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ASEAN Member States join workshop on Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva
On 29 and 30 March 2022, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) organised a regional capacity-building workshop on the Convention for Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Geneva, Switzerland. The event, which was made available with financial support by the Government of Japan, aimed at supporting ASEAN Member States in their efforts to strengthen assistance, response and preparedness capacities in case of the use or threat of use of biological weapons and to enhance the national implementation of the…
UNRCPD trains government officials, parliamentarians and civil society in Nepal on gender and small arms and links with the Women, Peace and Security agenda
From 6-8 April, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal hosted an in-country training on Gender-Mainstreaming Small Arms Control and Contribution to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, as part of the EU-funded global project on gender mainstreaming small arms control. The three-day training brought together small arms and light weapons (SALW) control and gender experts to interact with parliamentarians, government officials from key ministries as…
Lao PDR reviews policies and laws with view to enhancing gender responsive small arms control
On 10 and 11 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR conducted a national consultation workshop with the aim of reviewing the country’s National Action Plans relevant to gender responsive small arms control, supported by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD). The event in Vangvieng was attended by twenty-five participants, representing key institutions and governmental agencies.[1] Experts from UNRCPD and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) joined the event via Zoom…
Parliamentarians and civil society actors across Asia and the Pacific mark International Women’s Day 2022
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), in partnership with the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), hosted an online seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective in Asia-Pacific. The event, which was part of a series of virtual and in-person meetings that started in 2018, brought together small arms and light weapons (SALW) arms control experts, parliamentarians, civil society representatives, and gun…
Botswana holds workshop on UNSCR 1540 National Implementation Action Plan (NAP)
On 8 and 9 February, the government of Botswana hosted a workshop with the aim of making progress on its 1540 national implementation action plan (NAP), which maps out priorities and plans for implementing the key provisions of UNSCR 1540 (2004). Under this resolution governments are obligated to take action to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, their related materials or means of delivery. Workshop participants discussed national measureswith a view to enhancing implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) in Botswana On the first…
Include Women and Youth at All Levels of Arms Control, says the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons
From 30 November to 3 December 2021, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) partnered with the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SLeNCSA) and the Mines Advisory Group International (MAG) to conduct a series of capacity-building activities aimed at ensuring that gender considerations are systematically integrated in small arms control policies and programmes in Sierra Leone. The West African country has long been committed to enhancing and advancing global small arms control…
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…