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Northeast Asian Youth Share Perspectives on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at Introductory Webinar
“Disarmament is an extremely broad and complex subject that is wide open for very valuable contributions from each of you in all of your respective fields, regardless of your specialities.” – Randy Rydell, Senior Political Affairs Officer (retired), Office for Disarmament Affairs and Executive Advisor to Mayors for Peace A Steering Committee of young people from across Northeast Asia this month held the first of several education and training webinars in preparation to tackle disarmament and non-proliferation issues at a United Nations youth workshop later this year. At the…
Disarmament Web Talks: Progress made two years after the launch of the UN Secretary-General's Agenda for Disarmament
On the occasion of the second anniversary of the Secretary General´s Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament, the Vienna Office of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organised the webinar “Progress made two years after the launch of the UN Secretary General´s Disarmament Agenda” on 28 May 2020. The webinar, part of the webinar series ‘Disarmament Web Talks’, reflected on how disarmament and non-proliferation discourse and practice have developed since the launch of the Agenda. The event was facilitated by Suzanne Oosterwijk of UNODA’s New…
High-level panel discussion: “The NPT at Fifty: maintaining momentum towards the Review Conference”
The Permanent Missions of Ireland and Costa Rica, with support from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), hosted a virtual meeting entitled “The NPT at Fifty: maintaining momentum towards the Review Conference”. More than 200 participants attended the online event, held to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The high-level panel highlighted the Treaty’s indispensable role in maintaining international peace and security, while also considering how States and…
UNODA and Cybersecurity Tech Accord “Apps 4 Digital Peace!” contest: deadline extended to 30 July 2020
21st-century challenges need 21st-century solutions, especially when it comes to creating a safer and more secure online world. The global ICT environment is facing a dramatic increase in the malicious use of ICTs by State and non-State actors and may harm international peace and security. It is clear that bringing greater security and stability to cyberspace will require new and different ideas compared to what has worked in other domains of conflict, and collaboration across disciplines. This is why the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered with the …
UNRCPD completes training on role of gender in small arms control
The staff of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), in cooperation with UNDP SEESAC, successfully concluded a coaching programme on gender-mainstreaming small arms control on 23 April 2020. Comprising both on-site and online sessions, the coaching programme fit into a multi-year global effort by the Office for Disarmament Affairs in support of gender-mainstreaming policies and actions to prevent illegal flows and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda…
UNODA Launches Occasional Papers On Rethinking Unconstrained Military Spending
The United Nations Charter reflects an explicit understanding of the link between disarmament and development. Article 26 recognizes the need to ensure “the maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s economic and human resources”. Despite this clear, global commitment, military spending has seen its largest annual increase in a decade, reaching $1917 billion in 2019—a level not seen since the height of the cold war. Rethinking unconstrained military spending constitutes an important component of the Secretary-…
Thematic seminar on pillar II (non-proliferation) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
On 2-3 March 2020, before the promulgation of guidelines restricting in-person meetings at UN Headquarters due to COVID-19, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs hosted a thematic seminar on pillar II (non-proliferation) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. NPT States Parties took part in discussions on some of the most important issues related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Topics included IAEA safeguards, safeguards-related challenges and opportunities posed by new technologies, nuclear…
Deadline for UNODA and Cybersecurity Tech Accord “Apps 4 Digital Peace!” contest: 30 April 2020
21st-century challenges need 21st-century solutions, especially when it comes to creating a safer and more secure online world. The global ICT environment is facing a dramatic increase in the malicious use of ICTs by State and non-State actors and may harm international peace and security. It is clear that bringing greater security and stability to cyberspace will require new and different ideas compared to what has worked in other domains of conflict, and collaboration across disciplines. This is why the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered with the …
Young professionals learn online through 2020 Scholarship for Peace and Security
This week, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Vienna are jointly launching the third edition of their Scholarship for Peace and Security. The Scholarship offers a training programme on conflict prevention and resolution through arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, with a specific focus on OSCE-relevant instruments. The programme is receiving generous support from the Governments of Andorra, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. Youth and women are chronically…
Regional Seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) conducted a regional seminar on “Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective” in Kathmandu from 4-6 March 2020. The seminar gathered Members of Parliament and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from 10 States in Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia Fiji, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste) as well as international experts from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA),…