On 16 October 2018, a briefing on the review cycle of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) took place as a side event of the General Assembly First Committee. The joint presentation was led by Chairs of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 …
On 22 October 2018, the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations partnered with the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Secretariat to hold a First Committee side event on the ATT Voluntary Trust Fund. Participants in the panel discussion explored …
On 25 October, a panel discussion entitled Beyond the Buzz: Gender in Arms Control was held as a side event of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. It was jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United …
On 18 October 2018, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a First Committee side event entitled “Evidence of Absence: Verifying Removal of Nuclear Weapons”. Ms. Renata Dwan, the Director of UNIDIR, moderated a …
On 17 October, the Control Arms Coalition together with the Permanent Missions of France and Mexico hosted a panel discussion on “Preventing the Diversion of Arms and Ammunition”. The proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) …
Held on 18 October, a side event of the United Nations First Committee examined the devastating effects of the use of explosive weapons (in populated areas (EWIPA) and suggested avenues to address the problem. Ambassador Thomas Hajnoczi, Head of the …
On 22 October, a panel discussion on Security Council resolution 2370 (2011) was held as a side event of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. The panel evaluated the resolution’s implementation and considered strategies to …
The Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations held a side event briefing on the 2018 U.S. Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) on 11 October 2018. A group of panelists moderated by Ambassador Robert Wood, U.S. Permanent Representative to the …
On 15 October 2018, a panel discussion entitled “The Application of International Law in Cyberspace: State of Play” took place as a First Committee side event of the General Assembly’s seventy-third session. The Permanent Missions of Austria, Estonia and …
The Office for Disarmament Affairs is pleased to announce the publication of its latest Occasional Paper, entitled “ The Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons on the Dark Web .” The potential role of the dark web in facilitating trade in firearms, …
