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Symposium on combatting terrorism in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea held in Lomé

On 25 November, in Lomé, Togo, the University of Lomé held a symposium on “the Fight against terrorism in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea,” supportedby the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). Participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Togo attended as did CSOs representatives […]

On 25 November, in Lomé, Togo, the University of Lomé held a symposium on “the Fight against terrorism in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea,” supportedby the United...

First-ever UN SaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines held in Austria

From 23 October to 3 November, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Defence and the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT),...

SIPRI and UNODA’s engagement with next generation AI practitioners

From 16 to 17 November, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a two-day capacity-building workshop on ‘Responsible AI...

Empowering Women in Ammunition Management: insights from a roundtable discussion at the Office for Disarmament Affairs in Vienna 

On 30 October, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office held a roundtable discussion for women ammunition technical experts. Expert practitioners and institutional representatives from Vienna-based...

UNODA and Permanent Mission of Austria hosted a First Committee Side Event: the book launch of “It is Possible: A future without nuclear weapons” by Ward Wilson

On 25 October 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) together with the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations hosted an in-person First Committee Side...

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January 23 - March 31, 2023

Geneva

Conference on Disarmament

January 25 - 25, 2023

UNODA Science, Technology and International Security Unit — Meeting

February 1 - 3, 2023

Geneva

Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

March 1 - 1, 2023

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Scientific Advisory Group

March 6 - 10, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

March 15 - 16, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

March 24 - 24, 2023

New York

UNODA Science, Technology and International Security Unit — Workshop

April 3 - 21, 2023

New York

United Nations Disarmament Commission

May 8 - 12, 2023

New York

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — Working group on further strengthening the review process

May 15 - June 30, 2023

Geneva

Conference on Disarmament

May 15 - June 30, 2023

Geneva

Conference on Disarmament (Part II)

May 15 - 19, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Second session)

May 15 - 19, 2023

Geneva

Group of governmental experts to further consider nuclear disarmament verification issues (Fourth Session)

May 23 - 26, 2023

New York

Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies

June 5 - May 9, 2023

New York

Open-Ended Working Group on Ammunition

July 24 - 28, 2023

Vienna

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – Working group on further strengthening the review process

July 24 - 28, 2023

New York

Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies

July 31 - September 15, 2023

Geneva

Conference on Disarmament

July 31 - August 11, 2023

Vienna

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh Review Conference

August 7 - July 18, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

August 28 - September 1, 2023

Geneva

Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats

September 11 - 14, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Cluster Munitions — Eleventh Meeting of States Parties

October 2 - November 3, 2023

New York

General Assembly First Committee

November 8 - 8, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

November 9 - 10, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Group of Experts

November 13 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Protocol V Annual Conference

November 14 - 14, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Annual Conference

November 15 - 17, 2023

Geneva

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Meeting of High Contracting Parties

November 27 - December 1, 2023

New York

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Second Meeting of States Parties

December 4 - 8, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

December 10, 2023

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December 11 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Meeting of States Parties