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UNSGM experts join training course on biological crime scene management
From 27 February – 3 March, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in cooperation with INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Unit and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory , organized a training course on biological crime scene management for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) in New York.The objective of the course was to provide qualified experts nominated by Member States to the UNSGM roster with a better understanding of sampling techniques and…
UNODA launches a new course on “Gender-Mainstreaming Small Arms Control”
Between 2019 and 2022, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs implemented a 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. One of the main deliverables under the project was the development of an online self-paced course on “Gender-mainstreaming Small Arms Control”. The course is now available on the UNODA Disarmament Education Dashboard and is open to the public. The main objectives of the course are to enhance…
Women experts discuss meaningful participation in ammunition management
On 14 February 2023, women experts in ammunition management, representatives from Member States, international, regional, and non-governmental organizations attended a virtual event on ‘Women’s Meaningful Participation in Ammunition Management: insights from women ammunition management experts’, organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and Small Arms Survey. The event was co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Austria to the United Nations in New York as well as the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR…
States exchange best practices on preparing annual CCW reports
On the margins of the 2022 Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Geneva organized a workshop on national reporting. Over 40 delegates representing 23 High Contracting Parties participated in discussions on national reporting practices for the CCW. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate an…
High school and university educators strategize on ways to strengthen disarmament education in Nepal
On 19 and 20 January 2023, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) convened a workshop for high school and university educators in Nepal on “Strengthening Education in Nepal for Disarmament”, in cooperation with the Youth Thinker’s Society , a civil society organization in Nepal, with financial support from the Republic of Korea. The purpose of this event was to assess the level of disarmament education currently being delivered to students in secondary and tertiary education in Nepal; to raise awareness on…