In The Zone – Middle East Treaty Organization

Our podcast series, In The Zone, explores some of the constructive approaches that improve the chances of achieving a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free-Zone in the Middle East. Experts in their fields are asked about how to dodge the obstacles, how to build trust between countries, how to improve peace and security for people in the region and how to mobilise civil society to achieve this goal.

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In this interview, Ara Kheder Kareem speaks to Aayushi Sharma of METO and Mina Rozei of Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition (CWCC) about the events of the Halabja Chemical Weapons attacks, the repercussions of which are still being faced by the communities living in Halabja. Ara has been actively working and campaigning for highlighting the challenges faced by the people of Halabja.