The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized a regional seminar in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 15 to 18 March, to discus the best and promising practices and lessons learnt from experiences on armed …
The second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) session on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 28 February to 4 March 2011. The purpose of the PrepCom is to make recommendations on the elements for an effective …
The 55th session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters met in New York from 23-25 February under the Chairmanship of Olga Pellicer, Professor of the Department of International Studies at the Autonomous Technological Institute …
The United Nations University (UNU) organized a Midday Forum on 1 February entitled “The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Where Do We Stand? What’s Next?” with Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs as speaker and Jean-Marc Coicaud …
A workshop on regional bio-security and the role of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was hosted by the Middle East Scientific Institute for Security (MESIS) in Amman, Jordan from 24 to 27 January 2011. The workshop was organized and funded by …
The “UN Regional Workshop for East and Southeast Asia on Strengthening the Capacity of the Media in Promoting and Advocating Peace and Disarmament” took place in Beijing, China, on 20 and 21 January 2011 and was organised by the United Nations Office for …
Mr Bennie Lombard, one of the Experts of the 1540 Committee addresses participants at the training course UNLIREC officially launched its 1540 Programme with its first field activity in Grenada. This forms part of UNLIREC’s new 1540 assistance package for …
Participants at the training course In response to a request from the Government of Guyana for specialized training to help its judicial sectors address the illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives, and – in effect – contribute to a …
Group photo of workshop attendees In cooperation with the Government of Myanmar, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) has just completed a two-day workshop on 15, 16 May 2014 to assist government …
Ms. Virginia Gamba delivers remarks at the event On Monday 14 April 2014, the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, an event titled “world military spending: trends and implications” took place at UN headquarters in New York. This event was …
