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Negative Security Assurances as Practical Steps towards a World Without Nuclear Weapons
On October 5, 2017, the Permanent Mission of Germany, in conjunction with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) hosted a panel discussion entitled “Negative Security Assurances as Practical Steps towards the Final Goal of Global Zero/A World Without Nuclear Weapons” as part of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly First Committee Side Events. Marc Finaud, Senior Program Advisor at GCSP and the moderator of the panel, began by expressing that this was the right time to return to a discussion of negative security assurances (NSAs) because of the recent passage of the Treaty on…
The Effect of New Technologies on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic Technology and Outer Space
As the First Committee of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly entered its first week, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, organized a side event on emerging technologies and their effects on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The Deputy Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, Mr. Barlybay Sadykov, moderated the panel while Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered opening…
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Launches the Disarmament Digital Documents Library
The Disarmament Digital Documents Library is a specialized archive that provides quick and easy access to an extensive collection of United Nations disarmament-related documents in one convenient location. It includes historical documents of the first General Assembly session and reports from the Special Sessions on Disarmament (SSOD-I, SSOD-II and SSOD-III), disarmament-related meetings and conferences, and treaty review declarations. The team who brought this about, was made up of staff and interns and included extensive cooperation between UNODA and OICT. The…
Senior national authorities of Mali validate small arms and light weapons physical security and stockpile management standard operating procedures
The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the safe and secure management and stockpiling of small arms, light weapons and ammunition for use by the security sector officers of Mali. The SOPs were developed to help reduce the risk of diversion and illicit trade in small arms, light weapons and their ammunition. The SOPs are based on the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) and the International Ammunitions Technical Guidelines (IATG), as well as on the standards adopted by the Economic…
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons September 26
The 26th of September 2017 marked the fourth consecutive year the United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Established in 2013 through the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution 68/32, the day calls for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as well as to educate the public about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination. The high-level plenary meeting commemorating the event was opened by H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the 72nd…
UNREC and UNDP Assist Sahel Countries in Addressing the Illicit Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
On 6 and 7 September 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a sub-regional conference to assist countries of the Sahel region in developing a plan of action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. The conference was held in Abuja, Nigeria, with the participation of over thirty representatives from National Commissions, national experts, and civil society organizations from nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic,…
Dag Hammarskjöld Library: Research Guide and Book Exhibit to commemorate International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 Sep)
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library (UN Library), based at the UN Headquarters in New York is an integral component of the Organization, responsible for research and the management of the intellectual output by the United Nations (UN). One of the Library’s mandates is to support UN departmental research needs, primarily on thematic and subject areas that the UN addresses. One of these subject’s themes is disarmament. On 26 September 2017, during the observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the General Assembly will hold a one- day high-…
Afghanistan’s determination to address the IED problem and its accession to the CCW
Welcoming Afghanistan to the CCW and photographed here are:Left to right: Mr. Sameer Bedrud, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the UN (Geneva); Mr. Nazifullah Salarzai, Deputy Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the UN (New York); H. E. Dr. Suraya Dalil, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the UN (Geneva); H. E. Ms. Beatriz Londoño Soto, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN (Geneva), President-designate of CCW Amended Protocol II Nineteenth Annual Conference; H. E. Ms. Alice Guitton, Ambassador and Permanent…
Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan share experiences and discuss progress in implementing UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
Representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the Governments of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan responsible for implementing UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors, held a peer review meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 2 to 4 August 2017. The purpose of the meeting was to share experiences and update on progress achieved in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 in those three States. The meeting was hosted by the Government of Tajikistan and organized by the United Nations…
Training Workshop to Build Capacity of Central Asian States to Strengthen the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
16-17 August 2017, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia From 16 to 17 August 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Government of Mongolia jointly organized a training workshop on the implementation of the Programme of Action (PoA) to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in All Its Aspects in Central Asia. It brought together 16 participants from Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan, and representatives from the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in…