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UNODA steps up efforts to empower future biosecurity leaders in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention
In the past year, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Geneva Branch together with the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Implementation Support Unit (ISU) increased efforts to engage youth in the framework of the BWC, ushering in a new stage of youth involvement in promoting global biosecurity. A game-changer in disarmament and biosecurity, the Youth for Biosecurity Initiative has been at the forefront of UNODA’s efforts to increase youth participation in the context of the BWC. In 2023, the program received a major upgrade with the launch of the first…
Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism 2023 Fellows discuss global disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation with Office of Disarmament Affairs staff
From 13 to 29 August selected participants from the 2021 and 2022 cohorts travelled to the United Nations Headquarters for the 2023 Fellowship, having returned to be in-person after being held virtually during the Covid-19 pandemic. A component of the programme was a briefing by the representatives of the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on 28 September. Representatives included Suzanne Oosterwijk, Regional Disarmament Information and Outreach Branch, Erika Kawahara, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch, Beyza Unal, Science and Technology Unit, Laurie…
Towards a Structured, Multisectoral Approach to Implementing Resolution 1540 in Nigeria
With the support of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), The Federal Republic of Nigeria convened a national consultative meeting on strengthening the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting was held on 16-18 October 2023 in Abuja. Meeting participants pose for a group photograph Nigeria was among the first countries in Africa to affirm commitment to resolution 1540, which aims to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means to delivery to non-State actors. Since submitting its first…
UN Vienna marks International Day of Non-Violence and 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights with inspirational movie screening
Panelists Ashis Ray, Rebecca Jovin, Martin Nesirky, Simran Bedi, Moritz Ehrmann, and Rahul Bariyar holding Human Rights Declaration articles signs before the movie screening In observance of the International Day of Non-Violence and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Vienna joined a thought-provoking Ciné-ONU documentary film screening. The event, held on 2 October 2023, featured the documentary “AHIMSA – Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless,” directed by Ramesh Sharma. Organized by the United…
UNODA and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons hold joint event about priorities and challenges for sustaining a world free of chemical weapons
On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) organized a joint event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee to discuss the remaining priorities and challenges for sustaining a world free of chemical weapons after the verified destruction of all declared chemical weapons stockpiles in July 2023. In his opening remarks, Mr. Hong Li, Director, External Relations Division at the OPCW, introduced some of the contemporary security challenges relevant…
DDR practitioners and WAM experts join interactive training course on Effective Weapons and Ammunition Management in Ghana
From 2 to 6 October, the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the Office for Disarmament Affairs, in collaboration with the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), and the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT), successfully organized the 2023 edition of the training course on “Effective Weapons and Ammunition Management (WAM) in a changing Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) context”. DDR practitioners and WAM experts during training course on Effective Weapons and Ammunition Management Hosted at the Kofi Annan…
Southeast Asian States convene for workshop on promoting CBMs in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention
From 10 to 11 October 2023, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) within the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in partnership with the European Union CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) Regional Secretariat for Southeast Asia and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), held a regional workshop for Southeast Asian States Parties on the promotion of Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) in regards to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The workshop aimed…
UNSGM experts joined a basic training course in France
From 25 September – 6 October 2023, the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) for the Ministry of Armed Forces of France, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), organized a basic training course for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) in Paris and Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France. The objective of the basic training courses for the UNSGM is to provide experts nominated by UN Member States to the UNSGM roster with a better…
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and its Regional Centre in Latin America and the Caribbean in cooperation with the Federal Government of Germany held the UNSCR 1540 Regional Industry Outreach Conference for Latin American States
The Regional Industry Outreach Conference for Latin American States in support of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) was held in Santiago, Chile from 5-6 October 2023. Resolution 1540 (2004) requires States to refrain from providing any form of support to non-state actors that attempt to develop, acquire, manufacture, posses, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery. The conference was organized by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and its Regional Centre in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) in…
ODA Vienna hosted a hybrid event entitled “Bridging the divide: The role of networks in advancing inclusive disarmament processes”
For its latest edition of the Vienna Conversation Series (VCS), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office hosted a hybrid event entitled “Bridging the divide: The role of networks in advancing inclusive disarmament processes” on 6 September 2023. The interactive roundtable event aimed at unpacking the value of integrating diverse perspectives into disarmament discourse and decision-making processes. Through concrete examples and success stories, a panel of experts and practitioners sought to identify opportunities for strengthening…