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The Legacy Program affiliate, Green Cross France, holds a press conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Paris, France, 3 May 2007 Go to event page> The Legacy Program affiliate, Green Cross Italy, together with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Institute of International Affairs organized a conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention: Assessment and Perspectives in Rome, Italy on April 19, 2007. Green Cross Italy and Global Green USA presented at the conference.Go to event page> ISSUE BRIEFING: Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and Nonproliferation, Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, Director General, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and Dr. Paul Walker, Global Green USA, Friday, March 30, 9 am, National Press Club, Washington, D.C.Go to event page> Green Cross International and its affiliates, Green Cross Russia, Green Cross Switzerland and Global Green USA hosted a Roundtable Discussion on "Developing a Comprehensive Global Biosecurity Regime," Geneva, Switzerland, 8 November 2006. Go to event page> Roundtable Discussion / Exchange of Views on "Current Global Partnership Initiatives and Italian Programs: Submarine Dismantlement, Chemical Weapons Destruction, and Plutonium Disposition in Russia," Rome, Italy, 19 October 2006; Go to event page> |
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| To foster dialogue on weapons of mass destruction, nonproliferation, and threat reduction issues, Global Green USA and its Green Cross affiliates bring together U.S. and foreign military and government officials, experts and private citizens in a variety of formats, from high-level meetings between senior policymakers to expert seminars to public forums. |
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| Known as “Track II” or backchannel diplomacy, these initiatives complement official government channels and are essential to real progress. | |
The Global Green Legacy Forum, created in 1994, was designed to facilitate dialogue on key military-environmental issues and encourage networking at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Recent Legacy Forums have taken place on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and spotlighted chemical weapons and threat reduction challenges. Congressional Members and staff, senior U.S. and foreign officials, leading experts on weapons of mass destruction, and citizens from weapons stockpile communities have all taken part in these open discussions. >>10th Annual Legacy Forum, March 29, 2007 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Go to event page> >>Click Here for Photos from Previous Forums The Green Cross National Dialogue on chemical weapons destruction in Russia is held annually in Moscow around the November 5 anniversary of the Russian Duma’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997. The forum brings together citizen and elected representatives of chemical weapons stockpile regions, federal agencies responsible for chemical weapons destruction, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, countries providing assistance to Russian chemical weapons destruction, Russian and foreign non-governmental organizations, academia, and mass media. >>8th Annual Russian Chemical Demilitarization National Dialogue, 1-2 November 2006, Go to event page> >>Click Here for Previous Green Cross National Dialogues The Green Cross National Dialogue on Russian nuclear weapons dismantlement and nonproliferation works pro-actively towards the resolution to questions on nuclear challenges in Russia. Based on the format of the succesful Chemical National Dialogue, its aims will be to stimulate discussion, provide greater transparency, and initiate a longer-ter m dialogue process to include all layers of society and national and international stakeholder groups about the future role of the military and civilian atom. >>1st Russian Nuclear National Dialogue, 18-19 April 2007, Go to event page> >>Pilot Russian Nuclear National Dialogue, 3-4 July 2006, Go to event page>
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| EVENTS AT STOCKPILE COMMUNITIES | |
Green Cross Public Outreach and Information Staff in Shchuchy'e |
The global elimination of Cold War-era weapons stockpiles and the lock-down of dangerous weapons materials is an expensive, technically complex and politically challenging proposition, with implications for security, public health and the environment. The stakes are high, and failure is not an option. While many factors contribute to successful demilitarization, the involvement, understanding and acceptance of local communities are essential. Inclusion of communities in the policy-making process creates a higher probability of acceptance. Engaging communities in dialogue permits identification and early resolution of problems. |
| Mitigating the safety, public health, and environmental concerns of stockpile communities creates the conditions for safe and environmentally-sound demilitarization. | |
| In Russia, where transparency and public input are fairly new concepts, the Legacy Program spearheads a range of public outreach and education initiatives. The Legacy Program operates eleven public outreach and information centers (POIOs) to educate and support communities near chemical weapons stockpiles. The centers are an important resource for residents seeking access to information and a channel to communicate with authorities. In addition, the Legacy Program helps stockpile communities organize citizens’ advisory committees and facilitates dialogue through public hearings and forums. |
Hearing in Shchuchy'e |
| LEGACY COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WORKING GROUP | |
Senators Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn at a Global Green Chemical Weapons Working Group meeting. |
The D.C.-based Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Working Group, chaired by Global Green USA’s Legacy Program, is an informal network of arms control, peace, environment, health and technology experts and Congressional staff which meets to discuss and strategize on issues related to weapons of mass destruction and threat reduction. |
The CTR Working Group is named after the Cooperative Threat Reduction (“Nunn-Lugar”) Program, a congressional initiative authorizing U.S. assistance to the Former Soviet Union to dismantle and destroy weapons of mass destruction, strengthen the security of nuclear weapons and fissile materials in connection with dismantlement, prevent proliferation, and help demilitarize the infrastructure supporting weapons of mass destruction. A major focus of the CTR Working Group is to promote the program through education, letter-writing campaigns and media outreach, and to strengthen the CTR Program through policy recommendations.
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| For more information, contact the Legacy Program office: Global Green USA 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036-2002, USA Phone: 202-222-0700 | Fax: 202-222-0703 cion@globalgreen.org | pwalker@globalgreen.org |
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Global Green USA co-organized the OPCW Academic Forum, 18-19 September 2007, The Hague, The Netherlands. Paul Walker, Legacy Program Director spoke at the event.
Maria Amodio from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and Nat Skinner from the Monterey Institute of International Studies have joined the Legacy Program for Summer 2007
Paul Walker receives College of the Holy Cross 'Sanctae Crucis' Award
University of Southern California students visit Global Green USA. Paul Walker speaks on chemical weapons destruction issues
Global Green USA co-signs letter urging Congress to increase FY08 Cooperative Threat Reduction funding
Paul Walker presents at German conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Berlin, April 23-25, 2007.
Cristian Ion participates in 2007 junior fellow conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the topic: "Is U.S. Primacy Fading?"
Finn Longinotto presents at a conference co-hosted by Green Cross Italy on the 10th Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Rome Italy, 19 April 2007.
Green Cross International Chairman, Mikhail Gorbachev, Urges Britain to Stop Nuclear Weapons Modernization.
The Ploughshares Fund honors the work done by Paul Walker and the Legacy Program on chemical weapons destruction in its Newsletter of March 2, 2007.
Global Green USA signs letter urging Congress to adopt the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007.
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