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Young experts and senior leaders discuss advancing the youth, non-proliferation, and disarmament agenda in series of side-events to the NPT Review Conference
On 2 August 2022, young people across the world gathered online to share their perspectives on advancing the youth, non-proliferation, and disarmament agenda during two side-events to the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The two sessions form part of a wider series of side-event co-organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network, to engage and empower young leaders on discussions taking place on nuclear…
Educators and experts from Japan discuss ways to unlocking the full potential of disarmament and non-proliferation education.
Educators and experts are the keys to help young people and the general public think critically about the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, and military arms races. Effective and accessible disarmament and nonproliferation education (DNPE) means providing resources and support to educators and experts as well as students. On 28 May, Ms. Yukimi Kubo at the United Nations for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) virtually joined the annual academic conference of the Japan Association of Disarmament Studies to present the Office’s efforts for…
Exploring the future of youth in disarmament in the Vienna Conversation Series Podcast
As a new addition to its Vienna Conversation Series, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office released a podcast entitled “Where next for youth in disarmament?”. This roundtable-style event aimed to engage youth in a dynamic exchange of views to raise awareness of disarmament’s centrality in addressing global challenges and to amplify fresh thinking on the future vision for disarmament in an era of uncertainty. Together with UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, two youth representatives were…
UNODA and IAEA host webinar on the role of nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology ahead of the 10th NPT Review Conference
On 7 July, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized a webinar on the role of nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology as the final webinar on the pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy). The goal of this webinar was to foster dialogue on the importance of nuclear safety through expert testimonies and consideration of questions regarding how the NPT and…
UNODA and IAEA host webinar on non-proliferation and nuclear security ahead of the 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
On 5 July, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized a webinar on non-proliferation and nuclear security as the second of three webinars on the pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy). UNODA and the IAEA have co-organized a series of similar webinars since 2020 as one way of maintaining momentum in the lead up to the Tenth NPT Review Conference, which has been postponed on multiple occasions due to the COVID-19…
2022 GGE on UN Register on Conventional Arms concludes work with forward-looking recommendations to promote participation, relevance, and continuing operation of the Register
The 2022 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (UNROCA) concluded its work in Geneva on 17 June, providing a series of recommendations to ensure the relevance of this important transparency and confidence-building instrument. Of particular note, the GGE: recommended that Member States report on international transfers of rotary-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicles; provided a description of small arms and light weapons for reporting on exports and imports of such weapons and recommended this to be listed below the descriptions of the…
UNRCPD concludes training on gender and small arms control in Bangladesh
Thirty-three participants, among government officials, security and defence forces, and civil society, attended the three-day training from 21 to 23 June on gender mainstreaming small arms control in Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD). The training, which is part of the EU-funded global project on gender and small arms control, consisted of a two-day programme on gender mainstreaming small arms control, and a…
College students from the Republic of Korea discuss nexus between disarmament and development
On 27 May, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) engaged in a virtual discussion with a group of 38 college students in the Republic of Korea on the topic of “disarmament and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” The session was part of the World Federation of United Nations Associations’ biannual programme titled “WFUNA College Leaders at the UN”, which brings together college students from diverse background interested in international development, peace and security. Ms. Ji Yeon Rho presented UNODA’s work to 38 college students participating in the World…
UNRCPD concludes the in-country training programme on gender mainstreaming small arms control in Timor-Leste
The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized the in-country training programme (ICTP) on gender mainstreaming small arms control from 10 to 16 May in Dili, Timor-Leste. The ICTP, which is part of the EU-funded global project on gender mainstreaming small arms control, consisted of a three-day training on gender and small arms control (10-12 May) and a one-day workshop on National Coordination Mechanism (NCM) and National Action Plan (NAP) on small arms and light weapons (SALW) control (16 May). Forty-…
UNRCPD brings together government officials, security sector officers and civil society representatives from Asia-Pacific to learn about gun-free zones
On 8-9 June 2022, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) conducted a two-day introductory webinar series to support the establishment and maintenance of gun-free zones in Asia-Pacific. Based on frameworks outlined in the 2014 United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs publication “Guidelines – How to establish and maintain gun-free zones,” the webinar marked the first phase of UNRCPD’s project aiming to build the capacity of stakeholders at all levels to promote the development and implementation of gun-free zones for…