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Legal Assistance Workshop for States Parties to the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons
From 25 to 27 September 2019, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) organized a Sub-Regional Legal Assistance Workshop for States Parties to the Kinshasa Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) at the Sipopo International Conference Center in Malabo (Republic of Equatorial Guinea). The workshop was held in collaboration with the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and with the political support of…
Workshop in Bangkok to develop National Action Plans to reduce illegal arms flows
BANGKOK, 1-4 October The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized a training workshop to develop National Action Plans to reduce illegal arms flows based on the Modular Small Arms Control Implementation Compendium (MOSAIC) in Bangkok (Thailand) from 1 to 4 October 2019. The training workshop, made possible with the financial support of the Government of Germany, brought together approximately 20 participants from ASEAN States and Timor-Leste and international experts from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (…
UNODA in Vienna commemorates the Int’l Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
UNODA in Vienna commemorates the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons On September 30, 2019, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in Vienna and the NGO Committee on Peace (Vienna) co-organized an event in the Vienna International Centre, honouring the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The event was organised to raise public awareness about the threats that nuclear weapons pose to humanity and the urgency to eliminate them once and for all. The event started with a video message from United Nations…
High Representative Ms. Nakamitsu contributes to the Vienna Conference on Protecting Civilians in Urban Warfare
On 1 and 2 October 2019, the Federal Ministry of Austria for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs organised an international conference on Protecting Civilians in Urban Warfare. By bringing together a variety of States, International Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations, the objective was to improve the international community’s understanding and practices in the protection of civilians in urban settings. Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu offered her opening remarks and contributed to a panel discussion on the way…
Young journalists briefed on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms regulation
New York – On 19 September, UNODA officials participated in a briefing for young international media representatives and journalists. The journalists were in New York to participate in the Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship to cover the opening of the General Assembly. At the panel briefing, organized by the UN Department of Global Communications, UNODA officials talked about a range of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control issues. Media representatives and journalists posing with UNODA officials Ms. Suzanne Oosterwijk, Political Affairs Officer…
Signature ceremony for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
For the second year in a row, the “core group” of States supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened a signature and ratification ceremony on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Group photo at the signature and ratification ceremony of the treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons At the ceremony, Botswana, Dominica, Grenada, Lesotho, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia signed the Treaty; Bangladesh, Kiribati and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic deposited their instruments of…
Training course on weapons and ammunition management in Lomé
From 12-16 August 2019, practitioners in the field of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Community Violence Reduction (CVR) participated in a training course on effective weapons and ammunition management. Participants included representatives from United Nations missions, including MINUSMA (Mali), UNAMID (Darfur), MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of the Congo), MINUSCA (Central African Republic), MINUJUSTH (Haiti), and UNVMC (Colombia), as well as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the UN Regional Centre for Peace and…
UNODA in Vienna at International Centre Open Day
In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Vienna International Centre (VIC), the building opened its door to visitors. On Sunday 8 September, over three thousand guests were introduced to the crucial work undertaken by Vienna based organisations in the promotion of global security, human rights and sustainable development. Home to five thousand employees from over 125 countries, the VIC, also known as ‘UNO City’, sits at the forefront of European and international diplomacy. The high turnout for this special event was evidence of the public’s growing interest in global security and…
Mission on weapons and ammunitions management assessment in Haiti
Between 28 July and 6 August, the Office for Disarmament Affairs together with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPO) deployed a joint technical assessment mission to support the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). The mission focused on weapons and ammunition management activities that could support community violence reduction and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) initiatives in Haiti. This is part of a broader joint DPO-ODA project that seeks to generate resources and expertise for effective weapons and ammunition…
Students from the Chinese Research Center of the United Nations and International Organizations visit UNODA
On 30 July, students from the 37th Chinese Youth Diplomatic Advanced Training Program of the Center of the United Nations and International Organizations (RCUNIO – part of Beijing Foreign Studies University) were briefed by UNODA officials during their visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York. The program aims to instruct trainees in the field of diplomacy and international affairs, by providing them with insights into the work of international organizations. Students of the Chinese Youth Diplomatic Advanced Training Program pose with UNODA officials In this July…