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 …
14 December 2012 — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs today released the electronic publication, Occasional Paper No. 22 – Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT’s Review Process by 2015 , written by Thomas Markram. The …
Mr. Kassim-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, who delivered the message on behalf of the Secretary-General 3 December 2012 — The following message was delivered in Geneva on behalf of the Secretary-General by Mr. Kassim-Jomart …
The United States, as a Depositary of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC), has confirmed that the Marshall Islands deposited its …
19 November 2012 — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs today released the electronic publication, Civil Society and Disarmament 2012 – Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: …
