From 19-28 September 2022, a Capstone Exercise for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) was organized in Berlin. The ten-day field exercise was hosted by the Robert …
As part of the Vienna Conversation Series , the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office hosted an event on 9 September 2022, entitled “ New directions for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Education ”. The roundtable discussion …
In an effort to continue the “Silencing the Guns” initiative, the African Union Peace and Security Council, in partnership with UNODA, its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the government of Togo commemorated the 2022 Africa …
On 16 August, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) engaged a group of 49 college students from the Republic of Korea on the topic of “Disarmament and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The workshop was part of UNODA’s …
On 16 August 2022, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Government of Japan co-hosted a film screening of the documentary film “Paper Lanterns”, which tells the inspiring story of Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese atomic bomb survivor from …
During the first week of the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the United States and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) brought together some hundred diplomats, policymakers …
With a view to equipping university students, peace advocates and other practitioners with conceptual, political and technical information on peace and disarmament issues, the United Nations Office for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific …
A total of 1,602 weapons were destroyed in March and April 2022 when three African countries officially marked the end of their “Africa Amnesty Month” project with a public destruction event. Madagascar, Niger and Uganda participated in the joint United …
Educators and experts are the keys to help young people and the general public think critically about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, and military arms races. Effective and accessible disarmament …
As a new addition to its Vienna Conversation Series , the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office released a podcast entitled “Where next for youth in disarmament?”. This roundtable-style event aimed to engage youth in a …
