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UNREC commemorates the centenary of the First World War and the use of chemical weapons
Members of the panel discussion on the use of chemical weapons during the First World War. On August 11, the Public Law Center (CDP) which belongs to the Law Faculty (FDD) of the University of Lome organized a panel discussion on the use of chemical weapons during the First World War at the auditorium of the University of Lome. The activity was organized in partnership with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC) and with the support of the Institute Francais of Lome. As part of the commemoration of the centenary of the beginning of the…
Disarmament Affairs marks Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings at event in Vienna
Peace Bell at the Memorial Plaza, Vienna International Centre On Friday, 8 August, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) co-hosted the “Genbaku No Hi” event for the Vienna community who gathered at the Vienna International Centre to commemorate the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings that occurred on the 6th and 9th of August 1945. Participants ringing the Peace Bell at the Vienna International Centre Genbaku No Hi is an initiative to establish an official Atomic Bomb Memorial Day to be recognized every year on 8 August. An aspect of this…
Malawi Hosts Visit By Security Council’s 1540 Committee, 5-8 August 2014
The 1540 Committee member and experts visited a border check-point in order to observe the procedures in place NEW YORK, 8 August 2014 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) – A delegation of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee has wrapped up a four-day visit to Malawi, that took place at the invitation of the Government. A member of the 1540 Committee, Mr. Dovydas Spokauskas from the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations led the delegation, which included two experts supporting the Committee’s work as well as officers from the United Nations Regional Centre…
Grenada makes progress in implementing Security Council resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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UNLIREC provides legal assistance to Guyana to combat illicit firearms trafficking
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UN Regional Disarmament Centre Supports Myanmar to Build Capacity in Small Arms Control
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World Military Spending: Trends and Implications
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UNLIREC and Peru intensify collaboration in arms control through stockpile management training
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Advanced Training Course for States of the East African and Southern African sub-regions on conventional ammunition management utilizing the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG)
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South Africa hosts workshop on reporting under Security Council Resolution 1540
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