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CARICOM Member States join online workshop on national implementation legislation for the Biological Weapons Convention
On 2 December 2021, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) conducted an online workshop for CARICOM Member States on national implementing legislation under the Convention. The workshop was part of a project funded by the United Kingdom aimed at strengthening national implementation of the BWC in the region. In order to fully implement the Biological Weapons Convention, its States Parties are obliged to translate the commitments found in the Convention into…
UNODA participates in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
From 25 November to the 10 December 2021, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in collaboration with other UN entities and civil society partners, participated in the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign to increase awareness, promote advocacy efforts, and share knowledge and innovations to call for the elimination of GBV. Each year, the 16 Days campaign starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. …
Ammunition technical experts join UN SaferGuard roster
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), in partnership with the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT), conducted a validation exercise for ammunition technical experts primarily from the Asia-Pacific region to expand the UN SaferGuard Programme’s roster of experts. Poorly managed ammunition stockpiles continue to pose dual risks of accidental explosions and illicit diversions, which could result in grave humanitarian and socio-economic consequences including death, injury and…