Members
The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) has over 180 members from 26 countries across Asia and the Pacific, consisting of former political, diplomatic and military leaders, senior government officials, and scholars and opinion leaders, dedicated to addressing security challenges in the Asia-Pacific, with a particular focus on nuclear non-proliferation, risk reduction, and disarmament.
Mary WAREHAM
leading advocate on humanitarian disarmament and civilian protection
former Deputy Director of the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division at Human Rights Watch
Mary Wareham is a leading advocate on humanitarian disarmament and civilian protection. She previously served as Deputy Director of the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division at Human Rights Watch and earlier as Advocacy Director of its Arms Division, where she worked to advance humanitarian disarmament and strengthen protections for civilians from weapons that cause unnecessary harm.
Wareham coordinated the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots from its inception until March 2021. As Advocacy Director for Oxfam New Zealand from 2006 to 2008, she contributed to the adoption of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions. From 1998 to 2006, she served as Senior Advocate in Human Rights Watch’s Arms Division and coordinated the Landmine Monitor research initiative to support implementation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
Earlier in her career, Wareham worked with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, assisting Jody Williams in coordinating the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.