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The 70th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Remembered in Vienna
Origami Corner (Photo Library: UNIS) On 6 August, the Atomic Bomb Awareness Day Event, or Genbaku No Hi, was organized by the Verein Genbaku No Hi and the NGO Committee on Peace with the support of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Office based in Vienna. A number of ambassadors of permanent missions and embassies, heads of international organizations, members of the disarmament and non-proliferation community, UN Staff members, NGOs and members of civil society attended the event. In her opening speech, Ms. Yuko Gulda, Founder of the representative of…
Synergies and complementarities between the Arms Trade Treaty, the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), organised a workshop on synergies and complementarities between the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms (UNPoA) and related instruments for ECOWAS member States. The workshop was held from 22 to 23 July 2015 in Nigeria. This topic is of particular importance to these States, since nine of the current 12 African States Parties…
UNLIREC contributes to International Expert Consultations on protection of children from armed violence
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), participated to the International Expert Consultations on Children’s Right to Protection from Armed Violence in the Community in Honduras on 6-7 July 2015. The meeting organized by the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, in cooperation with UNICEF and the Government of Honduras, gathered representatives from Central American governments and the Philippines, UN agencies, regional organizations, research…
Togo and Senegal Host Visits by Security Council's 1540 Committee, 15-16 And 18-19 June 2015
New York, 30 June 2015 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) – A delegation supporting the work of the United Nations Security Council’s 1540 Committee has concluded visits to Senegal and Togo, carried out at the invitation of the respective Governments. Group picture of participants in Senegal The delegation consisted of two members of the 1540 Committee’s Expert Group as well as representatives from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa ( UNREC ). The main goal of the visits was to provide assistance to Senegal and Togo in the drafting process of…
UNLIREC Technical Assistance Package on Operational Forensic Ballistics in the Caribbean
On 24-25 June 2015 in Lima, Peru, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), with the support of the Government of the United States, convened a workshop on its project ‘Combating Illicit Firearms and Ammunition Trafficking in the Caribbean through Operational Forensic Ballistics’. The workshop brought together designated government focal points from seven beneficiary Member States (Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago), as well as experts from…
UNLIREC Supports Private Security Companies in Peru in The Management of their Weapons Stockpiles
On 18 June 2015 in Lima, Peru, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) presented its project ‘Strengthening Oversight and Building Capacities for Small Arms Control and Non-proliferation in the Private Security Sector’ during a National Executive Seminar on UN International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) and the International Code of Conduct (ICoC) for Private Security Service Providers in which 45 representatives from 22 private security companies operating in Peru participated. The private…
UNREC organizes workshop on implementation of ATT for African Small Island Developing States
From 29 to 30 May 2015, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), organised a workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for African Small Island Developing States in Lomé, Togo. The workshop aimed to identify specific challenges and needs of represented States in the implementation of the ATT and to facilitate the identification and development of measures that address these needs and challenges. The national implementation of the ATT depends on various factors. Among these factors are…
Guide to Participating in the Confidence Building Measures of the Biological Weapons Convention aids States Parties with agreed-to reporting requirements
In 1986, the Second Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention decided that States Parties should submit reports on Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) in order to “prevent or reduce the occurrence of ambiguities, doubts and suspicions and in order to improve international co-operation in the field of peaceful biological activities.” States Parties have to submit their CBM reports by 15 April every year giving details of their biological research centres and laboratories and exchange information on outbreaks of diseases on their territory. The CBM forms were designed by…
Promoting nuclear disarmament through film: UNODA's Nuclear Disarmament Documentary Film Series
A documentary film series on nuclear disarmament, hosted in May by the Information and Outreach Branch (IOB) of the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), proved both thought-provoking and inspiring. The series, held on the margins of the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, complemented the formal discussions on disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation underway at the Conference. Director of “What Happened that Day,” Massaki Tanabe discusses his film with the audience. IOB carefully selected four films that adopt different approaches to nuclear…
Malawi Hosts Visit by Security Council's 1540 Committee, 20 to 22 May 2015
New York, 29 May (Office for Disarmament Affairs) – A delegation supporting the work of the UN Security Council’s 1540 Committee has concluded a three-day visit to Malawi, carried out at the invitation of the Government. The delegation consisted of two members of the 1540 Committee’s Expert Group as well as two representatives from the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). The main goal of the visit was to provide assistance to Malawi in the drafting process of its National Action Plan to guide the implementation of UN Security Council…