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Southern African States fortify capacity to combat biological threats and implement Biological Weapons Convention

In a bid to strengthen regional cooperation and bolster national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), 60 delegates from ten Southern African states and international and regional organisations convened in Gaborone, Botswana, from 12 to 14 March 2024 for a three-day workshop. The event, organised by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) […]

In a bid to strengthen regional cooperation and bolster national implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), 60 delegates from ten Southern African states and international and regional organisations...

UNRCPD and UNODC join efforts to promote SDG Target 16.4 during 11th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

This year’s Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development, an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable...

Experts from developing countries gather in Trieste to learn about science diplomacy, biosecurity and virus detection in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention

From 4 to 8 March 2024, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), together with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP),...

Strengthening biosecurity in São Tomé and Príncipe: National workshop on the effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and Resolution 1540 (2004)

From 4 to 6 March 2024, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of São Tomé and Príncipe gathered key...

UNODA co-hosts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a launch event for new report on “A Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research” by the Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks 

On 28 February, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a launch event at the United Nations Headquarters for a new report by the Bulletin of Atomic...

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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 11 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Meeting of States Parties

April 1, 2024

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