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Mongolia operationalizes its 1540 national action plan to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors
From 6 to 8 December 2022, the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) supported the Government of Mongolia to deliver a national roundtable that sought to review its national plan to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors, as prescribed by United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). In Ulaan Baatar, participants identified ways to strengthen the country’s implementation of this landmark resolution, which aims to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-…
Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States and ODA’s Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa discuss effective small arms control
On 23 November 2022, the National Commissions on Small Arms and Light Weapons from the fifteen Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by the Small Arms Division of the ECOWAS Commission, visited the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). The visit, which was covered by local media, was aimed at discussing ways to strengthen efforts to counter the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons in West Africa. After UNREC presented its mandate, strategic plan, and work in line with the Office for…
Teachers meet at the United Nations to strategize about disarmament education
On 8 November 2022, a group of public high school teachers located across New York City participated in a workshop about disarmament education and nuclear disarmament. 25 educators attended the event, which was organized by Hibakusha Stories, an initiative of the non-governmental organization Youth Arts New York, in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). The professional development workshop forms part of UNODA’s efforts to engage with educators to strengthen and expand disarmament education across the globe. The event…
Cambodia takes steps towards strengthening its Strategic Trade Control Enforcement to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) supported the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia in organizing a national workshop to raise awareness amongst policymakers and senior Government officials on resolution 1540 (2004) which aims to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to non-State actors. This workshop was part of UNODA’s ongoing program to support States’ efforts towards fully implementing their obligations under this resolution. Jointly organized with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and with a financial…
Sri Lanka establishes National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens in key step to implement the Biological Weapons Convention, with support from UNODA and the Netherlands
18 November 2022 marked a milestone moment for Sri Lanka’s biosecurity efforts, when experts from the Dutch Biosecurity Office handed over critical software to high-level officials from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to enable the formal establishment of a National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens (NIDP). The ceremony took place in the framework of a technical workshop, which was held in Chilaw, Sri Lanka on 17 and 18 November. The two-day workshop concluded a series of initiatives, including a virtual training held in May 2022 and an in-person workshop in Bangkok last…
The 2022 OSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security concludes with an in-person training in Vienna
As part of the fifth edition of the Scholarship for Peace and Security, a joint initiative by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), 44 young female professionals from 39 OSCE participating States and two Partners for Co-operation participated in a week-long hands-on training in Vienna from 7 to 11 November 2022. Following eight weeks of thematically based online training and expert workshops earlier this year, the in-person training provided participants with the…
Technical experts and scientists convene in India for multistakeholder discussions on the benefits and risks of advancements in science and technology for the Biological Weapons Convention ahead of Review Conference
As part of the activities conducted under EU Council Decision 2021/2072, and in preparation for the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the UNODA Geneva Branch, in cooperation with the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), organized an International Science and Technology Conference entitled “Advancements in Science and Technology: Benefits and Risks for the BWC.” The Conference was held in New Delhi, India, on 11-12 October 2022 in a hybrid mode. A total of 56…
Conversation on the benefits of adopting a humanitarian approach to disarmament
In its latest edition of the Vienna Conversation Series, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office, in partnership with the Republic of Ireland and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna, hosted a hybrid event entitled “Updating our vision for disarmament: inspiring action from the humanitarian approach” on Tuesday, 8 November 2022. Rebecca Jovin, Chief of the UNODA Vienna Office, welcomes speakers and audience participants at the Vienna Conversation Series event This roundtable-style event aimed at engaging the…
First Committee side event on gender-responsive small arms control: lessons from national implementation
On 25 October 2022, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a virtual side event entitled ‘Gender-responsive Small Arms Control: Lessons from National Implementation’ on the margins of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee. The event was sponsored by the European Union as part of the global project in support of gender mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Ms. Claudia Garcia Guiza, Political Affairs…
East African States join efforts in support of the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
A Regional Workshop on the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological Weapons for East Africa was held in Mombasa, Kenya, on 18-19 October 2022. The event was organized by UNODA’s Implementation Support Unit for the Biological Weapons Convention, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). With close to 100 participants from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda, the workshop provided…