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Multilateral Negotiations on Nuclear Disarmament – Ways Forward Side Event
Multilateral Negotiations on Nuclear Disarmament Ambassador Virachai Plasai, the Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations, opened the side event on 18 October 2016 in New York by praising the work of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on nuclear disarmament and appealed to all Member States to continue their efforts in this regard. The first speaker Mr. Thomas Markram, the Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs also praised the lively debate and legal parameters that took place…
The Drone Dialogues: New challenges for States on Armed Drones Use and Proliferation
The Drone Dialogues; New challenges for States on Armed Drones Use and Proliferation On 17 October 2016, at U N Headquarters in New York City, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the NGO PAX held a side event during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee on “New Challenges for States on Armed Drones Use and Proliferation”. H.E. Mr Henk Cor van der Kwast, the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva moderated the panel alongside Alexandra Hiniker, PAX…
Addressing Killer Robots: Next Steps & Side Event
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots held a side event in New York on the next steps of addressing killer robots on 14 October, 2016 during 71st Session of the General Assembly First Committee. Three experts discussed important issues concerning autonomous weapons and why they are such a danger. They were: Mary Wareham from the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, Professor Stuart Russell from the University of California at Berkley, and Mr. Steve Goose from Human Rights Watch. The side event was moderated by Professor Matthew Bolton of the International Committee for…
Group of Interested States in Practical Disarmament Measures (GIS): Curbing Arms Flows from a Field Perspective: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean – October 18
Christoph Anton opens the panel On 18 October, the Permanent Mission of Germany and the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a side event on curbing arms flows from the field perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean in the German Mission in New York . The Group of Interested States (GIS) in Practical Disarmament Measures is a New York based informal gathering of States, led by Germany. It matches needs with resources in implementing practical disarmament projects. Mr. Christoph Anton, Counsellor from…
Preventing Harm from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas & Side Event
October 20, 2016 The Permanent Mission of Austria held a side event on preventing harm from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas on 6 October, 2016 during 71st Session of the General Assembly First Committee. Three experts were invited to discuss the importance of the prevention of harm from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. They were Mr. Martin Butcher from Oxfam, Ms. Roos Boer from PAX, and Ms. Laura Boillot from the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW). Mr. Martin Butcher from Oxfam started…
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Side Event
The Permanent Mission of France in New York held a side event on improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on 7 October 2016 during 71st Session of the General Assembly First Committee. Four experts discussed the important details of IEDs and what needs to be done to regulate the illegal use of them. They were: Mr. Iain Overton of Action on Armed Violence, Mr. Daniel Prins, Chief, Conventional Arms Branch, UNODA, Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal of Afghanistan, and a representative from the 1267/1988 Monitoring Team. Mr. Overton discussed the six…
The Road Ahead for Small Arms and Light Weapons – the 2018 Review Conference
Informed open discussion organized by IANSA On Monday 17 October 2016 in a side event held on the margins of the seventy-first session of the First Committee entitled, “Small Arms and Light Weapons: The Road to the 2018 Review Conference,” four panellists laid down the groundwork that remains ahead in combating the dangers and threats of armed violence.From left to right: Christoph Anton, Counsellor for the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations; Titta Maja, Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Finland in Geneva;Baffour Amoa, Chair of IANSA; Daniel Prins,…
Emerging technology, international security, and international law
From left to right: Kerstin Vignard, the Chief of Operations at UNIDIR; Mr Robert Shaw, of the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies; Sabrina Dallafior, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament On 6 October, 2016, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, together with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland hosted an event on the disruptive impact of 3D printing in creating weapons, synthetic biology,…
UNODA organizes a photo exhibition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Regional Centres
UNODA photo exhibition On 3 October 2016, ODA officially opened an exhibit to commemorate the 30th anniversary of UNODA’s Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament. The exhibit can be viewed in front of the Vienna Café in the New York City Headquarters until 14 October 2016. The exhibition presents pictures as well as a video highlighting the work and achievements made by the Centres in the past 30 years. The Regional Centres support Members States in their initiatives on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. The video…
Handing over of signatures in support of the Appeal of the Hibakusha for the elimination of nuclear weapons
Ambassador Boukadoum. Chair of the First Committee ; Thomas Markram, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, UNODA; Mr. Toshiki Fujimori, Deputy Secretary General, Nihon Hidankyo On 6 October, H.E. Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Chair of the First Committee, 71st session of the UN General Assembly met with Mr. Toshiki Fujimori, Deputy Secretary-General of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) to receive 564,240 signatures in support of the “Appeal of the Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors).” The Appeal expressed the earnest desire for the…