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UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa supports gender perspectives in preventing the acquisition of arms by terrorist groups in Lake Chad Basin
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa organized a capacity building workshop aimed at supporting gender perspectives in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control processes in the Lake Chad basin from 18 to 20 of December in Lomé, Togo. The workshop is part of the project entitled, “Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Preventing the Acquisition of Arms and Ammunitions by Terrorists Groups in the Lake Chad Basin”, and is funded by the Kingdom of Sweden. The project was established to support the implementation of the UN Security…
RCPD and UNITAR screen documentary “Paper Lanterns” at 27th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office held a screening of the documentary Paper Lanterns at the 27th United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues in Hiroshima 29 November 2017, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) co-organized a screening of Director Barry Frechette’s and…
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa supports the prevention of diversion of weapons by extremist groups in the Lake Chad Basin
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized a sub-regional workshop to support the process of marking arms in the Lake Chad Basin Countries from 6 to 7 November 2017 in N’Djamena, Chad, and a national workshop to prevent diversion of arms to terrorist groups from 9 to 10 November 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria. During the two workshops, governmental experts and civil society representatives from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria received training to use the International Small Arms…
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Nuclear Weapons Today: A Professional Development Workshop for High School Educators
On 7 November 2017, Hibakusha Stories, an initiative of Youth Arts New York, collaborated with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) to hold a professional development workshop for high school educators entitled “From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Nuclear Weapons Today”. This was the sixth consecutive year that a nuclear disarmament education workshop took place at United Nations Headquarters on the day of the United States election, when teachers at New York City public schools receive time off to participate in continuing education activities. …
Arms Control 2.0: Operationalizing Sustainable Development Goals Target 16.4
On 23 October 2017, the Small Arms Survey discussed its new report aimed at strengthening global implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 16.4, which calls on governments to “significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows” by 2030. The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsored the organization’s briefing paper, titled “Arms Control 2.0: Operationalizing SDG Target 16.4”, and assisted with a presentation of the document on the margins of the 72nd Session General Assembly. Glenn McDonald, Managing Editor and Senior Researcher at the Small Arms…
Strengthening Nuclear Disarmament Verification Mechanisms
As the First Committee of the 72nd Session General Assembly met for its final week, the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) joined the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) to hold a side event on strengthening nuclear disarmament verification mechanisms. Mr. Ioan Tudor, the Chief of UNODA’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch and moderator of the 30 October discussion, underscored in opening remarks the important role that these mechanisms have played in disarmament and non-proliferation treaties. He also stressed that if the…
Curbing Arms Flows from a Field Perspective: The Case of Africa
On 18 October 2017, the Permanent Mission to the United Nations of Germany hosted a Meeting of the Group of Interested States in Practical Disarmament Measures titled “Curbing Arms Flows from a Field Perspective: The Case of Africa”. Seven expert panellists discussed current best practices and research outcomes in the field of conventional weapons control. The panelists were from the Permanent Mission of Germany, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), the Small…
Promoting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education
On 23 October 2017, the Buddhist organization Rissho Kosei-kai partnered with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) to host a panel discussion entitled “Promoting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education” as part of the First Committee side event series for the 72nd Session General Assembly. Ms. Mary Soliman, Chief of the Regional Disarmament Branch of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, introduced the panelists and moderated the discussion. Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament…
Reinvigorating the Narrative: The Broader Benefits of the Arms Trade Treaty and the Implementation Guide to the ATT and PoA
On 20 October 2017, the Centre for Armed Violence Reduction (CAVR) hosted a First Committee side event entitled “Reinvigorating the Narrative: The Broader Benefits of the Arms Trade Treaty and the Implementation Guide to the ATT and PoA”. The panel discussion was moderated by Hugh Watson, First Secretary of the Australian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, and it included remarks by four participants: Caitlin Wilson, Deputy Head of the Australian Mission in Geneva; Deepayan Basu Ray, Director of Arms Control for CAVR; Laurent Masmejean, Counsellor at the Swiss Permanent Mission…
Paper Lanterns: A Film By Barry Frechette
On 18 October 2017, the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations partnered with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to host a documentary film screening entitled Paper Lanterns as part of the First Committee side event series for the 72nd Session General Assembly.This film shares the story of 12 American prisoners of war killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and the inspiring tale of a Japanese citizen, Mr. Mori, who refused to let them be forgotten. The movie delves into the human impact of the Hiroshima…