(New York) On Thursday 20 February 2014, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Angela Kane met with NGOs working in the field of disarmament and nonproliferation. This was the third such meeting to take place at the UN since Ms. Kane was …
Nobel Peace Prize winner and grassroots activist Jody Williams came up to all the participants right before the event and started to shake everyone’s hand introducing herself as Jody. Her actions set the tone for a clear demonstration of what kind of …
Minister of Home Affairs Clemet Rohee signs the document signifying the official handover of the equipment by UNLIREC Senior Programme Officer Juliet Solomon. Photo credit: Albert Razick, US Embassy, Guyana On 23 January 2014, the United Nations Regional …
UN High Representative Angela Kane meets with Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary-General of the Mayors for Peace. On 7 February 2014, the High Representative met with Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo, Secretary-General of the Mayors for Peace. The Mayors for Peace …
UNLIREC armoury management course (El Salvador, Nov. 2013) – On 25 November, coinciding with the celebrations of the UN International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women, UNLIREC organized a National Inter-Institutional Course on Combating …
UNLIREC armoury management course From 4-15 November 2013 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), in collaboration with the government …
The First Committee Side Event on the legal status of nuclear weapons was organised by the Permanent Missions of New Zealand and Switzerland to the UN. The Permanent Missions of New Zealand and Switzerland to the United Nations sponsored a First …
UNLIREC’s IITC course From 7 to 18 October 2013, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) – in close collaboration with the Ministry of Defense of Suriname – conducted a 10-day …
The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs sponsored the panel event which featured Ward Wilson, Barry Blechman, and the UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane. Some States may seek nuclear weapons as icons of power. Hence, to …
Recent UNIDIR publication entitled “The Cyber Index: International Security Trends and Realities” ILOVEYOU was a computer worm that started spreading in the Philippines and then attacked tens of millions of Windows personal computers in 2000. This step …
