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Expert Group concludes work and recommends updates to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
After 3 sessions of work that spanned a period of 4 months in New York and Geneva, the 2019 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) concluded its work, on Friday. The Group was composed of experts from 15 countries, namely, Argentina, Brazil, China, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Japan, The Netherlands, Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom. Reflecting current trends in international disarmament and arms regulation processes, more than 50% of the experts participating in…
National Workshop to develop a voluntary National Implementation Action Plan on UNSCR 1540 (2004) for Madagascar, 5-6 June 2019
From 5-6 June 2019, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Government of Madagascar, in cooperation with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), organized a national workshop in Antananarivo, Madagascar to develop a voluntary national implementation action plan for resolution 1540 (2004). The workshop, funded by contributions to the UN Trust Fund for Global and Regional Disarmament Activities by the European Union, attracted high-level interest from the Government of Madagascar with eight Ministers attending the opening ceremony…
UNREC and UNDP support Madagascar with training activities in physical security and stockpile management, weapons marking and data recording
UNREC and UNDP Madagascar joined forces, in the framework of UNREC Arms Marking Project and UNDP Security Sector Reform Project in Madagascar, to provide capacity-building to the Malagasy Defense and Security Forces (FDS) on physical security and stockpile management, weapons marking and data record keeping, held from 06 to 18 May 2019 in Vontovorona, Madagascar. The main purpose of this workshop is to contribute to strengthening the physical security, control and management of weapons and ammunition The workshop brought together 100 participants representing different bodies of the…
Regional Workshop on banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices for States from Eastern and Southern Africa
The two entities of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the UNODA Geneva Branch, organized a regional workshop on banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices from 22 to 23 May 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of South Africa for States from Eastern and Southern Africa and falls within the project to…
Tabletop Exercise for the Francophone West African State Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) hosted a tabletop exercise for Francophone West African State Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) From 29 to 30 May 2019, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) hosted a tabletop exercise for Francophone West African State Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) at its premises in Lomé, Togo. The two-day activity, which was funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, was organized in cooperation with the Implementation Support…
The Office for Disarmament Affairs Launches its First eLearning Module providing an Introduction to Disarmament
(New York and Vienna) On 11 June 2019, the Office for Disarmament Affairs released its first eLearning module as part of a new initiative to provide accessible and comprehensive training on disarmament. This first module entitled “Introduction to Disarmament: Machinery, Processes and the Role of the United Nations” covers the operations and achievements of the United Nations Disarmament Machinery—namely, the First Committee of the General Assembly, the Disarmament Commission and the Conference on Disarmament. “Introduction to Disarmament: Machinery, Processes and the Role of the…
UNIDIR launches Cyber Policy Portal and announces date, 6 June 2019, for its Cyber Stability Conference 2019 in New York
UNIDIR Cyber Policy Portal The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) recently launched a Cyber Policy Portal that serves as an interactive, ‘at a glance’ reference tool for policymakers and experts. Through a single site, users can access concise yet comprehensive cybersecurity policy profiles of all 193 UN Member States, as well as regional and international organizations and multilateral frameworks. The Portal is an invaluable resource for Member States as they prepare for the two cyber processes starting in 2019–the Open-Ended Working Group and…
Empowering young women to be a force for change through education and networking in Vienna
Vienna, 10 May 2019 – The second training on Conflict Prevention through Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation jointly organized by UNODA and the OSCE concluded today at Vienna International Centre. Thanks to the Scholarship for Peace and Security supported by the Governments of Andorra, Germany and Switzerland, 50 young women from 38 countries with various professional backgrounds have been selected out of over 1,000 applicants to participate in an interactive week of lectures, site visits and panel discussions. In their opening remarks donors highlighted…
High Representative Nakamitsu joins Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Chair of 2019 NPT Preparatory Committee, in Accepting “Appeal of the Hibakusha” petitions presented by Nihon Hidankyo
On 1 May 2019, Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations currently overseeing the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, were presented by Mr. Sueichi Kido, Secretary-General of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), and Mr. Jiro Hamasumi, Assistant Secretary General of Nihon Hidankyo, with 9,415,025 signatures supporting the…
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Meets with Non-Governmental Organizations
On 1 May, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu met with non-governmental organizations at United Nations Headquarters. The discussion had a special focus on the role of youth in promoting nuclear disarmament given Action 38 on youth engagement contained within the Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament, Securing Our Common Future. Youth promoting nuclear disarmament was at the heart of the discussion on Wednesday As the Agenda for Disarmament recognizes, involving youth in disarmament is essential to advancing progress in this area. However,…