From 29 to 30 May 2015, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), organised a workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for African Small Island Developing …
In 1986, the Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention decided that States Parties should submit reports on Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) in order to “prevent or reduce the occurrence of ambiguities, doubts and suspicions and in …
A documentary film series on nuclear disarmament, hosted in May by the Information and Outreach Branch (IOB) of the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), proved both thought-provoking and inspiring. The series, held on the margins of the 2015 Nuclear …
New York, 29 May (Office for Disarmament Affairs) – A delegation supporting the work of the UN Security Council’s 1540 Committee has concluded a three-day visit to Malawi, carried out at the invitation of the Government. The delegation consisted of two …
The final report of the exercise is available here . Britain’s HMS Diamond escorts MV Ark Futura (top) transporting chemicals from Syria. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence. In order to successfully achieve the objectives of Security Council resolution 2118 …
UNLIREC provided training to Costa Rican officials using its Specialized Course on Evidence Management of Small Arms and Ammunition, in cooperation with the Judicial Investigation Body of Costa Rica, from 25 to 27 March 2015, in San José. The course is …
As part of its technical assistance to Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen the national implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), UNLIREC cooperated with INTERPOL and FBI experts to train law enforcement officials in the detection and handling of sensitive …
At a side event of the 2015 session of the UN Disarmament Commission on Monday, 13 April at the UN Headquarters in New York, , the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ) launched its 2014 data on global military expenditures, which …
On March 6-7, UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World Future Council (WFC) organized a conference and weapons destruction event for representatives of government, police authorities and civil society from Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to …
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) cooperated to provide technical assistance and training to Liberia on marking and registering small arms and light weapons. …
