26-27 February 2013 — In preparation for the upcoming Final United Nation Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty to be held 18-28 March 2013, over 55 participants from 20 countries throughout Asia and the Pacific have gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to …
From 18 – 22 February 2013, the United Nations Office for Disarmament’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) conducted a national firearms baseline assessment mission in Suriname. This …
The scholar and author, Ward Wilson , came to the United Nations on Wednesday, 20 February to launch his new book, “5 Myths about Nuclear Weapons,” and lay out his arguments that nuclear weapons are costly and dangerous, and as weapons, they serve …
Bogota, 14-15 February 2013 — The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Verification, Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC), joined forces to assist …
Thirty-four technical experts from Central American and neighbouring countries met in San José, Costa Rica, from 31 January to 1 February 2013 for stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction training. The event was co-organised by the …
Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs On 2 February 2013, High Representative Kane delivered the keynote address to “The Second World Citizen Forum” as part of a series of events commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Kwansei …
The twenty-fourth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will take place in Shizuoka City, Japan, from 30 January to 1 February 2013. This annual event is organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and …
Below is the text, as prepared, of a speech given by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Monterey Institute of International Studies on January 18, 2013. “ADVANCING THE DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION AGENDA: SEEKING PEACE IN AN OVER-ARMED WORLD” …
The first-ever Civil Society Forum in support of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), opening in Vienna today and running until 10 January, is intended to provide opportunities for furthering civil society contributions to national and international …
UNLIREC armoury management course (El Salvador, Nov. 2013) – On 25 November, coinciding with the celebrations of the UN International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women, UNLIREC organized a National Inter-Institutional Course on Combating …
