The UN has released a major study on the vital role of disarmament education in promoting peace and has urged action from global leaders. In the report, a Group of Governmental Experts appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan highlighted the urgent need for education in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with regard to weapons of mass destruction, but also in the field of small arms and international terrorism.

The UN Chronicle has, over the years, published various features related to disarmament—reporting on various disarmament efforts as well as highlighting the crucial role the United Nations plays in confidence-building initiatives in an increasingly globalized world. This edition of the UN Chronicle E-mail Alert presents some of these contributions.

Issue 2, 2002

• “Combating Biological Weapons”
  By Michael Crowley, Senior Weapons Trade Analyst, British American Security Information Council.

Issue 1, 2002

• “Initiatives For Disarmament”
  By Vikram Sura, for the Chronicle.

Issue 4, 2001

• “A Call Against Arms: The Small Arms Conference”



• “New Hope for Restricting Certain Conventional Weapons”
  By Les Luck, Permanent Representative of Australia to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

Issue 1, 2001

• “Can Sources and Supplies of Small Arms and Light Weapons be Traced ?”
  By Jenö C.A. Staehelin, Permanent Observer of the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations.



• “Sustaining People-Centred Disarmament”
  By Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations.

These stories and more can be found at UN Chronicle Online at www.un.org/chronicle.

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