Hitchcock Frank Testin Pollay Mrs. Anne Holloway Tom Thomas Dr. John A. Clark Garth & Maureen Holloway Gordon L. Toombs Myra Anne Clarke Mr. Gordon Horner Roger & Cynthia Townshend James W. & Ardree Clayton Dr. Robert R. Hudgins John Thompson Penny Coates Juliet Huntly & Michael Cooke

Annual Report 2016 17 Marlene A. Hutlet Dr. Mehdi Meshgini Douglas Scott Brian Iler Paul Meyer Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar David P. Jackson Rev. Paul Morris Ronald Shirtliff Colin Jackson Joy M. & Dave Morris Dr. Thomas Shoniker Darlaine & Burl Jantzen William & Trudy Moul Margaret & William Singleton Mrs. William J. Johnson Robert Moulton Catherine St Pierre Dr. Adrian B. Jones E. J. Napier Allan Stauffer Mrs. Valerie Joosten Michael Nash Stephen Stewart Mrs. Irma Kaethler Dorothy Naylor-Crowder Maurice A. Sullivan Brian Kain Marlene & Robert Neufeld John & Norma Thiessen Larry J. Kelly Sue Neufeld John D. Thomas Marion D. & Patrick Kerans Harold Neufeld & Dorothy Barg Steven W. & Mary Anne M. Elaine & Wayne Kinsella Neufeld Thomas Herb & Nadine Klassen Reina Neufeldt Andrew S. Thompson Susanna Klassen Brenda Neuhofer Murray Thomson Joel & Haven Klassen Hilde F. Neustaedter Karen Tjaden & Rob K. Sheila & Al Koop Gail Newell McClement David Kraatz H.H. Newman Jennifer E. Toews Tim & Janet Kroeker John P. Nickel Alice Valk Ted Kuntz R. Daniel Norman Fred Vock Anne Lake Michael Norman Mark & Elisabeth Wagschal Patrick Landers Vicki Olds D. Waldon Raymond Larkin Eric & Linda Oliver Jewel Walker Alvin A. Lee Jane Olson S. P. Walp Robert K. & Emily Leland Albert Orban Norm & Marg Warren Bradley Lennon Prof E. M. Orsten Mark Weber Edward Levinson Marion Overholt Byron & Ann Weber-Becker *Cynthia J. Llewellyn James Pankratz John Whidden Mrs. Ruth Loomer Christopher J. Parfitt & Marg Jonathan Whistler Gail & Bill Lorimer Taylor-Parfitt Stephen Whitney John G. Low Barbara Paterson Rudy & Tena Wiebe Duncan J MacDonald Mary Anne Peters Martha Wiebe & Dennis Mary A. MacEachern Lara Petkau Gruending Rob & Lori Macintosh Walter Pitman Jennifer Wiebe Cathy MacKenzie Matthew Pupic Ernie & Charlotte Wiens Paul MacKey Lynne & Jerry Quigley Linda & Erwin Wiens E. M. Iona MacLean Mateen Raazi Dr. Paul F. Wilkinson Sonya Makaroff Colin Read V. Lorraine Williams Robert & Nancy Mann Hilda M. Regier Anne Wills Muriel Marsten Esther M. Reimer Mr. Simon Sipen Wing Dr. E. Massarelli & Dr. R. Geoffrey Richardson Jane Witherspoon Thomas Gordon Ritchie Anne Woods Ronald J. & Gudrun L. Mathies William & Mary Ann 47 anonymous donors Dr. Tom Mayberry, MD Robertson *deceased Constance Mayor & Don Douglas J Roche Balanoff Gordon J. Rogers James K. McDonald Chris Rolton Rev. Edwin McDonald Dr. Donald Ross Bequests Ray McGinnis Ellen G. Russell Sandra McKendry & Jim Peter Ryall *Estate of Thelma Ravine Mundle Judie Sahadeo *Estate of Joan Arleigh Hadrill David Melhorn-Boe D. A. Sanderson *Estate of Harriet Ruth Mowat Ms. L. A. Meloche Heidemarie Schroter *Estate of Edith M. Fowke

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18 Annual Report 2016 Leave a Legacy

Peacemaking is a long-term process.

The future of Project Ploughshares depends on adequate resources to carry on its vital work for peace.

A legacy gift is a way of extending your support for Project Ploughshares and its peace and reconciliation programs into the future.

For more information please visit www.ploughshares.ca or contact Matthew Pupic at 519-888-6541 [email protected]

Annual Report 2016 19 PROJECT PLOUGHSHARES

140 Westmount Road North Waterloo ON N2L 3G6 Canada www.ploughshares.ca t +1 519 888 6541 [email protected]

Donate online: www.ploughshares.ca

OUR MISSION

To advance policies and actions to prevent war and armed violence and build peace.

OUR VISION

A secure world without war — a just world at peace.

Project Ploughshares is an operating division of The Canadian Council of Churches Charitable Registration Number 11883 0512 RR0001

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