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Eastern and Southern African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Gaborone
Family picture at the Informal meeting on the Global Framework Ammunition for Eastern and Southern African States From 24 to 25 September 2024, representatives from 19 Eastern and Southern African countries gathered in Gaborone, Botswana, for a regional meeting organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), and its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) in coordination with the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The meeting was funded by the government of Germany. The conference focused on the implementation of the Global…
UNSGM experts join training course on sampling and transport of toxic and infectious substances
From 17-20 September 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in cooperation with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s National Microbiology Laboratory, organized a training course on sampling and transport of toxic and infectious substances to enhance the operational readiness of experts on the roster of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) in Berlin, Germany. A group of 14 qualified experts nominated by Member States to the UNSGM…
UN strengthens women’s participation in ammunition management through the second SaferGuard Training
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) continued in its efforts to raise the visibility of women in technical ammunition management roles and to strengthen their participation in through-life conventional ammunition management with the organization of the second UN SaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts, which was held from 1 to 12 July in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Organized in collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Defence and the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT), and with the substantive support from Golden West…
West and Central African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Lomé
Officials at the opening ceremony of the Informal Meeting on Global Ammunition Framework 2024 for West and Central African states in Lomé On 4 and 5 September 2024, representatives from 21 West and Central African countries gathered in Lomé, Togo, for a regional meeting organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). The meeting focused on the implementation of the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2023…
YLF Participants Organize the Youth Leader Conference
On 29 August, Participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons (YLF) held the inaugural Youth Leader Conference. Streamed from Hiroshima, Japan, the event took place in English and Japanese. The recordings, in English and Japanese, are available directly below. To view and download the official Conference Booklet, click here. English language recording. Japanese language recording. Notably, at this milestone event, the young leaders presented and adopted their Declaration for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, or simply “DeclarACTION.” To read it’s…
Youth Leader Fund Participants Adopt DeclarACTION
On 29 August, Participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons (YLF) held the inaugural Youth Leader Conference in Hiroshima, Japan. At this milestone event, the young leaders presented and adopted their Declaration for a World without Nuclear Weapons, or simply “DeclarACTION.” The text, as presented and adopted, is below. To view and download the text as a PDF, click here. DeclarACTION: Declaration for a World Without Nuclear Weapons On 29 August 2024, the inaugural…
Les experts du Mécanisme du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies participent à une formation sur la gestion des scènes de crime biologique
En collaboration avec l’Unité de prévention du bioterrorisme d’INTERPOL et le Laboratoire national de microbiologie de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada, le Bureau des affaires de désarmement des Nations Unies (UNODA) a organisé un cours de formation sur la gestion des scènes de crime biologique pour le Mécanisme du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies (UNSGM) visant à enquêter sur les allégations d’emploi d’armes chimiques et biologiques. Le cours a eu lieu du 26 au 30 août 2024 au Centre de conférence et d’apprentissage du Centre de service mondial des Nations Unies (UNGSC-CLC) à…
UNSGM experts join training course on biological crime scene management
From 26-30 August 2024, 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) at the United Nations Global Service Centre – Conference and Learning Centre (UNGSC-CLC) in Brindisi, Italy. The objective of the course was to provide qualified experts nominated…
2024 Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship Programme
From June to August 2024, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) carried out the second edition of the Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship Programme in the framework of its Youth for Biosecurity initiative. After having received a record number of over 2,500 applications, 20 young scientists from the Global South were selected for the 2024 Fellowship Programme. From 12 June to 17 July 2024, the online segment of the Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship, which consisted of five webinars, took place. At the opening session on 12 June 2024, the Fellows were welcomed to…
Visit and participation of delegations from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Tuvalu in the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva
From 19 to 23 August 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted delegations from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Tuvalu in Geneva. The three delegations also participated in the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which took place at the same time as their visit. After an outreach effort undertaken by UNODA earlier this year, Tuvalu joined the BWC in June 2024 as its 186th State Party, followed by the Federated States of Micronesia, which became the…