Peace and Security Through Disarmament

The first presentation provides a general view of disarmament through highlighting a broad range of multilateral disarmament issues and initiatives undertaken by the international community. It includes a timeline of arms regulation treaties and a map of agreed nuclear-weapons free zones. The presentation shows the imbalance between global expenditures on military and resources devoted to social and environmental global problems.

Peace and Security: The critical role of disarmament

This second presentation provides a more in-depth introduction to disarmament. It offers UN Charter excerpts emphasizing the critical role of disarmament and key facts and figures. It also outlines various disarmament fields: Weapons of Mass Destruction; Conventional Weapons; Outer Space-related issues; the link between Disarmament and Development, and; Regional Disarmament.