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UNODA co-hosts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a launch event for new report on “A Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research” by the Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks
On 28 February, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted a launch event at the United Nations Headquarters for a new report by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks, entitled “A Framework For Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research.” Ms Rachel Bronson (Bulletin President and CEO) opened the event, emphasizing that this new report attempts to provide guidance to policymakers at all levels to address biosafety and biosecurity needs. Mr Chris King (Chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch at…
AI educators, curriculum developers and governance representatives meet in Tallinn for a roundtable on responsible innovation and the education of future AI practitioners.
On 13 February a group of Artificial Intelligence (AI) educators, curriculum developers and governance representatives based in Estonia met for a frank and productive closed roundtable on responsible innovation and the education of future AI practitioners. Over the afternoon, participants reviewed various approaches to responsible innovation across their different programmes and institutions, and in a spirited discussion confronted whether there are structural or other problems with the way that future AI practitioners are trained. Across three rounds of moderated dialogue, those…
The next generation of AI practitioners from around the world meet in Estonia to learn about responsible innovation of AI for peace and security
On 14 and15 February a select group of young Artificial Intelligence (AI) practitioners from around the world met in Tallinn for a two-day capacity-building workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security, organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in cooperation with the Tallinn University of Technology. The workshop—the second in a series of four—aimed to provide up-and-coming AI practitioners with the opportunity to learn how to address the risks that civilian AI research and…
Fostering Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region on the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
On 15 February, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) in Kathmandu, in partnership with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), organized an online regional briefing on the implementation of international commitments on gender-responsive arms control. Ahead of the Fourth Review Conference of the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the Tenth Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the online regional briefing served as a forum for sharing best…
Acteurs et décideurs nationaux se réunissent pour faire avancer l'adhésion à la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Tchad
Les 6 et 7 février 2024, le Bureau des affaires de désarmement des Nations unies (UNODA) s’est rendu à N’Djamena pour promouvoir l’adhésion du Tchad à la Convention sur les armes biologiques (CAB). Cette visite a rassemblé les principaux acteurs et décideurs nationaux impliqués dans le processus d’adhésion afin de les sensibiliser à l’importance de l’universalisation de la CAB et d’encourager une large coopération nationale à cette fin. Si la Convention sur les armes biologiques peut se targuer d’une adhésion quasi universelle, douze États, dont le Tchad, n’y sont pas encore parties. Le…
Key stakeholders and decision-makers convene in Chad to advance accession to the Biological Weapons Convention
On 6 and 7 February 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) visited N’Djamena to promote Chad’s accession to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). The visit brought together key national stakeholders and decision-makers involved in the accession process in order to raise awareness concerning the importance of BWC universalization and to encourage broad national cooperation to that end. While the Biological Weapons Convention boasts almost universal membership, twelve States, including Chad, are not yet party to the Convention. The first day of the visit…
Regional Workshop on Achieving the Universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the Pacific
From 23 to 25 January 2024, in Brisbane, Australia, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a regional workshop on achieving the universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the Pacific. The workshop was organized with the support of the European Union and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia. With 185 States Parties and four signatory States, the BWC has almost reached universal adherence. In order to establish and uphold a strong global norm against the use of biological weapons to harm or kill…
UNSGM experts join training course on Investigative Interview Skills
From 5-9 February, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in collaboration with VERTIC and the Institute for International Criminal Investigations (IICI), organized a training course in Geneva on ‘Investigative Interview Skills’ for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM). The objective of the course was to provide a group of qualified experts, nominated by Member States to the UNSGM roster, with a better understanding of interview management techniques in the context of a UNSGM…
Identifying New Approaches to Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in Preparation for Upcoming Review Conference on Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons
On 15 February, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) co-organized an event to discuss new options in the control of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW), including the findings of UNIDIR’s new report, Next Steps in SALW ControL: Conclusions from the UNODA-UNIDIR Expert Seminar Series. This report summarized the discussions and key recommendations from a series of expert roundtable discussions that UNODA and UNIDIR held from May-September 2023, with the support of the European Union. Ambassador Maritza Chan of…
Regional preparatory meeting for Asia-Pacific States held in Nepal in the lead up to the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
From 23 to 25 January, the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized a preparatory meeting for Asia-Pacific States in Kathmandu in preparation for the Fourth Review Conference to assess progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in All Its Aspects (PoA) and its International Tracing Instrument (ITI). The Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) is scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 June 2024 in New York. The…