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Regional meeting for Middle Eastern States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
On 13-14 November, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan hosted a regional meeting for Middle Eastern States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Representatives of 17 States Parties, expert presenters and the President-designate of the Tenth NPT Review Conference came together in Amman, Jordan, to examine the Treaty. Topics discussed include each of the NPT’s three pillars – disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy – as well as the procedural…
UNODA holds briefing for Member States on the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)
On 22 November, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a briefing for Member States on the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM). Representatives from the missions in New York were invited to listen to remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, and a presentation by the UNODA team in support of the UNSGM, followed by a segment for questions from participants. Briefing for Member States on the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism…
UNODA holds online workshop on BWC Confidence-Building Measures for CARICOM Member States
On 26 October 2021, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) held an online workshop focused on Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) for CARICOM Member States. The workshop was part of a project funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office aimed at strengthening national implementation of the BWC in the region. Confidence Building Measures under the Biological Weapons Convention were introduced in 1987 following a decision by the Second…
First Committee Side Event on “Exploring prospects for missile verification”
On 19 October 2021, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a side event entitled “Exploring prospects for missile verification” in the margins of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security of the 76th United Nations General Assembly. This event focused on exploring the potential for effective missile verification measures against the backdrop of advances in missile-related technologies, their proliferation and the impact…
Stimson Center and ATT Monitor side event “Transparency in the Arms Trade: Examining the Role and Efforts of the Arms Trade Treaty”
On 28 October 2021, the Stimson Center and the ATT Monitor, a project of Control Arms, organized a side event entitled “Transparency in the Arms Trade: Examining the Role and Efforts of the Arms Trade Treaty” in the margins of the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security of the 76th United Nations General Assembly. The side event aimed to discuss the current status of transparency in the context of the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and efforts to improve public understanding and awareness of the conventional arms…
UNODA and partners convene a joint session at the 7th African Conference on One Health and Biosecurity
On Wednesday 27 October, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a joint session at the seventh African Conference on One Health and Biosecurity, organized by the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium (GET). The Conference, held from 27 to 29 October in Lagos, Nigeria, brought together practitioners, experts, and decision-makers in the public health and security sectors of Nigeria and countries of the West Africa region, regional organizations, …
Where are the women? First Committee side event on women’s participation in international security
“Where are the women?”, Ms. Cynthia Enloe asked in the book “Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics” in 1990. More than two decades later, this question remains highly relevant in today’s international security landscape. With an aim to exploring the answers to this question and taking stock of gender equality in international security, the International Peace Institute (IPI) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a virtual forum…
UNIDIR and UN Women host event on advancing the role of women in international security in the Middle East
From top left to right: Ambassador Leena Al-Hadid, Ambassador Nabeela Al-Mulla, Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Ms. Mona Ali Khalil, Ms. Mina Al Oraibi and Assistant Secretary General, UN Women Anita Bhatia On 27 October 2021, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and UN Women organized a First Committee side event entitled “advancing the role of women in international security: views from the Middle East.” H.E. Ms. …
UNODA’s Regional Centre in Asia and the Pacific concludes webinar series on gender and small arms control in Papua New Guinea
As travelling in the Asia-Pacific region remains challenging in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) adapted a planned national training on gender and small arms control for government officials from Papua New Guinea into a webinar series. The four-part series, conducted in partnership with the Office of Prime Minister and National Executive Council (NEC) of Papua New Guinea, was held on 23, 24 and 30…
Side Event on Outcomes of BMS7 and the Way Forward to BMS8 and Beyond
On 19 October 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a virtual side event entitled ‘The Programme of Action on Small Arms: Outcomes of BMS7 and the Way Ahead’ in the margins of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee. The event was sponsored by the European Union. Mr. Glenn McDonald, Senior Researcher at Small Arms Survey moderated the interactive panel discussion and started the meeting by providing an overview of the outcomes of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7)…