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UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Arms Trade Treaty Implementation Course launched this week in Costa Rica
From 8-10 October 2014, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in San José, Costa Rica, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) piloted a practical training course on implementing the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The course trained national operators dealing with the control of imports and exports of conventional arms, alongside relevant officials from other Central American States who also attended to share their experience. The training toolkit aims to assist Member States in their efforts to create national…
Control Arms launches 50 Celebrating 50 initiative
To mark the achievement of the 50th ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty, Control Arms has launched a photo exhibition “50 Celebrating 50” displayed both online (English, French, and Spanish) and in an installation at the UN Headquarters in New York. The exhibit highlights 50 people across governments, campaigners, public figures, and armed violence survivors that have each played a unique and an important role in the achievement of the ATT. The exhibit displays photos accompanied with personalized quotes depicting unique recollections from the ATT…
Boosting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education
On Monday 13 October 2014, on the sidelines of the first day of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, the Permanent Missions of Austria, Japan and Mexico to the United Nations in cooperation with the Office for Disarmament Affairs, the CTBTO PrepCom and the James Martin Centre for Non-Proliferation Studies, organized a High Level Event to discuss the progress and remaining challenges in promoting, implementing and expanding disarmament and non-proliferation education, entitled ‘Boosting Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education’. The event brought together representatives from…
The New Zealand Lectures on Disarmament
On Monday 7 October 2014, on the sidelines of the first day of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations organized a High Level Discussion to mark the launch of UNODA Occasional Paper Number 26, entitled ‘The New Zealand Lectures on Disarmament’. From left to right: Mr. Courtenay Rattray, Chair of the 69th session of the First Committee; Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament; New Zealand’s Ambassador for Disarmament, Ms. Dell Higgie; Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York, Mr.…
UNLIREC Launches study on stray bullets in Latin America and the Caribbean
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) held an event entitled The Impact of Stray Bullets in Latin America and the Caribbean on 22 September…
United Nations Art for Peace Exhibit supports the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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International Day Against Nuclear Tests
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday, 10 September 2014<br> <strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<br> <strong>Venue</strong>: United Nations Headquarters, Trusteeship Council</p> <p><strong>Speeches:</…
UN Human Rights Expert Report Examines the State of Play on Disarmament, the Related UN Mechanisms and the Adverse Impacts of Military Spending and the Arms Trade
The third report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, (Mr. Alfred-Maurice de Zayas of the United States) to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/27/51 – July 2014) undertakes a preliminary study of the adverse impacts of military spending, including ongoing armed conflict, the war on terror, surveillance, procurement, military research, diversion and corruption on the realization of a democratic and equitable international order. In the report, Mr. de Zayas recalls that peace is a condition for a just international order…
"The Status of the Global Disarmament Agenda: Perspectives from the UN"
From 4 to 7 August 2014, Ms. Virginia Gamba, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, attended a conference, hosted by the Rio Grande Municipality, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the rubric “peace begins at home”, the conference offered an opportunity for a comprehensive dialogue on international peace and cooperation with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation between Latin America and Africa. The forum brought together international experts, diplomats and Argentinean representatives from all levels of government (municipal, provincial and…
UNREC commemorates the centenary of the First World War and the use of chemical weapons
Members of the panel discussion on the use of chemical weapons during the First World War. On August 11, the Public Law Center (CDP) which belongs to the Law Faculty (FDD) of the University of Lome organized a panel discussion on the use of chemical weapons during the First World War at the auditorium of the University of Lome. The activity was organized in partnership with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and with the support of the Institute Francais of Lome. As part of the commemoration of the centenary of the beginning of the…