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 …
On 7 July, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized a webinar on the role of nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology as the …
On 5 July, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized a webinar on non-proliferation and nuclear security as the second of three webinars on the pillars of the Treaty on the …
The 2022 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) concluded its work in Geneva on 17 June, providing a series of recommendations to ensure the relevance of this important transparency and …
Thirty-three participants, among government officials, security and defence forces, and civil society, attended the three-day training from 21 to 23 June on gender mainstreaming small arms control in Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized by the United Nations …
On 27 May, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) engaged in a virtual discussion with a group of 38 college students in the Republic of Korea on the topic of “disarmament and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The session was …
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized the in-country training programme (ICTP) on gender mainstreaming small arms control from 10 to 16 May in Dili, Timor-Leste. The ICTP, which is part …
On 8-9 June 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) conducted a two-day introductory webinar series to support the establishment and maintenance of gun-free zones in Asia-Pacific. Based on …
