Laura Boillot
Director, Article 36 | Coordinator, International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
twitter: @lauraboillot
email: laura [at] article36 [dot] org
phone: +44(0)7515-575175
Director, Article 36 | Coordinator, International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
twitter: @lauraboillot
email: laura [at] article36 [dot] org
phone: +44(0)7515-575175
explosive weapons in populated areas | landmines and cluster munitions | harm to civilians
Laura Boillot is a Director of UK-based Article 36 which focuses on reducing harm from weapons. Laura also serves as Coordinator for the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) and led the coalition through the negotiations of the international political declaration to strengthen the protection of civilians. She has previously worked as Campaign Manager and subsequently as Director of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). Prior to that Laura worked as Program Officer on the Control Arms campaign and for the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). She has 20-years experience of leading global civil society coalitions on humanitarian disarmament and protection of civilians issues.
Laura Boillot is a Director of UK-based Article 36 which focuses on reducing harm from weapons. Laura also serves as Coordinator for the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) and led the coalition through the negotiations of the international political declaration to strengthen the protection of civilians. She has previously worked as Campaign Manager and subsequently as Director of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC). Prior to that Laura worked as Program Officer on the Control Arms campaign and for the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). She has 20-years experience of leading global civil society coalitions on humanitarian disarmament and protection of civilians issues.
Recent Publications:
- "First Committee briefing book 2022" Reaching Critical Will, September 16, 2022.*
- "The political declaration on explosive weapons – a milestone achievement," Article 36, September 8, 2022.
- "The area effects of weapons and the risk of civilian harm," Article 36, November 2021.
- "Protecting civilians from the reverberating effects of explosive weapons in populated areas," Article 36, February 23, 2021.
- "Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas," First Committee Monitor, vol. 18, no. 3, Reaching Critical Will, October 25, 2020.
- "Explosive Weapons," First Committee Monitor, vol. 18, no. 2, Reaching Critical Will, October 18, 2020.
- "First Committee Briefing Book 2020," Reaching Critical Will, September 2020.*
- "Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 6, November 11, 2019.
- "Explosive Weapons," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 4, October 28, 2019.
- "Explosive Weapons," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, October 21, 2019.
- "Explosive Weapons," First Committee Monitor, vol. 17, no. 2, October 14, 2019."
- "Explosive weapons: Protecting civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas," Article 36, September 2018.
- "Explosive weapons in populated areas - key questions and answers," International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW), June 2018.
*indicates multiple authors