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First Committee side event: “Secretary-General’s Campaign on Humanitarian Disarmament and Mine Action”
On 22 October, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Department of Peace Operations (DPO)/UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) co-hosted a side event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee and Fourth Committee to amplify the Secretary-General’s campaign on Humanitarian Disarmament and Mine Action.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers a Video Message at the Second Regional Workshop on Implementing the BWC and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia
On 18 November in Guangzhou, China, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message at the Second Regional Workshop on Implementing the BWC and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia.
The YLF Online Training to Advance Nuclear Disarmament has been Completed
On 6 November 2025, the second cohort of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs’ Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons (YLF) gathered to celebrate the completion of their online training. Through the programme, funded by the Government of Japan, 100 selected participants from 62 countries learned about nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, UN disarmament machinery, and the unique impacts of nuclear weapons on diverse populations - building leadership skills to advance disarmament efforts.
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers the Keynote Speech at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference: “The Disarmament Agenda: 80 Years After Hiroshima”
On November 11, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered the keynote speech at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference: “The Disarmament Agenda: 80 Years After Hiroshima."
Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo Delivered Remarks for the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council on Small Arms and Light Weapons
On 10 November, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo delivered remarks for the open debate of the United Nations Security Council on Small Arms and Light Weapons on behalf of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.
UNODA Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Highlights Gender Gaps as Security Vulnerability at UN Side Event
New York, 29 October 2025 — At the side event “Empowering Change: The Role of Women in WMD Non-Proliferation and Disarmament,” organized by the Slovenian Mission and held at the UN Secretariat, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered remarks underscoring the strategic importance of women’s participation in disarmament efforts.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers a Video Message to the 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs
On 1 November 2025, in Hiroshima, Japan, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message for the opening of the 63rd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs entitled "80 Years After the Atomic Bombing - Time for Peace, Dialogue and Nuclear Disarmament."
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers Opening Remarks for Regional Consultations for States Parties to the NPT
On 28 October, High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivered opening remarks for regional consultations for States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in Hanoi, Viet Nam.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers Remarks at Launch of the First Report of the Global Commission of Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM)
On 16 October, High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivered remarks at launch of the First Report of the Global Commission of Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM).
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers a Video Message to the International Meeting for Peace
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message to the International Meeting for Peace at the Forum entitled "The Forgotten Danger: Towards a World Without Nuclear Weapons." The Forum took place in Rome, from 26-28 October 2025.