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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to enhance young diplomats’ expertise begins final segment today at headquarters
<!-- 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>5 October 2012</b> — The annual United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme will commence its third and final segment today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.</p> <p>Young diplomats from the following 25 Member States are…
Special Briefing on the Work of the First Committee of the General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security
<!-- 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%"><p><b>3 October 2012</b> — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) along with the Permanent Missions of Egypt and Indonesia organized a Special Briefing on the work of the First Committee of the General Assembly: the main committee responsible for disarmament and international…
United Nations promotes women as forces of change in the combat against illicit trafficking in small arms in Latin America and Caribbean
<!-- 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>25 September 2012</b> — On 25 September, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) launched its publication <a href="https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/HomePage/ODAPublicat…; target="_blank">“Forces of…
Matching Needs and Resources 2012 – 2014
<!-- 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 September 2012</b> — A <a href="http://www.poa-iss.org/poa/2012-Matching-Needs-and-Reources.pdf" target="_blank">compendium of assistance proposals</a> was issued to coincide with the <a href="http://www.poa-iss.…
Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers
<!-- 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>17 September 2012</b> — On 21 August 2012, a delegation of 20 Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers from Nagasaki high-schools visited the Conference on Disarmament Secretariat and Conference Support Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA…
International Day against Nuclear Tests 2012
<!-- 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>6 September 2012</b> — The <a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/againstnucleartestsday" target="_blank">International Day Against Nuclear Tests</a> was observed at UN Headquarters this year on 6 September. The observance…
‘The World is over-armed and peace is under-funded’
<!-- 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%"><p><b>30 August 2012</b> — <i>The following opinion piece by Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon has appeared in leading newspapers in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burundi, China, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, The Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and…
UN launches new International Small Arms Control Standards
<!-- 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>29 August 2012</b> — On August 29, the International Small Arms Control Standards (ISACS) were launched in a side event of the Second Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. The new…
Commemorating the International Day against Nuclear Tests
<!-- 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>29 August 2012</b> — On 29 August, a growing community of advocates for a safer world will observe the third annual International Day against Nuclear Tests across the globe. As a part of this community, United Nations staff worldwide will …
Second conference to review Programme of Action on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons opens in New York
<!-- 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>27 August 2012</b> — The Second Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons opens today at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The conference will run through 7 September.</p> <…