On 1 May 2019, Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations currently overseeing the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation …
On 1 May, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu met with non-governmental organizations at United Nations Headquarters. The discussion had a special focus on the role of youth in promoting nuclear disarmament given Action 38 on …
In January 2019, youth from the Research Center of the United Nations and International Organizations (part of Beijing Foreign Studies University) visited the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at United Nations Headquarters in New …
20-21 March 2019, San Salvador – As part of the Canada-funded project “ Building Momentum for the Regional implementation of A/RES/65/69 on Women, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control ”, the UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and …
This month, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) kicks off a multi-year programme in support of gender mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse. Funded by the European Union …
Inadequately-managed ammunition poses the dual risk of accidental explosions of ammunition sites and diversion to illicit markets, resulting in humanitarian disasters and contributing to armed conflict, terrorism and crime. Against this backdrop, the …
Bangkok, 20-22 March 2019 – As part of its region-wide initiative to support States with the safe and secure management of conventional ammunition, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized the …
Vienna – On 14 March 2019, the Scholarship for Peace and Security, a joint initiative of United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), has received the “Gender Champion Award”, …
The first session of the 2019 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the UN Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) is being held in Geneva (from 11-15 March 2019). Ms. Mariela Fogante of Argentina was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the Group. She …
(New York) On 27 February 2019, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu met with Lt. Gen. Badreldin Elamin Abdelgadir, Executive Secretary of the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and …
