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UNLIREC assists Barbados in the destruction of 1,500 small arms and nearly two tonnes of ammunition
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>From 27 to 31 May 2013, the <a href="http://www.unlirec.org" target="_blank">United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)</a> assisted the government of Barbados in the…
UNLIREC assists St Kitts and Nevis with destruction of obsolete and confiscated small arms and ammunition
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>From 27 to 31 May 2013, the <a href="http://www.unlirec.org" target="_blank">United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)</a> provided technical assistance to St Kitts…
High Representative’s statement to the Human Rights Council on the topic of lethal autonomous robotics
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p style="font-style: italic;">Below is the statement of the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, on the topic of lethal autonomous robotics. It was delivered on behalf of the High Representative by Mr. Jarmo…
UN Regional Centre supports Argentina in enhancing small arms stockpile management
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>The newly refurbished main armoury of Argentina’s Federal Police was unveiled jointly by the Ministry of Security of Argentina and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs – through its <a href="http://unlirec.org" target="_blank">Regional…
United Nations assists the Dominican Republic in the destruction of illicit, obsolete, and surplus firearms and ammunition
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>On 10 May 2013, the Dominican Republic, assisted by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its <strong><a href="http://www.unlirec.org" target="_blank">Regional Centre in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)</a…
Atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) present their personal stories on humanitarian impact of the use of nuclear weapons
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p><b>8 May 2013</b> — Two hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) from Hiroshima, Mr. <a href="http://hibakushastories.org/lee-jong-keun.html" target="_blank">Lee Jong-keun</a> and Ms. <a href="http://hibakushastories.org/reiko…
UNODA assists Angola in joining disarmament treaties
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>Staff from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) visited Luanda in April to assist Angola join the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Angola is one of the very few countries that are not members of either of these multilateral…
High Representative’s speech on “The Strategic Concept of Disarmament”
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p><i>Below is the text of a speech by <a href="http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/about_us/odahighr.shtml">Angela Kane, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs</a>, entitled “The Strategic Concept of Disarmament”. It was delivered at a…
UNLIREC assists Antigua and Barbuda with destruction of seized and obsolete weapons and ammunition
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p>From 22 to 26 April 2013, the <a href="http://unlirec.org" target="_blank">United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC)</a>, in close collaboration with the Police and…
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs meets with delegates from Gensuikyo and Nihon Hidankyo
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><div id="content"> <p><b>24 April 2013</b> — High Representative Angela Kane and Ambassador Feruta of Romania, Chair of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the 2015 NPT Review Conference, met with a delegation of 17 members from the Japan Council against Atomic and…