Spotlights (2022)

30 December 2022

Now Available: Version 3 of the UN SaferGuard International Ammunition Technical Guidelines in Arabic

30 December 2022

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs 2022 lookback video

30 December 2022

New Publication: Civil Society and Disarmament: 2022 “B Flat, B Sharp, Be Inspired: Voices of Youth”

29 December 2022

Experts reflect on the origin, relevance, and future of CCW Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons

28 December 2022

The International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG) Version 3 are now available in Arabic

23 December 2022

What’s next for disarmament education? UNODA Vienna Office launches new strategy as it celebrates 10-year anniversary

22 December 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs explains the importance of a strengthened Biological Weapons Convention interview with Bloomberg

21 December 2022

UNODA and SIPRI complete their responsible innovation in AI for disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation project

21 December 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs visits Okinawa, discusses how greater gender equality enables more secure and sustainable societies (in Japanese)

16 December 2022

The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption of the final outcome document of the Ninth Review Conference of the States Parties to the BWC

16 December 2022

French-speaking African parliamentarians convene to discuss regional security and civil-military relations during Disarmament Week

14 December 2022

Call for civil society inputs on ideas and priorities for disarmament for the “New Agenda for Peace” (Deadline: 15 January 2023)

13 December 2022

Regional Study Outlines Steps to Strengthen the Non-Proliferation of Biological Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

Spanish version available here

13 December 2022

Soo Hyun Kim, UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament lead, delivers remarks on ways “towards a nuclear-test-free future” at the Third Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Science Diplomacy Symposium

11 December 2022

UN Secretary-General urges an end to the nuclear threat at first meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons

Transcript

9 December 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs briefs Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security (Ukraine)

8 December 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: General Assembly Adopts over 100 Texts of First, Sixth Committees Tackling Threats from Nuclear Weapons, International Security, Global Law, Transitional Justice

8 December 2022

Mongolia operationalizes its 1540 national action plan to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors

7 December 2022

Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States and ODA’s Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa discuss effective small arms control

7 December 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs discusses prospects for the next NPT Review cycle at the Nuclear Discussion Forum

6 December 2022

Andorra ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty

6 December 2022

High Representative Disarmament Affairs’ video message to the Third Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Science and Diplomacy Symposium

6 December 2022

#Youth4Disarmament launches 2022 #YouthInAction for Disarmament Campaign

5 December 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

5 December 2022

New! Office for Disarmament Affairs launches disarmament education strategy

2 December 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers video message to International Peace and Security Symposium (Japan)

2 December 2022

Teachers meet at the United Nations to strategize about disarmament education

1 December 2022

Share your thoughts and ideas on improving the Disarmament Yearbook (deadline: 15 December 2022)

29 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs encourages youth to bring forward innovative actions towards a world free of nuclear weapons

29 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs co-hosts side event on the role of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the Biological Weapons Convention

28 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs joins special event on enhancing pandemic preparedness and international cooperation in the Biological Weapons Convention

28 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu calls for equal opportunities and the elimination of all forms of discrimination at BWC photo exhibit opening event

28 November 2022

Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention “critical opportunity” to strengthen Treaty, says Izumi Nakamitsu

28 November 2022

UN Secretary-General urges decisive action to strengthen Biological Weapons Convention

Transcript

28 November 2022

Cambodia takes steps towards strengthening its Strategic Trade Control Enforcement to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors

23 November 2022

Sri Lanka establishes National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens in key step to implement the Biological Weapons Convention, with support from UNODA and the Netherlands

23 November 2022

UNSCAR call for proposals now open! Apply by 16 January 2023

23 November 2022

The 2022 UNODA – OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security concludes with an in-person training in Vienna

22 November 2022

Now available! UNODA Donor Report: “Programmes Financed from Voluntary Contributions 2021-2022”

21 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs praises Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention’s tangible results, calls for renewed energy and commitment to reach mine-free world

18 November 2022

Technical experts and scientists convene in India for multistakeholder discussions on the benefits and risks of advancements in science and technology for the Biological Weapons Convention

18 November 2022

Adoption of Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas milestone in collective efforts to better protect civilians from the urbanization of armed conflict

17 November 2022

Vienna Conversation Series: the benefits of adopting a humanitarian approach to disarmament

17 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs calls for greater gender diversity, analysis and equality in biosecurity and disarmament

16 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu calls for the effective control of conventional weapons at the opening of the 2022 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

15 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu commemorates former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata in video message to JICA symposium in Japanese

15 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu outlines 5 key disarmament challenges at annual EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium Conference

14 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers remarks at opening of the Third Session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

14 November 2022

Top UN, ICRC leaders urge governments to step up support to protect civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas

11 November 2022

First Committee side event on gender-responsive small arms control: lessons from national implementation

11 November 2022

New Publication: Training Manual on Gender-Mainstreaming Small Arms Control

10 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu calls on States Parties to build common ground in video message to retreat in preparation for the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention

10 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s keynote address to the SECURE Asia-pacific Conference on cyber security

9 November 2022

East African States join efforts in support of the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention

7 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

7 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu encourages participants of the 2022 OSCE-UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security training programme to build more secure, peaceful and equitable world for future generations

4 November 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs meets civil society representatives during Disarmament Week

3 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu addresses 21st ROK-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues

3 November 2022

#Leaders4Tomorrow present ideas to advance disarmament education in First Committee side event

2 November 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: First Committee Approves Japan-, United States-Sponsored Draft Resolution on Common Road Map to World without Nuclear Weapons, by 18 Separate Votes

2 November 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: First Committee Sends 20 Nuclear Weapons Drafts to General Assembly Requiring 33 Separate Votes for Adoption

2 November 2022

21st Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues to be held from 3 to 4 November 2022

2 November 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Disarmament Machinery Impasse ‘Cause and Consequence’ of Competing Strategic Priorities, Ruthless Pursuit of Military Advantage, First Committee Told

1 November 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Speakers Renew Calls for Treaty to Prevent Arms Race in Space as First, Fourth Committees Convene Joint Meeting

1 November 2022

UNODA and UNIDIR co-host side-event to introduce delegates to responsible AI for peace and security

1 November 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu speaks about promoting understanding and building common security in outer space

1 November 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: ‘We Have Not Passed the Point of No Return’, Disarmament Committee Told, Weighing Chance Outer Space Could Become Next Battlefield

31 October 2022

Burundi officials strategize on integrating gender approaches in fight against illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons

The final report submitted by the CNAP (in French) is available to download here

27 October 2022

ODA Director briefs the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

26 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Arab Countries Seize Chance to Construct New Security Architecture, Avert Middle East’s Repeated Cycles of Violence

26 October 2022

Member States join UNODA briefing on the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) on the margins of the First Committee

26 October 2022

#Leaders4Tomorrow exchange perspectives with the United Nations Disarmament Fellows

25 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Conventional Weapons — ‘Drenched in Innocent Blood’ — Inflict Untold Suffering, Enable Malicious Acts to Take Root Anywhere

25 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

24 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Enough Bullets Made Each Year to Kill ‘Twice the Number of Planet’s Inhabitants’, First Committee Hears during Debate on Conventional Weapons

24 October 2022

It’s Disarmament Week!

21 October 2022

UN Secretary-General calls for a nuclear-weapon-free-world at 10th General Conference of Mayors for Peace

21 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Nations Flooded with Illicit Small Arms ‘Cannot Keep Mopping Up the Damage’ without Decisive Action by Exporting States, First Committee Told

20 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: ‘Poor Man’s Atomic Bomb’ Made of Dual-Use Biological, Chemical Material Replaces Nuclear Weapon for Non-State Actors, First Committee Told

20 October 2022

Publication out now: Weapons and Ammunition Dynamics in the Lake Chad Basin

20 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: ‘High Time to Stand Up to Goliaths of the World and Declare Enough Is Enough,’ Speaker Tells First Committee, as Debate Continues on Nuclear Weapons

19 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: World Must Step Back from ‘Brink of Nuclear Madness’ Amid Growing Risk of Miscalculation, Accidental Use, First Committee Told

18 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to Eastern African States gathered in Kenya for workshop on strengthening regional approaches to Biological Weapons Convention

Press release available here

18 October 2022

UNODA’s #Leaders4Tomorrow present their ideas to enact change tomorrow at First Committee Side Event

18 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu speaks about building digital security through diplomacy at 7th Singapore International Cyber Week

17 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Non-Nuclear-Armed States Get Nothing in Return for Fulfilling Commitments Except Threat of Potential Annihilation, First Committee Told

14 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu speaks about need for diverse and inclusive disarmament processes at High-level exchange of the General Assembly’s First Committee

(Annex: Reports of the Secretary-General presented to the First Committee at its seventy-seventh session)

14 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu encourages secure and peaceful cyberspace in video message to International Cybersecurity Symposium in Tokyo

14 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: World Living on Borrowed Time with Geopolitical Tensions between Major Powers Setting Stage for High-Intensity Conflict, Say First Committee Speakers

13 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Military Aggression by Permanent Security Council Member Constrains Arms Control, Threatens to Upend Disarmament Structures, Speakers Warn in First Committee

13 October 2022

UNODA Job Opening: Senior Political Affairs Officer (P5) KATHMANDU

12 October 2022

Winners to be announced at Congratulatory Event for the Pitching Peace Youth Music Challenge – Register now!

12 October 2022

ASEAN States meet to strengthen implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540

12 October 2022

Capstone Exercise for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for the Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

12 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Russian Federation Casts ‘Long Shadow’ Over Disarmament with Unprovoked, Barbaric Invasion of Neighbour, Speaker Says in First Committee Debate

11 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s keynote address at ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting on tackling Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) threats

11 October 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message about the benefits and risks from advances in science and technology for the Biological Weapons Convention

11 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: World Gripped by ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario Amid Nuclear Weapons Threat, First Committee Hears as General Debate Continues

10 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: ‘False Logic’ of Deterrence Elevates Role of Nuclear Weapons in Security Doctrines, First Committee Hears as General Debate Continues

6 October 2022

Patrick Karekezi, UN Youth Champion for Disarmament, delivers remarks at high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

6 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: General Assembly President Urges First Committee to ‘Flip the Paradigm’ by Reversing Trend to Acquire Even More Devastating Weapons

5 October 2022

New publication: The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook: Volume 46, Part II: 2021

Visit the dedicated website
Press release available here

4 October 2022

First Committee Meeting Coverage: Dangers Posed by Nuclear Weapons Back in Global Spotlight, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Tells First Committee

3 October 2022

High Representative encourages First Committee to seek tangible solutions amidst serious challenges to peace and security

30 September 2022

Malawi accedes to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

30 September 2022

First Committee side events calendar available.

29 September 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

27 September 2022

Gabon accepts the Arms Trade Treaty

27 September 2022

Sao Tome and Principe and Equatorial Guinea ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

Sao Tome and Principe
Equatorial Guinea

26 September 2022

Eliminating nuclear weapons would be the greatest gift we could bestow on future generations, says UN Secretary-General

25 September 2022

The United Nations Secretary-General’s message on the 30th anniversary of Mongolia’s nuclear-weapon-free status

23 September 2022

2 States ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic

23 September 2022

5 States sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at 2022 signing and ratification ceremony

Barbados
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Haiti
Sierra Leone

23 September 2022

Vienna Conversation Series: Discussing the way forward and new directions for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Education.

23 September 2022

UNODA High Representative’s statement at 2022 signing and ratification ceremony for the TPNW

22 September 2022

The African Union Peace and Security Council and UNODA commemorate Africa Amnesty Month in Togo

22 September 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at the 10th high-level meeting of the Friends of the CTBT

21 September 2022

Remarks by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at side event on responsible artificial intelligence in the military domain

21 September 2022

The United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day of Peace

20 September 2022

Out now! The United Nations Annual Report 2022

13 September 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs shares video message with participants of the First Arab Seminar on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

8 September 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu’s remarks to the United Nations Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

7 September 2022

High representative delivers remarks at high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.

6 September 2022

“We find ourselves at a crossroads for international peace and security and for disarmament”, says Izumi Nakamitsu in video message to SOAS University of London/SCRAP Weapons Conference

6 September 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu sends video message to the International Conference on Promoting Strategic Trade Controls through International Cooperation.

2 September 2022

A blind spot for the responsible AI community: peace and security

1 September 2022

College Students from the Republic of Korea discuss promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies at the United Nations

31 August 2022

Young people around the world participate in the #StepUp4Disarmament Youth Campaign to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests

30 August 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs sends video message to the Tenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

29 August 2022

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on the outcome of the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

29 August 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers message to 2022 Armament and Disarmament Summer School participants

29 August 2022

UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests

28 August 2022

Nuclear weapons have no place in our world, UN Secretary-General says on International Day Against Nuclear Tests

25 August 2022

NPT Review Conference participants watch powerful story of an atomic bomb survivor in search of reconciliation and friendship at screening event of “Paper Lanterns”

Welcoming remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

24 August 2022

Information for NGOs on attending the 2022 UN high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 September 2022)

24 August 2022

Diplomats, policymakers and civil society representatives discuss the role of diversity, equity and inclusion in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament on the margins of NPT Review Conference

22 August 2022

Head of ODA Geneva Office delivers remarks on behalf of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at the Eighth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP8)

22 August 2022

UNODA’s latest course on the Disarmament Education Dashboard.

19 August 2022

University students and peace advocates conclude Disarmament Toolkit online course, co-organised by UNRCPD and the Prajnya Trust.

18 August 2022

UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and the African Union to support activities in Liberia, Tanzania, and Togo for upcoming 2022 African Amnesty Month

16 August 2022

Madagascar, Niger and Uganda mark end of Africa Amnesty Month, supported by UNODA and the African Union

15 August 2022

“Fight for disarmament” says UN Secretary-General in dialogue with youth leaders in Hiroshima

12 August 2022

Join ODA and the Government of Japan for a screening of “Paper Lanterns” on 16 August at UNHQ

12 August 2022

ODA Director commends youth for their role in advancing non-proliferation and disarmament agenda at NPT Review Conference side event.

9 August 2022

High Representative delivers UN Secretary-General’s message to Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

9 August 2022

Youth takes the spotlight at NPT Review Conference side-event series, co- organised by UNODA, BASIC, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

6 August 2022

UN Secretary-General commemorates the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Peace Memorial Ceremony

5 August 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu speaks about leadership in the UN system at course for diplomats

5 August 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs sends video message to participants of the 2022 UN – Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme

5 August 2022

ODA Director speaks at side event on reinforcing the global nuclear security architecture on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

3 August 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament at side event on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

3 August 2022

UN Secretary-General to hear from youth on advancing nuclear disarmament on Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary

3 August 2022

Join the #NPTdiversity social media campaign

2 August 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at high-level event on the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

2 August 2022

Timor-Leste ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

1 August 2022

Secretary-General calls on NPT States parties to put humanity on a new path towards a world free of nuclear weapons

29 July 2022

UNODA & Hibakusha Stories to host youth exchange with Ms. Setsuko Thurlow as side event to the Tenth NPT Review Conference

28 July 2022

In-person side event on the role of diversity in promoting nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, co-organised by the United States and UNODA

28 July 2022

4th issue of UNODA’s newsletter for nominated experts and analytical laboratories on the roster for the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical or Biological Weapons (UNSGM) now available

25 July 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at the third substantive session of the open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025

25 July 2022

Educators and experts from Japan discuss ways to unlocking the full potential of disarmament and non-proliferation education

20 July 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

19 July 2022

UNODA’s side events to the Tenth NPT Review Conference on Advancing the “Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament” Agenda

18 July 2022

#StepUp4Disarmament Youth Campaign returns, inviting Youth to Run or Walk in Support of the International Day against Nuclear Tests

15 July 2022

New podcast! Exploring the future of youth in disarmament

Listen here

13 July 2022

UNODA concludes webinar series on the pillars of the NPT with joint virtual event with IAEA on nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology

12 July 2022

UNODA and IAEA host virtual event on non-proliferation and nuclear security ahead of the NPT Review Conference

12 July 2022

2022 GGE on UN Register on Conventional Arms concludes work with forward-looking recommendations to promote participation, relevance, and continuing operation of the Register.

11 July 2022

UNRCPD concludes training on gender and small arms control in Bangladesh

7 July 2022

Dominica ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

7 July 2022

Malawi ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

7 July 2022

Students in the Republic of Korea discuss Disarmament and Sustainable Development Goals

6 July 2022

ODA Director delivers remarks at UNODA/IAEA webinar in the run up to the NPT Review Conference

6 July 2022

#Youth4Disarmament Spotlight: #Leader4Tomorrow, Musa Carew, engages young people in Sierra Leone on the TPNW

1 July 2022

The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security – A Webinar

1 July 2022

The Tenth NPT Review Conference: The role of nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology – A Webinar

29 June 2022

UNRCPD concludes the in-country training programme on gender mainstreaming small arms control in Timor-Leste

26 June 2022

UNRCPD brings together government officials, security sector officers and civil society representatives from Asia-Pacific to learn about gun-free zones

24 June 2022

UNRCPD trains government officials in Asia and Pacific on national reporting on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

23 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at panel on the TPNW and gender-responsive disarmament

22 June 2022

Three more countries ratify Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Cabo Verde 

Timor-Leste

Grenada 

22 June 2022

Head of ODA Vienna Office delivers remarks on behalf of HR for Disarmament Affairs at ICAN & Mayors for Peace joint side event at TPNW First Meeting of States Parties

22 June 2022

Remarks by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at Kazakhstan and Kiribati TPNW side event (delivered by chief of ODA Vienna Office)

22 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at 2022 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

21 June 2022

Secretary-General’s video message to the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

20 June 2022

High Representative’s keynote remarks at the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy at the Academia Nazionale dei Lincei

17 June 2022

Title: MOSAIC Modules – 13 additional modules available in Spanish and 3 additional in French

16 June 2022

High Representative’s opening remarks at the UNIDIR publication launch “Back to the Future in Verification for the Biological Weapons Regime?”

14 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu sends video message to 2022 Disarmament in Geneva Orientation Course

10 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s keynote speech at Annecy NPT Workshop hosted by James Martin Center

8 June 2022

UNODA Geneva is looking for Political Affairs Interns

7 June 2022

Today we launch our #Intro2Disarmament videos in French, Korean and Spanish!

7 June 2022

UNODA side event on the margins of the 1540 Committee’s Open Consultations

6 June 2022

UNODA showcases its work at the Long Night of Research in Vienna

6 June 2022

2022 OSCE-UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament

6 June 2022

UNODA launches Policy on Gender & Disarmament at event co-hosted with the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN

3 June 2022

UNRCPD visits UN peacekeepers training centre in Nepal

HR

3 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ key note address at the Arms Control Association’s anniversary event

Bridging the Gap

2 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs joins side event to discuss integrating Women, Peace & Security into the UNSCR 1540 (2004) regime

1 June 2022

Video Message by High Representative Nakamitsu for the 2022 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

1 June 2022

High Representative’s opening remarks at the Security Council Open Consultations on the implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004)

24 May 2022

High Representative for Disarmament delivers opening remarks at joint ODA/SIPRI high-level event about effective measures for nuclear disarmament

24 May 2022

Namibia accedes to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

24 May 2022

UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament initiative launches Pitching Peace Youth Music Challenge: Uniting and Healing through Music

Press release available here

23 May 2022

Global Challenges and Opportunities for Multilateral Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: A conversation with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

23 May 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks to the 1st substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition

The Tenth NPT Review Conference

20 May 2022

Join UNODA and SIPRI for an online event on 24 May “The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament”

Congo TPNW

19 May 2022

Congo ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

HR

18 May 2022

High Representative Nakamitsu’s Video Message to the “Cyber Programme of Action Retreat”

Transcript

HR UNROCA

18 May 2022

High Representative delivers opening remarks at commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the UN Register of Conventional Arms

BWC

17 May 2022

UNODA intensifies efforts to mobilize youth in strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention

Global Digital

17 May 2022

Contribute to the Global Digital Compact: shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all

16 May 2022

Information for participation by NGOs in the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

16 May 2022

Information for States parties, observer States and intergovernmental organizations on the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

HR

13 May 2022

Video Message by High Representative Nakamitsu to the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) bootcamp

Transcript

SC

13 May 2022

Director and Deputy to the High Representative’s remarks to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

RI Workshop

12 May 2022

Young AI practitioners discuss how to innovate responsibly

12 May 2022

Save the date! Celebrating the 30th anniversary of UNROCA on 17 May at 12:00-13:15 EDT

Agenda and link

NGO

10 May 2022

Stakeholders can now apply for accreditation for the OEWG on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies

HR

9 May 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to States participating in the first substantive session of the open-ended working group on reducing space threats

Transcript

SG

29 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

HR

29 April 2022

High Representative’s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) and on the 25th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

HR CWC

29 April 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs sends video message to high-level event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Transcript

2022 OSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament

26 April 2022

Applications open for 2022 OSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament (Closing date: 3 May 2022)

UNODA organizes outreach workshop for ASEAN Member States on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

25 April 2022

UNODA organizes outreach workshop for ASEAN Member States on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

ASEAN Member States join workshop on Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva

25 April 2022

ASEAN Member States join workshop on Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

24 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

Disarmament Commission

22 April 2022

Disarmament Commission Approves Draft Report to General Assembly, Concluding First Substantive Session Held Since 2018

ICTP

22 April 2022

UNRCPD trains government officials, parliamentarians and civil society in Nepal on gender and small arms and links with the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Gender-responsive disarmament

20 April 2022

Registrations are open for online event on gender-responsive disarmament in action (25 April)

BWC publication

11 April 2022

New! “Operationalising Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention” is now available

Disarmament Yearbook 46

11 April 2022

New publication: The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook: Volume 46: 2021

Disarmament Commission

8 April 2022

After 3-Year Gap, Disarmament Commission Opens its 2022 Session

Nakamitsu

6 April 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to States participating in consultations towards a political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas

Transcript

T. Markram

5 April 2022

Deputy High Representative delivers video message to the Sub-regional Seminar for ASEAN countries

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Open-ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition

5 April 2022

Information for NGOs: OEWG on Conventional Ammunition. Apply by 8 April.

HR Disarmament Commission 2022

4 April 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening statement to the United Nations Disarmament Commission

LAO workshop

4 April 2022

Lao PDR holds workshop to enhance gender responsive small arms control

Antonio Guterres

4 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

Tuvalu flag

3 April 2022

Tuvalu ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

online seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

1 April 2022

Marking International Women’s Day 2022, UNRCPD and IANSA host an online seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

30 March 2022

UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament initiative announces 25 #Leaders4Tomorrow

Gambia flag

29 March 2022

Gambia ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

HR Remarks at opening of the Second Substantive Session of the OEWG

28 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening remarks at OEWG on the security of and in the use of ICTs

28 March 2022

Secretary-General again appeals to States to avoid use of explosive weapons in populated areas

Philippines flag

25 March 2022

Philippines ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Côte d’Ivoire flag

24 March 2022

Côte d’Ivoire ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

6th Hiroshima Junior International Forum

23 March 2022

Message from the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the 6th Hiroshima Junior International Forum

HR remarks UNODA/Stimson event

22 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at UNODA/Stimson Center joint event on maintaining the nuclear peace

HR Remarks Outer Space

21 March 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at online event on Challenges and Opportunities for the New Space Age

HR Remarks - 18 March

18 March 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu’s remarks to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

General Assembly

16 March 2022

Information for NGOs: Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons – Eighth Biennial Meeting of States. Apply by 25 March.

14 March 2022

New! The Biological Weapons Convention Brochure is now available in all six UN languages

HR briefing to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

11 March 2022

Statement by High Representative Nakamitsu to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

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10 March 2022

Register now for online event on “Maintaining the Nuclear Peace” hosted by UNODA and the Stimson Center

Photo_HR Statement at SC on Syria

10 March 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council during open meeting on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

9 March 2022

Youth4Disarmament’s #Leaders4Tomorrow begin workshop series with first session on D.N.A. and Gender

9 March 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu’s message to the first session of the 2022 GGE on lethal autonomous weapon systems

8 March 2022

High Representative delivers remarks to Conference on Disarmament to mark International Women’s Day 2022

8 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ video message on International Women’s Day 2022

7 March 2022

United Nations ‘Youth Champions for Disarmament’ Arrive at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

28 February 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

28 February 2022

HR delivers remarks at Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Webinar: Ten Years of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

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28 February 2022

Botswana holds workshop on UNSCR 1540 National Implementation Action Plan (NAP)

17 February 2022

New! Interactive weapons and ammunition management E-book

16 February 2022

Third edition of the Biosecurity Diplomacy Workshop for Young Scientists from the Global South kicks off with video message from the HR for Disarmament Affairs

Transcript

15 February 2022

New! #Youth4Disarmament launches call for applications for #Leaders4Tomorrow workshop series

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7 February 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu sends video message to online dialogue about the NPT

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27 January 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at launch of ICRC report on explosive weapons in populated areas

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25 January 2022

Now available: 3rd issue of UNODA’s newsletter for nominated experts and analytical laboratories on the roster for the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical or Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

24 January 2022

#Youth4Disarmament Spotlight: “How Can We Continue to Energize ‘Gen Z’ for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World?”

24 January 2022

Hiroshima: Rebooting Memories – lives recalled when colours are added

21 January 2022

UNODA online short course: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

20 January 2022

Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder that nuclear weapons remain global threat

19 January 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at online event on reducing nuclear risk and advancing nuclear disarmament

14 January 2022

Include Women and Youth at All Levels of Arms Control, says the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons

13 January 2022

CARICOM Member States join online workshop on national implementation legislation for the Biological Weapons Convention

11 January 2022

United Nations Security Council adopts resolution 2616 on small arms

10 January 2022

UNODA participates in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

6 January 2022

Ammunition technical experts from Asia and the Pacific join UN SaferGuard roster

5 January 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council during open meeting on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

Spotlight Years