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Mauritania strengthens national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention  

From 13 to 14 January 2025 in Nouakchott, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety and Security Authority (ARSN) of Mauritania jointly organized a national workshop on strengthening the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).   This was the first workshop of its kind in Mauritania since it […]

From 13 to 14 January 2025 in Nouakchott, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety and Security Authority (ARSN) of Mauritania jointly...

African Amnesty Month: Djibouti launches activities to ‘Silence the Guns’

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) took part in the launch of the African Amnesty Month (AAM) in Djibouti from 29th to 31st...

Sustaining Peace: UNREC’s Mission to Strengthen Arms Control in Burundi

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) conducted a mission from 9 to 13 December in partnership with Burundi’s National Commission on Small Arms...

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs hosted an event on the regulation of Incendiary Weapons

On 13 November, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a hybrid side event during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention...

Side event shines a light on the benefits of voluntary information sharing on new weapons, means and methods of warfare

Building on an event earlier in the year that explored the importance of legal reviews of new weapons, means and methods of warfare, on 17 October the United Nations...

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