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High-level event marks 20 years of action to combat illicit trade in small arms and light weapons
On 26 July 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), held a live webinar entitled “A double-anniversary: The Firearms Protocol and the Programme of Action on small arms turn 20.” In 2001, governments agreed to the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), committing themselves to improve national small arms laws, import/export controls, and stockpile management – and to engage in cooperation and…
UNRCPD hosts webinar series on gender in small arms control for Cambodian officials
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) concluded a series of webinars on gender and small arms control for government officials in Cambodia. As the COVID-19 restrictions to travel in Asia-Pacific persist, UNRCPD provided the training in virtual format rather than in-country as originally planned. Thirty-two officials, from the National Committee Against Torture, the National Committee for Counter Trafficking, the General Commissariat of National Police – Department of Firearms and Explosive Management, the General…
UNODA concludes training series on gender and small arms control
In preparation of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States on the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms (BMS7) and the Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP7), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted five live webinars for staff members from regional and sub-regional organizations to learn about the role of gender in relation to small arms control. From 17 May until 8 June 2021, the training series provided a space for representatives of regional and sub-regional organizations in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe,…
UNODA and Sri Lanka launch National Preparedness Programme in the framework of EU Council Decision 2019/97 in support of the Biological Weapons Convention
On 22 and 23 June 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) convened a two-day virtual introductory workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and its Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for Sri Lankan authorities. The training marked the launch of Sri Lanka’s National Preparedness Programme (NPP). Sri Lanka is one of four BWC States Parties that were selected for such a programme, which is funded by European Union Council Decision 2019/97 in support of the BWC. Amongst others, NPP’s are designed to strengthen a country’s capacity for detecting,…
National Experts in Cameroon Propose Practical Ways to Integrate Gender Perspectives into Policies to Combat Small Arms Proliferation
From 31 May to 3 June 2021, the United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) conducted a training for 45 governmental and civil society representatives on the topic of gender and small arms control in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This was the third in a series of trainings as part of a global project in support of gender mainstreaming policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda, funded by the European Union. Throughout the training, which was covered widely…
UNODA holds virtual onboarding sessions for experts and laboratories nominated to the roster for the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical or Biological Weapons (UNSGM)
Last week, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) concluded a series of virtual onboarding sessions for qualified experts, expert consultants, and points of contact for analytical laboratories nominated by their Governments to the roster for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism (UNSGM) for the investigation of alleged use of chemical, biological and toxin weapons. Over the course of the sessions, participants learned about the background and mandate of the UNSGM, the different roles and expectations of the respective roster categories, the…
UNRCPD trains government officials in Asia and Pacific on national reporting on Small Arms and Light Weapons
On 28 May 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) conducted an online training on national reporting on the UN Programme of Action on small arms (UN PoA) for government officials from eight Member States in Asia and the Pacific, in preparation for the upcoming Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7). In the context of the UN Programme of Action and its International Tracing Instrument (ITI), designed to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, States have agreed to submit national reports…
Mongolia makes progress towards national implementation action plan for resolution 1540 (2004)
Last month, the Government of Mongolia, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs’ Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in cooperation with the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (the 1540 Committee), hosted a virtual round-table exercise with the aim to strengthen Mongolia’s national efforts to implement UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State…
Young disarmament and arms control experts make their voices heard
In the months before States across the world convene for a conference to advance the elimination and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, a number of next-generation experts delivered practical and actionable proposals to achieve a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons. On 31 March, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and BASIC organized a webinarhighlighting the voices of young professionals in the field of disarmament and nonproliferation entitled “The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Empowering Emerging Voices.” More than 150 participants…
New tool to track gender-responsive small arms control in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) entered the second phase of its training programme on gender and small arms control in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Together with the small arms National Commission (CNC-ALPC), and in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service in the DRC, UNREC supported the development of a gender-sensitive monitoring and reporting mechanism to track the implementation of the country’s national action plan (NAP) on small arms control and armed violence reduction. The tool makes…