The Implementation Support Unit (ISU) was established within the Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs at the Sixth Review Conference in 2006. The ISU provides administrative support to meetings agreed by the Review Conference …
All BWC meetings are held in Geneva and are open to all States Parties and signatories to the Convention. Regional Groups Similar to many other international instruments and organizations, the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention have …
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 . …
Photo credit: UN Photo/UN792337 Information sharing on national military expenditure Governments can report their annual military spending to the United Nations. This may increase confidence among States within regions and beyond. Limiting military …
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 …
UNODA’s work to facilitate and strengthen the implementation of the BWC is made possible by generous financial support and in-kind contributions from States Parties and international partner organizations. This voluntary support is essential for …
History The problem of artificial modification of the environment for military or other hostile purposes was brought to the international agenda in the early 1970s. In July 1974, USA and USSR agreed to hold bilateral discussions on measures to overcome …
UNODA provides substantive support in the area of the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological weapons). It supports and participates in multilateral efforts to strengthen the non-proliferation of WMD and in this …
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) was established in January 1998 as the Department for Disarmament Affairs which was part of the SG’s programme for reform in accordance with his report to the General Assembly (A/51/950). It was …
