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"Teaching Hiroshima and Nagasaki", a Workshop on Nuclear Disarmament Held at The United Nations for New York City High School Teachers
“Teaching Hiroshima and Nagasaki” a workshop on nuclear disarmament for New York City high school teachers was held on 4 November 2014 at United Nations Headquarters. This is the third consecutive year such a workshop was held on Election Day when teachers at New York City Public Schools are given a day to participate in continuing education activities. Since 2012, Hibakusha Stories in collaboration with Peace Boat and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a workshop on nuclear disarmament at United Nations Headquarters. John Ennis,…
Regional Workshop on The Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Hosted By The Government of The Republic of Korea
The Government of the Republic of Korea, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), hosted a Regional Workshop on Promoting Full Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on 27-28 October 2014 in Seoul. As the current Chair of the UN Security 1540 Committee, the Government of the Republic of Korea initiated this event, which focused on sharing effective implementation practices, revitalizing relevant assistance and developing a future strategy toward the 2016 Comprehensive Review of resolution 1540 (2004). The UN High…
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…
UNLIREC Launches study on stray bullets in Latin America and the Caribbean
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 2014 in Lima. UNLIREC’s Public Security Programme Team presented an analysis of reported cases of stray bullets in Latin American and the Caribbean media during the period 2009-2013. This study examines armed violence arising from stray bullets in order to share recommendations to prevent this phenomenon. The…
United Nations Art for Peace Exhibit supports the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Exhibit of the winning artworks from the “Art for Peace” contest In a joint effort with its NGO partner, the Harmony for Peace Foundation, the Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) has launched an exhibit of the twelve original winning artworks from the “Art for Peace” contest at UNHQ to mark the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which will be observed on 26 September 2014. The works of art are located at the northern end of the first floor of the Conference Building. The exhibit is part of the events to…
International Day Against Nuclear Tests
Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2014Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Venue: United Nations Headquarters, Trusteeship Council Speeches: H.E. John Ashe, President of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly [delivered by H.E. Mr. Charles Thembani Ntwaagae, Vice-President] Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Ermek Kosherbayev, First Deputy of the Governor of Eastern Kazakhstan (Semipalatinsk region) Ms. Angela Kane, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Archived Webcast https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/…
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 necessitating…