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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…
2023 Africa Amnesty Month gets underway in Maputo, Mozambique
On 11 and 12 September 2023 in Maputo, Mozambique, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) supported the African Union (AU) and the Government of Mozambique to organize the 2023 edition of Africa Amnesty Month (AAM). The core objective of the commemoration was to champion disarmament, arms control, and the establishment of sustainable peace throughout the African continent by encouraging the voluntary surrender of illicit arms held by civilians. Ambassador Churchil Ewumbue-Monomo of Cameroon, Chairperson of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC)…
Disarmament community remembers Under-Secretary-General Jayantha Dhanapala
The extraordinary life and career of the first Under-Secretary-General of the reestablished Department for Disarmament Affairs, former Sri Lankan diplomat Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala, was honored at a memorial ceremony on Tuesday, 12 September. Co-organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka and the Global Security Institute, the ceremony included eulogies from High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, H. E. Mr. Mohan Pieris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and Mr. Dhanapala’s son Sivanka Dhanapala,…
AI experts from around the world connect for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on responsible AI for peace and security
On 13 and 14 September the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, and its partners at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) brought together 15 artificial intelligence (AI) experts from industry, academia, civil society and governance for two days of discussion. Over the course of the multi-stakeholder dialogue participants explored trends in AI research and innovation that may generate risks for peace and security, and looked at how such risks may be mitigated, including through the promotion of responsible innovation practices. Meeting under Chatham…