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UNODA and Permanent Mission of Austria hosted a First Committee Side Event: the book launch of “It is Possible: A future without nuclear weapons” by Ward Wilson
On 25 October 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) together with the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations hosted an in-person First Committee Side Event: the book launch of “It is Possible: A future without nuclear weapons” by Ward Wilson, the Executive Director of RealistRevolt and the author of Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons. Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, highlighted that the book is being released during rather dire times, when the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is the highest…
Unveiling the New Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations organized a side event to introduce The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management.Composed of 15 Objectives, this new political arms control instrument fills a regulatory gap at the international level and seeks to promote the safety, security and sustainability of conventional ammunition management. Panelists delved into the multi-decade journey that led to the establishment of this framework and discussed the relevance of regional approaches…
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and civil society members meet to discuss challenges to disarmament
On 26 October 2023, Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, held ODA’s annual informal consultations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The consultations focused on how the current geopolitical situation was impacting the disarmament landscape, multilateral fora, and civil society, including NGO engagement in formal multilateral disarmament processes. In her introductory remarks she spoke of the current geopolitical context and underlined the tectonic geopolitical shifts the world had witnessed…
United Nations General Assembly 78th First Committee Side Event Strengthening weapons and ammunition management in Africa
The United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a side event on strengthening weapons and ammunition management (WAM) in Africa. Panelists took stock of international, regional and national efforts on WAM policy and practice in Africa, sharing insights on cooperation and assistance opportunities, challenges and examples of progress across Africa for preventing the trafficking and diversion of conventional weapons and ammunition, and mitigating the risk of unplanned explosions of ammunition. Ivor Fung,…
Latin American and Caribbean States meet in Santo Domingo to strengthen the implementation of Biological Weapons Convention
On 25 and 26 October 2023, National Contact Points (NCPs) and representatives from 19 from Latin America and the Caribbean States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) attended a two-day training course in Santo Domingo, to discuss ways to strengthen the implementation of the BWC and share information, knowledge and best practices. UNODA, UNLIREC and OAS/CICTE: H.E Amb. Ramon Quinones, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Brigadier General Francisco Ovalle Pichardo, Army of the Dominican Republic, Ministry of Defence, Mr. Melvin Asin, Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation to the…
UNODA Vienna Office celebrates Disarmament Week with interactive exhibition
Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. To celebrate this remembrance week, central to the work of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the Vienna Office organised an interactive exhibition from 24 to 27 October 2023. It was housed in the Rotunda of the Vienna International Centre, which is home to various international organisations relevant to UNODA’s work, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), and…
Western African States discuss the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention
From 11 to 13 October 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in partnership with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the government of Togo, held a regional workshop on the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Western Africa. The three-day gathering in Lomé, Togo brought together approximately 65 participants from fourteen West African States Parties to the BWC (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,…
Generation Z(ero): Young advocates share ideas for youth engagement in a side event to the UN General Assembly First Committee
On Monday, 23 October 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a side event on the margins of the First Committee on the role of youth in advancing Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control (DNA). Moderated by Ms. Soo Hyun Kim, Political Affairs Officer, and Ms. Marykate Monaghan, Youth Outreach Consultant with ODA’s flagship initiative #Youth4Disarmament, the side event included a group of its “Leaders to the Future”, United Nations staff, as well as government and civil society representatives. With…
UNODA and the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan co-organized the 2023 Nuclear Discussion Forum titled “Prospects for the current review cycle of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”
On 27 October 2023, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs co-organized the 2023 Nuclear Discussion Forum titled “Prospects for the current review cycle of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).” The meeting saw opening remarks from Ambassador Akan Rakhmetullin, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. The panel comprised of Ambassador Aidan Liddle, Permanent…
UNODA, France and Egypt reflect on consultations on the Programme of Action to Advance Responsible Behavior in the use of Information and Communications Technologies
On 19 October, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, together with the Permanent Missions of Egypt and France, held a side event of the General Assembly’s First Committee to discuss a series of regional and subregional consultations convened in 2023 on a prospective Programme of Action (PoA) to Advance Responsible State Behavior in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the context of International Security. With the participation of Member States, representatives of regional and subregional organizations, and non-governmental entities, the discussion…