UNODA Update (Quarterly)
- 2013
- 2nd quarter
- United Nations assists the Dominican Republic in the destruction of illicit, obsolete, and surplus firearms and ammunition
- Atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) present their personal stories on humanitarian impact of the use of nuclear weapons
- UNODA assists Angola in joining disarmament treaties
- High Representative's speech on "The Strategic Concept of Disarmament"
- UNLIREC assists Antigua and Barbuda with destruction of seized and obsolete weapons and ammunition
- High Representative for Disarmament Affairs meets with delegates from Gensuikyo and Nihon Hidankyo
- The "step-by-step" process of nuclear disarmament: Quo vadis?
- High Representative Kane addresses NPT PrepCom, hopes deliberations will create climate for full implementation of all NPT commitments
- UNLIREC partners with national authorities to strengthen capacity: Four stories from Belize, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago
- UNODA and SIPRI present a panel discussion on military expenditures
- UNODA and Global Action to Prevent War present publication: "Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: Six Essays"
- Following lengthy process which began in the 1990s, General Assembly today passes Arms Trade Treaty
- 1st quarter
- UNODA publishes paper on "The Impact of Poorly Regulated Arms Transfers on the Work of the United Nations"
- UNLIREC and Government of Dominican Republic accelerate destruction of surplus and obsolete weapons and ammunition
- UNLIREC and CIPRODEH promote national dialogue on weapons law in Honduras
- "The United Nations and Disarmament in an Age of Globalization" — Remarks by High Representative Angela Kane to the Yale International Relations Association
- UNODA assisting African States to prepare for Final Conference on Arms Trade Treaty with seminar in Addis Ababa
- UNODA and World Future Council to present Future Policy Award at UN Headquarters in October
- UNRCPD and Government of Malaysia organise Asia Regional Meeting to Facilitate Dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty
- UNLIREC and Government of Suriname begin cooperation on Firearms Stockpile Management and Destruction Assistance Package
- Ward Wilson, author of "Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons" presents his book at the United Nations
- UNLIREC and VERTIC assist Government of Colombia in implementation of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
- UNLIREC conducts training in stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction
- High Representative Kane addresses "The Second World Citizen Forum of Kwansei Gakuin University"
- The 24th United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues in Shizuoka, Japan to Address Pressing Disarmament Issues and Explore Possible Solutions
- Secretary-General's Address at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Civil Society Forum in support of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) offers opportunities for engagement
- 2nd quarter
- 2012
- 4th quarter
- UNODA publishes paper on "Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT's Review Process by 2015"
- The Secretary-General's message to the Twelfth Meeting of the State Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Marshall Islands becomes 166th State Party to the Biological Weapons Convention
- UNODA publishes civil society essays on disarmament
- New York City high school teachers visit the United Nations and learn about nuclear disarmament
- First Committee ends 67th Session following delay caused by Hurricane Sandy
- At New York ceremony, Ban congratulates young winners of UN Art for Peace contest
- Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Summit delegates present Communiqué to High Representative
- The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) visits High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Senior officials meet to discuss Conference on the establishment of a Middle East Zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to enhance young diplomats' expertise begins final segment today at headquarters
- Special Briefing on the work of the First Committee of the General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security
- 3rd quarter
- United Nations promotes women as forces of change in the combat against illicit trafficking in small arms in Latin America and Caribbean
- Matching Needs and Resources 2012 - 2014
- Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers
- International Day against Nuclear Tests 2012
- 'The World is over-armed and peace is under-funded'
- UN launches new International Small Arms Control Standards
- Commemorating the International Day against Nuclear Tests
- Second conference to review Programme of Action on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons opens in New York
- High Representative's visit to Japan
- New website captures testimonies of atomic bomb survivors living in Americas
- UN stands before its biggest undertaking ever in the area of conventional arms
- New Arms Trade Treaty website accompanies most important UN initiative ever on conventional arms regulation
- 2nd quarter
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs assists African states in preparation for Arms Trade Treaty conference
- Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) meet UN tour guides and interns
- High Representative Kane calls cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime a 'living' treaty
- UNODA's Regional Centre assists in the destruction of illicit ammunition in the Caribbean
- First Industry Conference on Security Council Resolution 1540
- Global Day of Action on Military Spending
- Security Council 1540 Committee Unveils Newly Redesigned Website
- 1st quarter
- UN Secretary-General tells Conference on Disarmament to play a central role in strengthening the rule of law in the field of disarmament
- Fourth and final session of the preparatory committee for the 2012 conference on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
- Opening of the exhibition "Fashioning Future History" at the League of Nations Museum
- 15th anniversary of the Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO
- UN advocate Michael Douglas urges young artists to draw for peace
- Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets for its 57th session
- Delegates from all over the world gather at the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of 2012 on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
- States reaffirm shared goals of nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation and peaceful use of nuclear energy at Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 4th quarter
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 4th quarter
- Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament chaired by President Barack Obama
- 62nd Annual Conference for Non-Governmental Organizations on the theme "For Peace and Development: Disarm Now" in Mexico City, Mexico
- 27th Annual United Nations' International Day of Peace 2009
- United Nations Disarmament Conference in Niigata, Japan, 26-28 August:
"From Niigata to the World: Renewed Determination and Action Toward a Nuclear Weapon-Free World" - UN Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), San José, Costa Rica, 8 – 10 September 2009
- Capacity-building workshop in Prague for West African experts to help identify and trace illicit small arms
- 3rd quarter
- Launch of the "WMD-WeMustDisarm" 100-day campaign
- Workshop on implementing Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Training course for experts to conduct investigations of the alleged use of chemical, biological and toxin weapons
- Security Sector Reform and Justice Reform in Francophone Africa
- Regional Seminar in South and Central Asia to promote Regional Cooperation in Combating Illicit Brokering in Small Arms
- Regional Workshop for Western African States on Transparency in Armaments
- United Nations regional meeting on the Programme of Action on Small Arms takes place in Australia
- For Peace and Development: Disarm Now
- 2nd quarter
- Secretary-General welcomes Conference on Disarmament's adoption of Work Programme
- Third session of the Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference successfully concludes with adoption of consensus report
- Secretary-General welcomes entry into force of Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
- United Nations Disarmament Commission holds annual session
- Disarmament and non-proliferation are linked inextricably to development, human rights and peace, Secretary-General tells his Advisory Board
- Event at UN HQ to encourage the early entry into force of the Cluster Munitions Convention
- UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa meets in Gabon
- Workshops in Qatar and Vanuatu on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540
- 1st quarter
- As 2009 session opens Secretary-General presses Conference on Disarmament to act on his five point plan for nuclear disarmament
- Security Council holds thematic debate on strengthening collective security through general regulation and reduction of armaments
- Cluster Munitions Convention Opens for Signature
- Workshop in Brazil on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540
- Seminars to promote the universality of the Inhumane Weapons Convention
- Iraq joins Chemical Weapons Convention
- Seventh UN-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament
- 4th quarter
- 2008
- 4th quarter
- In major speech, Secretary-General outlines five-point nuclear disarmament plan
- At Harvard Secretary-General calls for action to secure common goods, including disarmament and non-proliferation
- Secretary-General calls for further ratifications of CTBT
- First Committee concludes 63rd session
- UNODA outlines 'Biological Incident Database' at First Committee side event
- First Committee side events advance the disarmament agenda
- Seminar to promote the universality of the Inhumane Weapons Convention
- Peru destroys approximately 100 tonnes of firearms
- Launch of new UN Disarmament website
- 3rd quarter
- Small Arms meeting agrees on way forward
- SG highlights the urgent need to make further progress on multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at OPANAL Special Session
- SG welcomes the opening of the new the office of the Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Nepal
- Missile Panel concludes its work with agreement on a report for the GA
- SG expresses determination to work to achieve a peaceful and secure world without nuclear weapons in his message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
- Government Experts hold their final session in New York to discuss a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- SG's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets for 50th session
- Group of governmental experts on ammunition stockpiles completes third and final session
- 2nd quarter
- Secretary-General welcomes adoption of new Convention on cluster munitions
- Second Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review completes its business
- UN Disarmament Commission meets in New York but fails to reach agreement on the issues
- Security Council discusses Secretary-General’s Small Arms Report
- Security Council 1540 Committee mandate renewed for an additional three years
- Government Experts hold their second meeting in New York to discuss a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- African seminars to promote the universality of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
- African Workshop on Marking and Tracing of Small Arms and Light Weapons
- In a message to the UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, the Secretary-General notes progress towards peace
- 1st quarter
- Secretary-General addresses the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
- Russia and China put forward draft treaty banning weapons in outer space
- "Oslo Process" nations meet in New Zealand to consider Cluster Bomb Ban
- Workshop in Botswana on implementing Security Council resolution 1540
- Group of Governmental experts starts exploring a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at the OAS on nuclear weapons issues
- International Women's Day and Disarmament
- Barbados, Malaysia and Colombia ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets in New York
- 4th quarter
- 2007
- 4th quarter
- First Committee concludes 62nd session
- Annual Session of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
- UN holds High-Level Meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Geneva Conference considers new action on Cluster Munitions
- Eighth Meeting of States Parties to Mine Ban Convention takes Place in Jordan
- West African Regional workshop on practical disarmament and peace-building
- 19th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Sapporo focuses on Nuclear Issues
- Headway made in Armed Violence Prevention Programme in Costa Rica
- New Website on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education
- 3rd quarter
- Marking Hiroshima anniversary, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for elimination of nuclear weapons
- Stalemate on ‘life and death matters’ is unacceptable, says Secretary-General in remarks to UN Advisory Board
- New Unit Created to Help World’s Effort against Biological Weapon Threat
- Steady Efforts to Break Longstanding Deadlock at Conference on Disarmament
- Group of Experts on Small Arms Brokering Submits Recommendations
- Webpage Brings Together States’ Views on a Possible Arms Trade Treaty
- Webpages Feature Disarmament Education Resources
- 2nd quarter
- New High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Nuclear Terrorism Treaty Enters into Force
- First Session for 2010 NPT Review Conference
- Group of Experts on Illicit Brokering in Small Arms
- Central Africa Opts for an Instrument to Control Small Arms
- Disarmament for Development Promoted at Central America Conference
- Training to Prevent Firearms Trafficking at Brazil’s Borders
- Special Issue for the 10th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Chemical Weapons Convention 29 April 2007
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
- 2006
- 4th quarter
- Role of disarmament, non-proliferation examined in Princeton lecture
- Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review
- Resolution on an international Arms Trade Treaty
- Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review concludes with Final Declaration
- Ghana and Lima host two 1540 outreach events
- Fifth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference
- 3rd quarter
- Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Signed
- UN Secretary General looks ahead after the Small Arms Review Conference ended without an agreement 2006 Group of Governmental Experts Review the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
- First Security Council resolution 1540 Seminar in the Asia/Pacific Region
- United Nations Conference on Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament Issues Yokohama, Japan, 21-23 August
- 2nd quarter
- 2006 Biological Weapons Convention Preparatory Committee concludes its work
- Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty at Conference on Disarmament
- Disarmament Commission begins three-year cycle of work
- Protocol V Explosive Remnants of War to enter into force
- First annual commemoration of victims of chemical warfare observed
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
- 2005
- 2003
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 1st quarter
- Twenty-Fifth anniversary of SSOD I
- Disarmament and non-proliferation education study in the US congressional record
- NE Asia regional conference
- The Caribbean regional symposium on CTBT
- Disarmament and conflict prevention
- Small arms destruction in Lima
- Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
- "Training for Peace" Conference in West Africa
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
