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Integrating gender-responsive actions into small arms control measures: A review of progress made by Burundi, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone
On 11 December, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) launched the first webinar in a series on “Taking stock of gender-responsive actions into small arms control measures.” The webinar, organized in support of the Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA), was attended by officials of Burundi, Cameroon and Sierra Leone, [MC1] who have taken part in the project’s implementation. The[MC1] purpose of the webinar was to take…
Office for Disarmament Affairs and UN Institute for Disarmament Research host event on Directed Energy Weapons
On 15 November, the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a side event on the margins of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the High Contracting Parties of the Convention on Conventional weapons in Geneva. The subject of the panel was directed energy weapons (DEWs) and the implications of their use under international law and was organized with the financial support of the European Union, under the aegis of the project in support of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). Juliana Helou van der Berg,…
UNSGM experts join training course on Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments (SSAFE)
UNSGM experts join training course on Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments (SSAFE) From 26 November – 2 December, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) organized a training course in Thailand on ‘Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments’ (SSAFE) for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations 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…
Symposium on combatting terrorism in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea held in Lomé
On 25 November, in Lomé, Togo, the University of Lomé held a symposium on “the Fight against terrorism in the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea,” supportedby the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). Participants from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Togo attended as did CSOs representatives (WANEP, CIVIC), academics from the region, government officials, including from the National Assembly and the Ministry of Education, representatives of the diplomatic corps based in Togo, and representatives of the United Nations Country…
First-ever UN SaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines held in Austria
From 23 October to 3 November, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Defence and the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT), conducted the first-ever UN SaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG). Eleven women working in technical ammunition management roles in their national military and security forces participated in the two-week international training which was held in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The training provided an opportunity for…
SIPRI and UNODA’s engagement with next generation AI practitioners
From 16 to 17 November, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a two-day capacity-building workshop on ‘Responsible AI for Peace and Security’ for a select group of STEM students. The workshop—the first in a series of four—aimed to provide up-and-coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) practitioners the opportunity to learn how to address the risks that civilian AI research and innovation may pose to international peace and security. The event, held in Malmö in collaboration with Malmö…
Empowering Women in Ammunition Management: insights from a roundtable discussion at the Office for Disarmament Affairs in Vienna
On 30 October, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office held a roundtable discussion for women ammunition technical experts. Expert practitioners and institutional representatives from Vienna-based organizations participated in discussions on various aspects of through-life ammunition management. The event was organized on the margins of the UN SaferGuard Training for Women Ammunition Technical Experts on the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG), which took place in Wiener Neustadt from 23 October to 3 November and was hosted by UNODA in…
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…