Updates (2024)

Quarter 4

Dec

06th

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs hosted an event on the regulation of Incendiary Weapons

Nov

27th

Side event shines a light on the benefits of voluntary information sharing on new weapons, means and methods of warfare

Nov

20th

UNODA Vienna Office celebrated Disarmament Week with a photo exhibition – Have a look!

Nov

18th

Strengthening the African Network of National Points of Contact on UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)

Nov

18th

UNSGM experts join training course on Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE)

Nov

15th

2nd Basic Training Course in 2024 for experts on UNSGM roster just concluded

Nov

12th

Developments in small arms and light weapons manufacturing, technologies and design discussed at United Nations event

Nov

08th

UNODA, SIPRI, and the EU, Lead Dialogue on Responsible AI at UNGA First Committee Side Event

Nov

01st

Marking 20 Years of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

Nov

01st

The emerging threats of improvised explosive devices discussed in First Committee side-event at the United Nations

Oct

30th

China and the Lao PDR co-hosted the First Regional Workshop on Implementing the Biological Weapons Convention and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia

Oct

28th

UNODA, OPCW, IAEA and CTBTO organize First Committee side event on “Weapons of Mass Destruction Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Instruments in an Age of Accelerated Technological Change”

Oct

23rd

Vienna Conversation Series event on “After the Summit of the Future: New Momentum for Arms Control & Disarmament?”

Oct

18th

Regional Workshop in Chile on ‘Strengthening Support for the Global Norm against Biological Weapons in the Context of the BWC, UNSCR 1540, and UNSGM’

Oct

16th

ODA co-organized a First Committee side event entitled “Expert panel on nuclear war impacts and the role of the scientific community”

Oct

11th

Opportunities, risks and pathways to action for a more peaceful future: UNODA-UNIDIR Summit of the Future Action Days event on ‘Imagining Peace in a Digital World’

Oct

08th

Uzbekistan conducts its first-ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention

Oct

08th

Tajikistan holds its first-ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention

Oct

07th

To Japan and back: Participants of prestigious Youth Leader Fund officially adopt their “DeclarACTION”

Oct

07th

Eastern and Southern African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Gaborone

Quarter 3

Sep

20th

UNSGM experts join training course on sampling and transport of toxic and infectious substances

Sep

18th

UN strengthens women’s participation in ammunition management through the second SaferGuard Training

Sep

17th

West and Central African States Commit to Strengthening Ammunition Management in Lomé

Sep

05th

YLF Participants Organize the Youth Leader Conference

Sep

05th

Youth Leader Fund Participants Adopt DeclarACTION

Sep

04th

Les experts du Mécanisme du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies participent à une formation sur la gestion des scènes de crime biologique

Sep

04th

UNSGM experts join training course on biological crime scene management

Sep

04th

2024 Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship Programme

Aug

30th

Visit and participation of delegations from the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati and Tuvalu in the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva

Aug

30th

Enhancing Legislation and Control Measures to Prevent the Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons and Related Materials in Madagascar

Aug

13th

Regional Industry Outreach Conference for Central Asia and Neighbouring States

Jul

30th

Three-day workshop on the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) region

Jul

26th

UNSGM experts join basic training course in South Africa

Jul

26th

National workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention and its Confidence Building Measures in El Salvador

Jul

19th

Workshop on Promoting National Awareness of UNSCR 1540(2004)

Jul

19th

States convened at the United Nations in New York for the Fourth Conference to Review the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and made strides towards gender-responsive small arms control

Jul

15th

From Diplomacy to Disarmament: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Growing Through UNODA’s Youth Leader Fund Programme

Jul

08th

Weaving a Future of Peace: How the YLF Programme Empowered My Community Initiative

Jul

05th

Training Course for UNSCR 1540 Points of contact in the Asia-Pacific Region

Jul

03rd

Vienna Conversation Series event on different ways to promote progress in disarmament through education, youth participation, diplomacy and artistic engagement

Jul

01st

Putting lessons learned into practice: My Experience with the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons

Jul

01st

Workshop to strengthen the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 in Ecuador

Jun

28th

Reality Check: Role of Youth in Advocating Against Weapons of ‘Widespread Destruction’

Jun

27th

The Governments of the Philippines and Singapore held a peer review aiming to enhance the implementation of UNSCR 1540

Jun

21st

National workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention and its Confidence Building Measures in Bolivia

Jun

05th

Countering the Proliferation and Illicit trafficking of Dual-Use Materials in Botswana

Jun

04th

UNSGM experts join training course on Decontamination Skills

Jun

04th

“How are emerging technologies connected to disarmament and peace?” UNODA showcases its work at the “Long Night of Research” in Vienna

Quarter 2

Jun

28th

Reality Check: Role of Youth in Advocating Against Weapons of ‘Widespread Destruction’

Jun

27th

The Governments of the Philippines and Singapore held a peer review aiming to enhance the implementation of UNSCR 1540

Jun

21st

National workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention and its Confidence Building Measures in Bolivia

Jun

05th

Countering the Proliferation and Illicit trafficking of Dual-Use Materials in Botswana

Jun

04th

UNSGM experts join training course on Decontamination Skills

Jun

04th

“How are emerging technologies connected to disarmament and peace?” UNODA showcases its work at the “Long Night of Research” in Vienna

May

29th

At regional meetings, African States lay out shared priorities for the Fourth Review Conference (RevCon4) on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

May

23rd

UNODA convenes workshop on strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention implementation in Guinea

May

21st

Government officials from nearly 30 countries join workshop about reporting on conventional arms transfers

May

20th

2nd Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments (SSAFE) for experts on UNSGM roster concluded

Apr

30th

Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons Completes First Online Phase

Apr

30th

“The disarmament community has a proud history of anticipating weapons, means and methods of warfare.” – High Representative opens UNODA-ICRC side event on legal reviews of weapons at the Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems

Apr

24th

University students learn about the link between disarmament and human rights in Vienna

Apr

18th

States meet in Geneva for Universalization Workshop of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

Apr

18th

Government officials from nearly 40 countries join workshop about reporting on military expenditures

Apr

11th

UNODA Vienna Office marks International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness with series of engaging events

Apr

08th

Timor-Leste conducts its first ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention

Apr

04th

Latin American and Caribbean States meet ahead of the Fourth Review Conference of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Apr

02nd

Sri Lankan police revitalizes stockpile management practices

Quarter 1

Mar

28th

Southern African States fortify capacity to combat biological threats and implement Biological Weapons Convention

Mar

22nd

UNRCPD and UNODC join efforts to promote SDG Target 16.4 during 11th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

Mar

21st

Experts from developing countries gather in Trieste to learn about science diplomacy, biosecurity and virus detection in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention

Mar

19th

Strengthening biosecurity in São Tomé and Príncipe: National workshop on the effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and Resolution 1540 (2004)

Mar

14th

UNODA co-hosts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a launch event for new report on “A Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research” by the Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks

Mar

07th

AI educators, curriculum developers and governance representatives meet in Tallinn for a roundtable on responsible innovation and the education of future AI practitioners.

Mar

07th

The next generation of AI practitioners from around the world meet in Estonia to learn about responsible innovation of AI for peace and security

Mar

06th

Fostering Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region on the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Feb

28th

Acteurs et décideurs nationaux se réunissent pour faire avancer l’adhésion à la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Tchad

Feb

27th

Key stakeholders and decision-makers convene in Chad to advance accession to the Biological Weapons Convention

Feb

27th

Regional Workshop on Achieving the Universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the Pacific

Feb

19th

UNSGM experts join training course on Investigative Interview Skills

Feb

15th

Identifying New Approaches to Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in Preparation for Upcoming Review Conference on Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons

Feb

14th

Regional preparatory meeting for Asia-Pacific States held in Nepal in the lead up to the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Feb

12th

Global launch of the “Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons” innovative learning programme

Feb

09th

UNODA, Portugal, Costa Rica, and Cabo Verde instigate discussions on armed drones

Feb

08th

Non-proliferation, disarmament & global governance: The role of the Vienna community in the preparations for the Summit of the Future and beyond

Feb

07th

Representatives from the Middle East and North Africa meet in Doha to strengthen the implementation of Biological Weapons Convention

Feb

02nd

Cambodian experts meet to further enhance national CBM reporting practices under the BWC

Feb

02nd

First ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention held in Hanoi, Viet Nam

Feb

01st

Regional Seminar on “the prevention of violent extremism and the management of conventional weapons in West Africa”, held in Togo

Jan

19th

United to prevent gender-based violence through arms control

Jan

04th

The Geneva Disarmament Conversation Series discusses Coordination in Addressing Biorisks

Jan

02nd

Experts discuss ODA’s pivotal role in supporting African states implementing the Biological Weapons Convention