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The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 43: 2018 (Part II) - With a foreword by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the Yearbook summarizes developments and trends in 2018 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels; reviews the activities of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission; and contains a timeline of highlights of multilateral disarmament in 2018.

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 43: 2018 (Part I) - This publication compiles the resolutions and decisions of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly and the voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee. It also contains a snapshot of votes by thematic cluster.

Utilizing the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines in Conflict-Affected and Low-Capacity Environments - This guide offers practical information and guidance on how basic ammunition stockpile safety and security can be improved and risks reduced in ammunition storage and processing facilities in conflict-affected and low-capacity environments, extracting essential elements from the IATG. This publication was developed by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, a key research partner of the UN SaferGuard Programme.

A Guide to Developing National Standards for Ammunition Management - Published by the UN SaferGuard Programme as a practical support guide for applying the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG), this publication aims to assist States in developing national standards for ammunition management based on the IATG and towards implementing those standards across State institutions. It outlines the key considerations and processes and provides practical advice.

Critical Path Guide to the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines - Published by the UN SaferGuard Programme as a practical support guide for applying the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG), this publication clarifies how the measures within the IATG are to be interpreted and applied in practice and explains technical concepts and processes in a simple, clear and concise manner. It supports users in navigating the principles, methodology and technical content of the IATG.

Hypersonic Weapons: A Challenge and Opportunity for Strategic Arms Control - A Study Prepared on the Recommendation of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters - This study aims to raise awareness of the implications of long-range strike options and to consider possible ways to address them in a multilateral context. It includes overviews of the current state of technology, possible implications for international peace and security and for arms control and disarmament efforts, and different approaches to address these challenges.

Advocacy by Non-governmental Organizations to Strengthen the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Civil Society and Disarmament: 2018 - This publication explores work by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) to counter the misuse, diversion and illicit proliferation of small arms, light weapons and their ammunition, featuring statements and briefing papers by IANSA organizations in the context of the Third Review Conference of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Aide-Memoire: Options for reflecting weapons and ammunition management in decisions of the Security Council - Conveniently clustering past Security Council action on weapons and ammunition management, this Aide-Memoire seeks to assist Member States serving on the Council in reflecting state-of-the-art practices into relevant drafts of the Council’s decisions. The publication supports the Secretary-General’s recommendation in his 2015 report to the Council that the arms situation be consistently considered when addressing geographic and thematic issues on its agenda.

UNODA Occasional Papers, No. 34, November 2019 - The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Twenty Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Indiscriminate Harm - This publication describes the achievements and shortfalls of the first twenty years of the Convention. Bringing together diverse perspectives on this key instrument of humanitarian disarmament, the paper was written by pioneers and luminaries of the movement that helped achieve the Convention and that committed themselves towards its implementation.

UNODA Occasional Papers – No. 33, October 2019: United Nations Efforts to Reduce Military Expenditures: A Historical Overview - This publication provides a historical overview of the efforts within the United Nations to reduce military spending. This includes early efforts to pursue the reduction of military spending as a distinct objective of general and complete disarmament, the emergence of efforts related to promoting transparency on military matters, and the various workstreams carried out under the banner of the relationship between disarmament and development.

Programmes Financed From Voluntary Contributions 2018-2019 - This report illustrates how the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs has been able to achieve concrete results through partnerships with its donors, and how essential such support is in attaining important disarmament goals.

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