UNODA Update (Quarterly)
The UNODA Update is a quarterly e-publication that highlights recent events and activities of the Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and other disarmament forums providing links to fuller material and documents available on the Office and related websites.
- 2011
- 4th quarter
- Secretary-General stresses a future without nuclear weapons
- First Committee concludes 66th session
- Eleventh Meeting of States Parties (11MSP) on Mine Ban Convention (APLC)
- Tenth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference Addresses the Past and Future of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
- Seventh Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention Adopts Final Document and Concludes Session
- Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
- The 16th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Poetry for Peace Contest
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 3rd quarter
- Secretary-General convenes High-level meeting to rally political support and advance concrete action on Nuclear Safety and Security (NSS)
- Seventh Conference on Facilitating the Entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Second Cluster Munitions Convention meeting takes place in Beirut
- Secretary-General's Advisory Board holds 56th session
- UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific The 23rd United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues: "Urgent and United Action Toward a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World" Matsumoto, Japan, 27-29 July 2011
- The 2011 Disarmament Fellowship Programme will undertake its final segment at United Nations Headquarters in New York
- Tokyo University Students, as Part of their Curriculum Interview Atomic Bomb Survivors and Provide their Testimonies to the United Nations
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 2nd quarter
- The UN and EU promote regional dialogue on Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
- Meeting of Governmental Experts on Small Arms
- Marking the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, High Representative says spending levels remain out of control
- Atomic Bomb Survivors Meet UN Tour Guides and Interns
- Secretary-General speaks at event 'Promoting the Global Instruments of Nonproliferation and Disarmament: The United Nations and the Nuclear Challenge.'
- Security Council extends mandate of 1540 Committee for 10 years
- Disarmament slideshow marks 50th anniversary of Antarctic Treaty
- Group of Governmental Experts finalises work on Military Expenditure
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 1st quarter
- Inauguration of the Mayors for Peace Exhibit at the Permanent Disarmament Exhibition: Cities Are Not Targets (CANT) Petition
- Second Preparatory Committee on the Arms Trade Treaty is held in New York
- Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets for its 55th session
- Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs talks about current state of The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Central African Ministers Adopt Common Position for Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations
- Workshop on Regional Bio-security and the Role of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)
- UN Regional Workshop for East and Southeast Asia on Strengthening the Capacity of the Media in Promoting and Advocating Peace and Disarmament
- United Nations Regional Best and Promising Practices Seminar on Armed Violence and Prevention for South and Southeast Asia in Kathmandu
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 4th quarter
- 2010
- 4th quarter
- Central African States sign a new convention on the control of small arms and light weapons
- Austria and Saudi Arabia Host Meetings on Cooperation in Promoting Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540
- UN Regional Centre for Disarmament in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-LiREC training course wins award for regional best practice on firearms control
- Asian Regional Seminar - "Supporting the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations through Regional Discussions and Expertise Sharing"
- Ninth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference addresses pressing issues on Disarmament and Non-proliferation
- The 2010 Disarmament Fellowship Programme undertakes final segment at United Nations Headquarters in New York
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 3rd quarter
- Visiting Japan, Secretary-General Ban stressed the need to move towards a nuclear weapons-free world
- Secretary-General urges the Conference on Disarmament to deliver more
- Fifth Biennial Ministerial Meeting launches Joint Ministerial Statement to promote early entry-into-force of Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- International Day against Nuclear Tests
- Representatives from 18 countries gathered in Saitama Japan to discuss concrete steps toward a nuclear-free world
- UN Member States convene their First Preparatory Committee for the Planned 2012 United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
- UN hails entry into force of global pact banning cluster munitions
- Small Arms meeting agrees on way forward
- Viet Nam hosts United Nations workshop on implementing Security Council resolution 1540
- Small Arms Meeting held in Nepal
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 2nd quarter
- 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) concludes with a substantive final document
- General Assembly Holds Debate on Disarmament and World Security
- Security Council Discusses Illicit Arms Trafficking in Central African Region
- Second Conference of States Parties and Signatories of Treaties that establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Mongolia takes place in New York
- CTBTO holds major exhibition at UN Headquarters: Indonesia announces intention to join the Treaty
- United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa adopts Convention on Small Arms Control
- West African nations work to harmonize national legislations on SALW
- Caribbean Security Officials Attend Workshop on Stockpile Management
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 1st quarter
- Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets for its 53rd session
- UN Secretary-General Meets Heads of Disarmament Agencies
- UN Secretary-General tells Conference on Disarmament that this year can be ‘historic’ for progress on disarmament
- Convention on Cluster Munitions to enter into force in August 2010
- The Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Disarmament Conference addressed pressing issues related to global and regional disarmament and non-proliferation
- Egypt Hosts United Nations Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540
- Preparing Africa for the Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 - Regional Workshop for West Africa, Accra, Ghana, 3-4 December 2009
- 29th UNSAC ministerial meeting, N’Djamena, Chad, 9-13 November 2009
- New Print and Online UNODA Publications
- 4th quarter
- 2009
- 4th quarter
- First Committee concludes 64th session
- Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament chaired by President Barack Obama
- Sixth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
- 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
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 1st quarter
- 2001
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 1st quarter
- 2000
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 1st quarter
- 1999
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 1998
- 3rd quarter
