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The 70th Anniversary Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Remembered in Vienna
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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
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UNLIREC contributes to International Expert Consultations on protection of children from armed violence
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Togo and Senegal Host Visits by Security Council’s 1540 Committee, 15-16 And 18-19 June 2015
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UNLIREC Technical Assistance Package on Operational Forensic Ballistics in the Caribbean
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UNLIREC Supports Private Security Companies in Peru in The Management of their Weapons Stockpiles
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UNREC organizes workshop on implementation of ATT for African Small Island Developing States
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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…