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Fiji hosts regional workshop to promote the universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention in the Pacific
<!-- 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%"><p>On 27 and 28 July 2017 Fiji hosted a regional workshop on universalization of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). With five States in the Pacific region not yet party to the BWC (Kiribati, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa and Tuvalu), the main objective of the regional workshop was to raise awareness of the…
Assistance to Mauritania in drafting of the initial report on Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
<!-- 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%"><p><em>5 – 6 July 2017, Nouakchott, Mauritania</em><br> <a href="/sites/default/files/2017-07/Assistance-to-Mauritania-in-drafting-of-the-initial-report-on-Security-Council-resolution-1540-2004-01.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img decoding="…
UNODA intern discovers personal connection to the history of disarmament
<!-- 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%"><p>In a story that she wrote for the July-August 2017 edition of the magazine <em>UN Special</em>, Ms. Julie Clark, a former intern at UNODA in Geneva, found out about her very personal connection with the disarmament community when conducting research about her great uncle. </p> <p>He…
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Regional Industry Outreach Conference for the Pacific Alliance States and Brazil
<!-- 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%"><p><em>8-9 June, Mexico City, Mexico</em></p> <p>The Government of Mexico, in cooperation with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and supported by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Government of Germany, organized…
Training for Southeast Asian States to Strengthen the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
<!-- 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%"><p><em>6-7 June 2017 Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic</em></p> <p><a href="/sites/default/files/2017-06/Training-for-Southeast-Asian-States-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class=" wp-image-160925…
National Round Table on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
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Mongolian authorities review measures to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors
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Academy Award-winning actor and film producer Michael Douglas visits High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu
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UNODA’s regional centre in Lima and OAS provide regional platform for States in Latin America and the Caribbean to engage in open debate on preventing WMD proliferation to non-State actors
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UN Disarmament Commission adopts by consensus “Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons”
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