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Updates (2024)
Quarter 4
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
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