A RCEME (Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) vehicle loading ordnance supplies (spare parts) at the UNEF workshops at Camp Rafah. Photo credit: UN Photo/JG Transparency in military matters is crucial for arms control and disarmament and …
The Biological Weapons Convention currently has 189 States Parties and four Signatory States. There are four States which have neither signed nor acceded to the Convention. Further information can be found in the UNODA Disarmament Treaties Database . …
The United Nations system addresses disarmament issues through three principal bodies: the General Assembly and its First Committee, the United Nations Disarmament Commission, and the Conference on Disarmament. This “disarmament machinery” is complemented …
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) took part in the launch of the African Amnesty Month (AAM) in Djibouti from 29 th to 31 st October, along with the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), which also …
From 13 to 14 January 2025 in Nouakchott, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety and Security Authority (ARSN) of Mauritania jointly organized a national workshop on strengthening the …
In the Pact for the Future, adopted by the General Assembly in September 2024, Member States voiced their concern about the potential impact that the global increase in military expenditures could have on investments in sustainable development and …
On 10 and 11 February, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomed parliamentary delegations from Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and Somalia, five of the six African States not yet party to …
A delegation of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) travelled to Banjul from 27 to 31 January. The main objective of their Mission was threefold: i) assess the institutional capacities of the recently established …
From 24 to 28 February 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Geneva Branch and the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) hosted a commemorative exhibition at the Palais des Nations. Marking …
25-27 February 2025 (Palasamudram, India) With a view to strengthening implementation of UNSCR 1540 (2004) – which aims to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to and by non-State actors, including terrorists – the Government of India …
