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22 May 2025

UNODA High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message to the International Crisis Management Conference 2025

15 May 2025

UNODA Director Adedeji Ebo delivers concluding remarks to the informal consultations on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)

12 May 2025

HR Izumi Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at the third 2025 Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other WMDs

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Government officials from over 30 countries join workshops about reporting on conventional arms transfers

On 8 and 9 May 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) to organize virtual training workshops for Permanent Missions and national focal points on preparing reports to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA). Workshops were offered in French and Spanish […]

On 8 and 9 May 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) to organize virtual training workshops...

L’UNODA renforce la mise en œuvre de la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Cameroun

Les 22 et 23 avril 2025 à Yaoundé, au Cameroun, le Bureau des Nations unies pour les affaires de désarmement (UNODA) et le ministère des Relations Extérieures du Cameroun...

UNODA reinforces implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Cameroon

On 22 and 23 April 2025 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon organized a national workshop...

Regional Workshop for Southeast Asian and Pacific Island States on ‘Strengthening Regional Support for the Global Norm against Biological Weapons in the Context of the BWC, UNSCR 1540, and UNSGM’

From 6-8 May 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) convened a joint regional workshop at the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)...

Cambodia is one step closer to creating a National Implementation Action Plan for Security Council resolution 1540 —a first for the ASEAN Region

From 23 to 25 April, the Government of Cambodia partnered with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) to host a workshop on strengthening the implementation of United...

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OUR WORK

The main units of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Support to multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation efforts with respect to weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Conventional Arms
Focusing disarmament and arms control efforts on all weapons not considered WMD, including small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Regional Disarmament
The enhancement of global disarmament and international peace and security through the support and promotion of regional disarmament efforts.

Transparency and Confidence-building
Confidence building measures are meant to prevent or reduce the occurrence of ambiguities and suspicions to improve international cooperation in disarmament and arms control.

Other Disarmament Issues
Other disarmament issues include UNODA’s work in education, youth, gender, multilateralism, information security and outer space, among other areas.

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