ANNUAL REPORT 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS A B O U T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 C O N T A C T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 I N F O R M A T I O N C E N T E R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 W e b s i t e N e w s l e t t e r S o c i a l M e d i a C O M M U N I T Y F O C U S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 E x p l o r i n g i s s u e s r e l e v a n t t o d i s a r m a m e n t w o r k E n h a n c i n g e x p e r t i s e o f d i s a r m a m e n t a c t o r s E n g a g i n g t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n C R O S S F E R T I L I Z E R & I N C U B A T O R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 S e t t i n g u p a w e a p o n s g o v e r n a n c e m o d e l N e w S h a p e F o r u m 2 0 1 9 F u r t h e r i n g w e a p o n s g o v e r n a n c e C O N C L U S I O N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 F u t u r e p r o s p e c t s P r i n c i p a l r i s k s & u n c e r t a i n t i e s A N N E X I : S T R U C T U R E & G O V E R N A N C E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 O r g a n i z a t i o n A u d i t A N N E X I I : G E N D E R P O L I C Y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 G e n d e r m o n i t o r i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l g e n d e r c h a m p i o n s n e t w o r k A N N E X I I I : L I S T O F 2 0 1 9 E V E N T S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 P u b l i c e v e n t s I n v i t a t i o n - o n l y e v e n t s D i s a r m a m e n t e d u c a t i o n P a n e l p a r t i c i p a t i o n o r f a c i l i t a t i o n Cover pictures : Left and top right: © 2019 New Shape Forum: Weapons Governance, Antoine Tardy, Geneva Disarmament Platform & Global Challenges Foundation Bottom right: © Young Reporters at the United Nations: Nuclear disarmament, an impossible task, UNOG __________________________________________________________________ Published in February 2020, Geneva (Switzerland) G E N E V A D I S A R M A M E N T P L A T F O R M P A G E 1 ABOUT CONTACT The Geneva Disarmament Platform (GDP) is Geneva Disarmament Platform an independent, non-profit association aiming Maison de la Paix, Tower 3 to provide a neutral and dynamic forum of Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2C | PO Box 1300 interaction in Geneva for all stakeholders in 1211 Geneva 1 the field of disarmament. Switzerland Our aim is to serve as a focal point for the Tel: +41 (0)22 730 93 36 disarmament community, facilitating cooperation and the sharing of information, [email protected] where new issues can be explored and where difficult questions can be taken up in a less www.disarmament.ch | @GvaDisarm political and formal setting. We work to enable various actors to be better connected, enhance interaction with non-disarmament actors in Geneva, break silos, and, hence, advance disarmament. The GDP acknowledges the financial support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Financial supporters of the GDP are not responsible for, and do not necessarily endorse, the material contained in Scan the QR code to visit our website. this report. A S s r u e t a c i f i n a l P t e s e t c e t i h c r A S A P I , x i a P a l e d n o s i a M © P A G E 2 G E N E V A D I S A R M A M E N T P L A T F O R M EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2019 marked the third year of operation of » We facilitated and participated in related the Geneva Disarmament Platform (GDP). In disarmament activities and gatherings on the course of the past year, the platform request. strengthened its position as a reliable information hub for disarmament diplomats CROSS-FERTILIZER and experts, continued to facilitate disarmament work in Geneva and » We continued to explore links and contributed to enable interaction between synergies with areas outside disarmament relevant stakeholders through four main including public health, science and activity areas. emerging technology, climate change and This report covers activities carried out environment, and human rights to name just a from 1 January to 31 December 2019. The few. following chapters highlight some of the key achievements in more details. » We participated in regular meetings among civil society representatives to discuss INFORMATION CENTRE avenues to bridge the silos and coordinate more effectively within the different » We managed an online resource centre processes and with relevant stakeholders. compiling information on all disarmament- related events in Geneva and elsewhere, as » We partnered with various well as a consolidated list of all international organizations to propose targeted activities in disarmament treaties and forums and key order to address more efficiently specific organizations. issues, challenges or needs. » We published regular bulletins on current INCUBATOR disarmament activities and range of matters under discussion or relevant in the field. » We held consultations with different representatives of the disarmament and COMMUNITY FOCUS international humanitarian law community to discuss ways to reinvigorate current » We organized events on disarmament processes, identify new approaches and topics designed to be interactive and better connect disarmament, arms control challenging, to enhance expertise and and non-proliferation discussions with global dialogue among actors in and outside the governance. disarmament sector. » We designed and co-hosted a two-day » We raised awareness among a younger conference to introduce the concept of audience of disarmament processes, their weapons governance (2019 New Shape relevance in addressing current and future Forum). The Forum was attended by about global issues, and the key role of Geneva in 100 participants and featured a keynote international peace and security discussions. address by 2011 Nobel Peace laureate and peace advocate Leymah Gbowee. G E N E V A D I S A R M A M E N T P L A T F O R M P A G E 3 INFORMATION CENTRE AIM A total of 120 blog posts have been published since June 2017, including 46 during the » Serve as a "one-stop shop" for documented period. disarmament related-activities for Occasional featured articles examining a diplomats and experts in the field as well as specific issue in more depth are also posted other interested parties. on the website. Despite a call for paper launched during the summer of 2019, no entry has been made and this section of the Over the course of 2019, the Geneva website remains underused to date. Disarmament Platform (GDP) managed to further strengthen its reputation as a reliable As illustrated by the figures below, in 2019, information hub by providing the most website traffic has continued to grow and comprehensive and up-to-date information expand its users base at a solid pace, as possible on past and upcoming indicating that the information centre activity disarmament initiatives, mainly through our has been providing a needed service. website and social media activity. 2019 Website traffic at a glance: The GDP also designed a disarmament wall » Between January and December 2019, planner as a stand-alone resource. The just over 12,000 users engaged with planner was first released and distributed to our website. While a total of 28,900 page diplomats during the 2019 opening plenary views and 16,200 sessions were recorded. In session of the Conference on Disarmament. comparison, between June and December 2018: 3,300 users, 9,300 page views and WEBSITE 4,600 sessions. » A 120% increase in monthly average users. Launched in June 2017, GDP website aims to From 476 in 2018 to 1,038 in 2019. provide complete and up-to-date information » Top five countries by users: Switzerland on all disarmament-related events in Geneva (32%), the United States (14%), the United and beyond.