19 December 2012

Secretary-General Appoints Replacements for Outgoing Members of Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

18 December 2012

Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention Concludes in Geneva

17 December 2012

e-Portfolio of Projects — Disarmament Projects for Donor Engagement

14 December 2012

UNODA Publishes Paper on Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT’s Review Process by 2015

14 December 2012

UNODA Sr. Political Affairs Officer Randy Rydell Gives Remarks on Multilateral Perspectives for a Comprehensive Approach to a Northeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (PDF)

13 December 2012

Security Council Reacts to DPRK Missile Launch – UNSC President Makes Statement to the Press (WebCast)

12 December 2012

Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Rocket Launch by the DPRK

11 December 2012

Secretary-General Ban and High Representative Kane Offer Remarks at Dinner Hosted By Saudi Arabia on Security Council Resolution 1540 (PDFs)

10 December 2012

César López, World Renowned Peace Activist and Musician, Inventor of the Escopetarra, Performed at Columbia University —
See Also UNTV Film

6 December 2012

Secretary-General Voices Concern at Reported Plans of Chemical Weapons Use by Syria

3 December 2012

The Secretary-General’s Message to the Twelfth Meeting of the State Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

3 December 2012

General Assembly Adopts 58 First Committee Texts With the Aim to Neutralize Nuclear-Weapon Threat; Reinvigorate Multilateral Negotiations

3 December 2012

High Representative Angela Kane Opens 11th UN-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues (PDF)

30 November 2012

Eleventh United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference Will Tackle Pressing Issues on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation in Jeju Island, 3-4 December

29 November 2012

Marshall Islands Becomes 166th State Party to the Biological Weapons Convention

28 November 2012

High Representative Kane Addresses 1540 Workshop in New Delhi on Building New Synergies on Nuclear Security (PDF)

27 November 2012

Secretary-General Heralds ‘Significant Achievement’ of Nearly 80 Per Cent Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destruction, Urges Eight Remaining States to Join Convention

26 November 2012

Without Universal Instrument on Ballistic Missile Use, Says Secretary-General, Hague Code of Conduct Fills Critical Void Providing Pre-Launch Notifications

26 November 2012

Secretary-General Statement on Convening of Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and All Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

20 November 2012

Jarmo Sareva, Director of UNODA Geneva Branch, Participates in Official Opening of the Basel Peace Office

19 November 2012

Civil Society and Disarmament 2012 — Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: Six Essays

16 November 2012

New York City High School Teachers Visit the United Nations and Learn About Nuclear Disarmament

15 November 2012

Germany Provides Funding Support for UNIDIR 2012 Cyber Security Conference on the Role of Confidence and Security Building Measures in Assuring Cyber Stability

15 November 2012

Japan Partners with UNODA on Effective Use of Information to Empower/Influence Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Efforts

15 November 2012

Secretary-General Dismayed at Devastating Impact of Conventional Weapons in Populated Areas, Urges Treaty Parties to Ensure Civilian Protection

13 November 2012

Secretary-General Heralds Ambitious Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, Urges All Stakeholders to Support Conventional Weapons Treaty

12 November 2012

First Committee Ends 67th Session Following Delay Caused by Hurricane Sandy

7 November 2012

First Committee, Seeking to Catch Up in Hurricane’s Wake, Speeds Through Thematic Debates, Hearing Calls to Translate Arms Trade Concerns into Durable Treaty

7 November 2012

Secretary-General Ban Receives Seoul Peace Prize. Acceptance Speech Frequently References Importance of Disarmament

5 November 2012

First Committee Takes Action on Draft Resolutions

24 October 2012

At New York Ceremony, SG Ban Congratulates Young Winners of UN Art for Peace Contest

23 October 2012

First Committee Statements, Press Releases, Secretary-General’s Reports, and Side Events

23 October 2012

Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Summit Delegates Present Communiqué to High Representative

19 October 2012

Disarmament Director Hoppe Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of Rissho Kosei-Kai of New York (PDF)

16 October 2012

HR Kane Briefs First Committee on Follow-up of Resolutions Adopted at Past Session (PDF) — Annex to Ms. Kane’s Remarks (PDF)

15 October 2012

High Representative Kane Statement Kicking Off Exchange with High-level Officials Working in Disarmament and Arms Control (PDF)

12 October 2012

Senior Officials Meet to Discuss Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and All Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

12 October 2012

The Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) Visits High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

10 October 2012

HR Kane Delivers Remarks at Germany/MPI Event on Creating the Conditions and Building the Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World (PDF)

9 October 2012

Opening Day in First Committee Spotlights Strategic Uncertainty, Political Stasis

9 October 2012

High Representative Angela Kane’s Statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly (PDF)

8 October 2012

First Committee Prepares for Annual Debate with Approval of Agenda, Work Programme for Sixty-Seventh Session

5 October 2012

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to Enhance Young Diplomats’ Expertise Begins Final Segment Today at Headquarters

2 October 2012

SG Remarks to High-Level Meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

2 October 2012

High Representative Addresses Special Briefing on the Work of the First Committee, Organized by UNITAR, Egypt and Indonesia

1 October 2012

The 2011 UN Disarmament Yearbook Volume II is Now Available Online (PDF)

1 October 2012

Secretary-General’s Press Encounter on the Chemical Weapons Convention (Webcast) — Read the Statement

28 September 2012

Secretary-General’s Remarks at High-Level Meeting on Countering Nuclear Terrorism (PDF) — More About the High-Level Meeting

27 September 2012

UNODA in the News: Piers Millet Addresses Cambridge BioDesign Forum 2012 (BBC)

27 September 2012

Secretary-General Says Countries Still Outside Test-Ban Treaty Failing
to Meet Responsibility; Those that Joined Have Wisely Chosen Security Over
Threats — Read the S-G’s Statement

26 September 2012

United Nations Promotes Women as Forces of Change in Combating Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms in Latin America and Caribbean

25 September 2012

High Representative Kane Addresses Panel on Women, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control (PDF) — Watch the WebCast

24 September 2012

Proposals for Assistance to Help Developing Countries Stem the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

21 September 2012

Introductory Remarks by High Representative Angela Kane (PDF) at Blouin Creative Leadership Summit’s Panel on Global Security Challenges

20 September 2012

Staged Reading of the Play “Reykjavik” and Panel Discussion, 27 September 2012, New York

20 September 2012

United Nations Disarmament Fellows Visit CTBTO

17 September 2012

Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers Visit Conference on Disarmament

17 September 2012

Secretary-General’s Message to the 56th session of the General Conference of the IAEA

17 September 2012

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Download Website Now Translated into Six Official United Nations Languages — See Also UNODA Update

14 September 2012

High-Representative’s Remarks on the Closing of the 2012 Session of the Conference on Disarmament

11 September 2012

Secretary-General’s Message to the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions

10 September 2012

Secretary-General Hails ‘Successful’ End of Review of Programme of Action for Illicit Small Arms Trade

7 September 2012

General Assembly Observes International Day Against Nuclear Tests

5 September 2012

First Committee Elects Bureau for Sixty-Seventh General Assembly Session

30 August 2012

Secretary-General’s Message to the International Conference, “From a Nuclear Test Ban to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World” in Astana, Kazakhstan(PDF) — In Russian(PDF)

30 August 2012

Speeches by UNODA Sr. Political Affairs Officer Randy Rydell on Phasing Out Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones

30 August 2012

Secretary-General Op-ed “The World is Over-armed and Peace is Under-funded” Appears in Leading Daily Newspapers

29 August 2012

Statement by H.E. Joy Ogwu, President of the Review Conference on the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

29 August 2012

UN Launches New International Small Arms Control Standards

28 August 2012

Insecure Stockpiles Remain Sources for Armed Groups, Terrorists, and Organized Crime, Secretary-General Tells Review Conference on Illicit Trade in Small Arms

28 August 2012

Small Arms Survey 2012 is Launched at PoA Review Conference — Watch the Webcast

28 August 2012

Summary of the First and Second Meetings of the Review Conference on the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons

28 August 2012

Commemorating the International Day Against Nuclear Tests

28 August 2012

Voluntary Moratoriums Essential, but No Substitute for Total Global Ban, Says
Secretary-General in Message to Mark the International Day Against Nuclear Tests

27 August 2012

The Second Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons Opens at United Nations Headquarters in New York

27 August 2012

Highlights From High Representative Angela Kane’s Visit to Japan

27 August 2012

Website of the 2012 Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

23 August 2012

United Nations Regional Disarmament Centre Signs Agreement to Help Argentina Improve Capacity for Managing Small Arms, Ammunition Stockpiles

13 August 2012

High Representative’s Speech to the Global Forum on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education in Nagasaki, Japan(PDF) —
Secretary-General’s Message

6 August 2012

Germany Provides Financial Support for Modernisation of UN Reporting System on Military Expenditures

6 August 2012

UNODA and Shinpei Takeda Release New Website Capturing Testimonies of Atomic Bomb Survivors Living in Americas — Press Release

6 August 2012

On Anniversary of Atomic Bombings, Ban Urges Elimination of Nuclear Weapons — Read the Secretary-General’s Message to Peace Ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

6 August 2012

High Representative’s Speech to Hiroshima Meeting of World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, Including a Message from the Secretary-General(PDF) —
HR’s Speech to Nagasaki Rally(PDF)

3 August 2012

Second Edition of “1540 Compass”(PDF) — More at the 1540 Compass Website

3 August 2012

July Issue of UNREC Focus, from the Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)

30 July 2012

Secretary-General Disappointed at Inability of Conference on Arms Trade Treaty to Agree on Text, but Says ‘Considerable Common Ground’ on Which to Build

26 July 2012

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on ATT Conference

26 July 2012

High Representative Kane Interviewed by CTBTO Discussing Disarmament and the Role of the UN (Video)

25 July 2012

United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Announces New Website Launch

25 July 2012

Arms Trade Treaty Conference Yields Composite ‘Working Document’, Prompting Nearly 60 Speakers to Consider Viability, Probable Impact

24 July 2012

As Conference on Arms Trade Treaty Begins Final Week, Chairs of Committees Negotiating Goals, Scope Brief on Progress

23 July 2012

Newly Established Intersessional Meeting of Experts of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Concludes

20 July 2012

Chairs of Two Main Committees Negotiating Goals, Scope of Arms Trade Treaty Brief Delegates on Progress, as UN Conference Nears End of Third Week

20 July 2012

UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe Produces Library Resource Document on Disarmament in English and French (PDF)

13 July 2012

Flood of Weapons, Ammunition into Countries Under Sanctions Shows Current Control Systems Do Not Work, President of Liberia Tells ATT Conference

13 July 2012

CTBTO Internet Platformed Training Course on Multilateral Verification and Collective Security Runs 16 – 20 July

9 July 2012

Forged Documents Used to Ship Weapons to Fragile Areas, Fuelling Conflicts, Among Critical Issues That Must Be Addressed by Arms Trade Treaty, Conference Told

9 July 2012

Secretary-General, in Remarks to Conference on Arms Trade Treaty, Calls Absence of Global Instrument Dealing with Conventional Weapons ‘a Disgrace’

6 July 2012

Arms Trade Treaty Can Sow Seeds of Peace, Spark Hope of Overcoming Violence, Conference Told as It Considers Scope, Elements, Potential of Future Text

5 July 2012

Nuclear Issues Grab Headlines, but Conventional Arms Kill Daily, Secretary-General Tells Arms Trade Treaty Conference

12 June 2012

Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Debate on Assurances for Non-nuclear-weapon States

12 June 2012

United Nations Art For Peace Contest Announces 12 Young Winners as 6,623 Entries From 92 Countries Project Singular Message — Peace

11 June 2012

High Representative Angela Kane’s Statement on the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence (PDF)

11 June 2012

GSI President Granoff Holds Dialogue With UN Messenger of Peace, Michael Douglas, on Cancer, Mortality, Humanitarian Work, Disarmament and More

11 June 2012

Official Website Launched for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty — Press Release

5 June 2012

Mme Kane, Haut Représentant pour les affaires de désarmement en visite de travail à Lomé au Togo

5 June 2012

UNODA Organizes African Regional Consultation on the Arms Trade Treaty

5 June 2012

Lithuania to Host Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), 5–6 Jun 2012

29 May 2012

High Representative Kane’s Message to the Parliament of New Zealand for the 25th Anniversary of the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act (PDF)

24 May 2012

CTBTO Launches Revamped Website — CTBTO Home Page

23 May 2012

Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and Nuclear Disarmament

22 May 2012

Report of the United Nations Disarmament Commission for 2012

18 May 2012

UNODA Assists African States in Preparation for Arms Trade Treaty Conference, 21-22 May

18 May 2012

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Provides the Bahamas with Hydraulic Shears for Small Arms Destructions — Press Release

15 May 2012

General Assembly President Addresses Conference on Disarmament. Warns of Worrying Implications of Continued Deadlock

11 May 2012

The Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Held Constructive Deliberations During its 2012 Session

10 May 2012

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane’s Video Message to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)

3 May 2012

2012 NPT Prep Com — Delegates’ Statements Now Available

30 April 2012

First Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 NPT Review Conference Opens in Vienna —
Read High Representative Kane’s Opening Remarks (PDF)

27 April 2012

Secretary-General’s Message for the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Weapons, 29 April

25 April 2012

Sweden Becomes the 71st State to Ratify Convention on Cluster Munitions (PDF) — Learn More About the Convention on Cluster Munitions

23 April 2012

Disarmament Commission Achieves ‘Relative Success’, but Hope for ‘More and Better’ Thwarted by Mistrust, Says Chairman — High Representative’s Closing Remarks (PDF)

23 April 2012

First Industry Conference on Security Council Resolution 1540, Held in Wiesbaden, Germany, 23 to 25 April 2012

20 April 2012

Security Council Highlights Threat from Terrorism, Illicit Nuclear Trafficking and Reaffirms Need for Compliance with Arms Control, Non-Proliferation Commitments — UN Press Article

20 April 2012

Despite Progress, Tens of Thousands of Nuclear Weapons Remain, Billions Spent to Modernize Them, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

20 April 2012

High Representative’s Message on the Occasion of the Opening of the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA), at Nagasaki University (PDF)

19 April 2012

Speech by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on “The Human Cost of Military Spending”

19 April 2012

Papers from UNODA Sr. Political Affairs Officer Randy Rydell on Transparency and Nuclear Weapons(PDF), a Nuclear Weapons-Free
Zone in the Middle East(PDF) and Conditions for Nuclear Stability at Low Numbers(PDF)

18 April 2012

UNODA’s Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean(UNLIREC) Strengthens States’ Capacity to Combat Illicit Firearms Trafficking

17 April 2012

High Representative’s Statement on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (PDF) — Press release

16 April 2012

Security Council Condemns Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Satellite Launch

11 April 2012

1540 Committee Unveils Newly Redesigned Website — Press Release

10 April 2012

Niue Signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

9 April 2012

BBC Interview with UNREC Director Ivor Fung on UNODA Technical Support to Promote Safe and Secure Storage of Ammunition by Governments (Audio)

9 April 2012

Disarmament Commission Reaches Agreement on Agenda, Ending Three-day Stalemate, Concludes General Debate — About the 2012 Session

5 April 2012

Secretary-General’s Message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action — See UN News Story

5 April 2012

April Issue of UNREC Focus, from the Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC)

4 April 2012

Disarmament Commission Begins General Debate for Current Session Without Agreement on Substantive Aspects of Agenda —
2012 Session of the UN Disarmament Commission

3 April 2012

Report of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty

3 April 2012

Opening of 2012 Session of the UN Disarmament Commission —
Statement by High Representative Angela Kane(PDF) and Message from the Secretary-General

2 April 2012

Secretary-General’s Statements at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul

2 April 2012

Seoul Communiqué – 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit (PDF)

2 April 2012

UN Organizations Support Action on 4 April to End Landmine Tragedies —
International Day for Mine Awareness — Lend Your Leg Campaign

30 March 2012

South-South News Partners with United Nations “Art for Peace” Youth Contest Aimed at Promoting Nuclear Disarmament, Matches Prize Money

26 March 2012

PrepCom Unanimously Adopts Draft Report for Conference to Review Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons — Recommends Amb. Ogwu of Nigeria for the Presidency of the Review Conference

20 March 2012

“1540 Compass” — A Journal on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 to Prevent WMD Proliferation and Terrorism by Non-State Actors

20 March 2012

Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons Meets in New York

9 March 2012

Secretary-General Appoints Angela Kane of Germany High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

5 March 2012

Mr. Sergio Duarte Ends a Distinguished Tenure as the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

2 March 2012

South-South News Story – Youth Show the Way to Nuclear Weapons Free World (Video)

1 March 2012

Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW) meets UN Secretary-General

29 February 2012

Head of CTBTO hopes that next step by DPRK will be to join the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

28 February 2012

UNLIREC Assists Jamaica to Combat Illicit Firearms Through Firearms Destruction and Capacity Building

22 February 2012

UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas urges young artists to draw for peace.
⇒ Art for Peace Contest

17 February 2012

80th Anniversary of the World Disarmament Conference Opened 14 February in Geneva – see photos of the event.

17 February 2012

Children’s Art for Peace Contest Receives Entries From Across the Globe – Contest Runs through 30 April 2012

17 February 2012

Secretary-General Celebrates 15th Anniversary of CTBTO and Opens New UNODA Office in Vienna.
— Read SG’s Statement

15 February 2012

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Message on the Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, Delivered by Sergio Duarte in Mexico City.

14 February 2012

High Representative Duarte Delivers Opening Address at OPANAL 45th Anniversary in Mexico City. (PDF)

13 February 2012

International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers — Join the Campaign for Zero Under 18

7 February 2012

Disarmament Treaties Database — Updated and Improved

7 February 2012

Occasional Paper 21 — Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-Use and End-User Control Systems (PDF)

7 February 2012

Indonesia Deposits Instrument of Ratification to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

3 February 2012

Geneva Exhibition on 80th Anniversary of the World Disarmament Conference – RSVP to Attend Opening

24 January 2012

New Chairman and Bureau Members Elected to Disarmament Commission Beginning 3-Year Cycle in April 

24 January 2012

Secretary-General’s message to the Conference on Disarmament

Geneva, Switzerland
24 January 2012

17 January 2012

Upcoming UNU Presentation on the 1540 Committee’s New Mandate
& Efforts to Prevent the Proliferation of WMD’s to Non-State Actors

13 January 2012

Guatemala Ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

13 January 2012

Disarmament Today Podcast: An Interview with Ms. Setsuko Thurlow, Atomic Bomb Survivor and Special Communicator for a World Without Nuclear Weapons