IALANA is an international association of lawyers and lawyers' organisations working for the elimination of nuclear arms, the strengthening of international law and the development of effective mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of international disputes.
Founded in 1988 in Stockholm IALANA has grown into a fully-fledged international citizens' organization with consultative status with the United Nations.
IALANA has also expanded its scope of action to include
- efforts to abolish all types of inhumane weapons and to control the international arms trade
- advancing concepts of security based on the application of law and legal mechanisms, development of non-offensive defence and implementation of confidence building measures.
- encouraging the establishment and use of the International Criminal Court and other legal procedures to address crimes against international humanitarian law
IALANA has 4 international offices:
- Berlin, Germany (European Office),
- Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand (Pacific Office)
- New York (United Nations Office)
- Colombo, Sri Lanka (South Asia Office)
IALANA has affiliates all over the world including;
United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, India, Sweden, Belgium, Japan, the Russian Federation, Norway and Italy
IALANA OFFICES
European Office
Berlin Schützenstraße 6a
10117 Berlin
Germany
Phone: (49) 30 2065 4857
Fax: (49) 30 2065 3837
Director: Reiner Braun
Email: Hr.Braun@gmx.net
Int'l Coordinator: Jenny-Louise Becker
Email: jenny.becker@ialana.de
UN Office (Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy)
866 UN Plaza, Suite 4050
New York, NY 10017-1936 USA
Phone: (1) 212 818-1861
Fax: (1) 212 818-1857
Director: John Burroughs
Email: johnburroughs@lcnp.org
Pacific Office
PO Box 23257
Cable Car Lane, Wellington
Aotearoa-New Zealand
Phone: (64) 4 496-9629
Fax: (64) 4 385-8193
Director: Alyn Ware
Email: alyn@lcnp.org
South Asia Office
5/1 Roland Towers, Dharmaraja Mawatha 3,
Off Alfred House Avenue, Colombo
Sri Lanka
Phone: (94) 112 555 028
Fax: (94) 114 720 480
Director: Neshan Gunasekera
Email: neshan.gunasekera@gmail.com
