United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
MAIN ISSUES
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Missiles, Resolution 1540, Counter-Terrorism Strategy, CBW Use Investigations, NPT PrepCom 2009
- Conventional Arms
Small Arms / Armed Violence, Arms Trade Treaty, Transparency Registers, Ammunition, Landmines, Certain Conventional Weapons & Cluster Munitions
- Regional Disarmament
Regional Approach to Disarmament, Cooperation with Regional Partners, UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
- UN Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament:
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean
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EVENTS AND MEETINGS
18 May - 3 July 2009
Conference on Disarmament, 2nd Part
6 - 10 July 2009
Group of Governmental Experts on the UN Register: Session 3, New York
8 - 9 July 2009
Regional Meeting for countries of East and Southern Africa on implementation of the small arms Programme of Action, Kigali, Rwanda
13 - 17 July 2009
Open-Ended Working Group on Arms Trade Treaty: Session 2, New York
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NEWS Press Center>>>
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Conference on Disarmament concluded 2nd part of its 2009 session, during which it was able to break its 12-year deadlock and adopt a programme of work (posted 2 July 2009)
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Seize current moment to sign, ratify, Secretary-General says in strong appeal for entry into force of comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
(posted 15 June 2009)
Secretary-General launches multimedia disarmament campaign in marking 100-day countdown to international day of peace |
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* Secretary-General's priority for action on Non-proliferation and disarmament
* Secretary-General's five point proposal on nuclear disarmament
* Small Arms: New Chair-designate for 2010 Biennial Meeting of States endorsed by Member States
* Nuclear-weapon-free zone mousepads and postcards depict spread of zones since 1967
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