Spotlights (2022)

15 August 2022

“Fight for disarmament” says UN Secretary-General in dialogue with youth leaders in Hiroshima

12 August 2022

Join ODA and the Government of Japan for a screening of “Paper Lanterns” on 16 August at UNHQ

12 August 2022

ODA Director commends youth for their role in advancing non-proliferation and disarmament agenda at NPT Review Conference side event.

9 August 2022

High Representative delivers UN Secretary-General’s message to Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

9 August 2022

Youth takes the spotlight at NPT Review Conference side-event series, co- organised by UNODA, BASIC, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea

6 August 2022

UN Secretary-General commemorates the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Peace Memorial Ceremony

5 August 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu speaks about leadership in the UN system at course for diplomats

5 August 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs sends video message to participants of the 2022 UN – Singapore Cyber Fellowship Programme

5 August 2022

ODA Director speaks at side event on reinforcing the global nuclear security architecture on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

3 August 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament at side event on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

3 August 2022

UN Secretary-General to hear from youth on advancing nuclear disarmament on Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary

3 August 2022

Join the #NPTdiversity social media campaign

2 August 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at high-level event on the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament on the margins of the NPT Review Conference

2 August 2022

Timor-Leste ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

1 August 2022

Secretary-General calls on NPT States parties to put humanity on a new path towards a world free of nuclear weapons

29 July 2022

UNODA & Hibakusha Stories to host youth exchange with Ms. Setsuko Thurlow as side event to the Tenth NPT Review Conference

28 July 2022

In-person side event on the role of diversity in promoting nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, co-organised by the United States and UNODA

28 July 2022

4th issue of UNODA’s newsletter for nominated experts and analytical laboratories on the roster for the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical or Biological Weapons (UNSGM) now available

25 July 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at the third substantive session of the open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025

25 July 2022

Educators and experts from Japan discuss ways to unlocking the full potential of disarmament and non-proliferation education

20 July 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

19 July 2022

UNODA’s side events to the Tenth NPT Review Conference on Advancing the “Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament” Agenda

18 July 2022

#StepUp4Disarmament Youth Campaign returns, inviting Youth to Run or Walk in Support of the International Day against Nuclear Tests

15 July 2022

New podcast! Exploring the future of youth in disarmament

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13 July 2022

UNODA concludes webinar series on the pillars of the NPT with joint virtual event with IAEA on nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology

12 July 2022

UNODA and IAEA host virtual event on non-proliferation and nuclear security ahead of the NPT Review Conference

12 July 2022

2022 GGE on UN Register on Conventional Arms concludes work with forward-looking recommendations to promote participation, relevance, and continuing operation of the Register.

11 July 2022

UNRCPD concludes training on gender and small arms control in Bangladesh

7 July 2022

Dominica ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

7 July 2022

Malawi ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

7 July 2022

Students in the Republic of Korea discuss Disarmament and Sustainable Development Goals

6 July 2022

ODA Director delivers remarks at UNODA/IAEA webinar in the run up to the NPT Review Conference

6 July 2022

#Youth4Disarmament Spotlight: #Leader4Tomorrow, Musa Carew, engages young people in Sierra Leone on the TPNW

1 July 2022

The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security – A Webinar

1 July 2022

The Tenth NPT Review Conference: The role of nuclear and radiological safety in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology – A Webinar

29 June 2022

UNRCPD concludes the in-country training programme on gender mainstreaming small arms control in Timor-Leste

26 June 2022

UNRCPD brings together government officials, security sector officers and civil society representatives from Asia-Pacific to learn about gun-free zones

24 June 2022

UNRCPD trains government officials in Asia and Pacific on national reporting on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

23 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at panel on the TPNW and gender-responsive disarmament

22 June 2022

Three more countries ratify Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Cabo Verde 

Timor-Leste

Grenada 

22 June 2022

Head of ODA Vienna Office delivers remarks on behalf of HR for Disarmament Affairs at ICAN & Mayors for Peace joint side event at TPNW First Meeting of States Parties

22 June 2022

Remarks by High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at Kazakhstan and Kiribati TPNW side event (delivered by chief of ODA Vienna Office)

22 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at 2022 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

21 June 2022

Secretary-General’s video message to the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

20 June 2022

High Representative’s keynote remarks at the Colloquia on Science Diplomacy at the Academia Nazionale dei Lincei

17 June 2022

Title: MOSAIC Modules – 13 additional modules available in Spanish and 3 additional in French

16 June 2022

High Representative’s opening remarks at the UNIDIR publication launch “Back to the Future in Verification for the Biological Weapons Regime?”

14 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu sends video message to 2022 Disarmament in Geneva Orientation Course

10 June 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s keynote speech at Annecy NPT Workshop hosted by James Martin Center

8 June 2022

UNODA Geneva is looking for Political Affairs Interns

7 June 2022

Today we launch our #Intro2Disarmament videos in French, Korean and Spanish!

7 June 2022

UNODA side event on the margins of the 1540 Committee’s Open Consultations

6 June 2022

UNODA showcases its work at the Long Night of Research in Vienna

6 June 2022

2022 OSCE-UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament

6 June 2022

UNODA launches Policy on Gender & Disarmament at event co-hosted with the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN

3 June 2022

UNRCPD visits UN peacekeepers training centre in Nepal

HR

3 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ key note address at the Arms Control Association’s anniversary event

Bridging the Gap

2 June 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs joins side event to discuss integrating Women, Peace & Security into the UNSCR 1540 (2004) regime

1 June 2022

Video Message by High Representative Nakamitsu for the 2022 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

1 June 2022

High Representative’s opening remarks at the Security Council Open Consultations on the implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004)

24 May 2022

High Representative for Disarmament delivers opening remarks at joint ODA/SIPRI high-level event about effective measures for nuclear disarmament

24 May 2022

Namibia accedes to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

24 May 2022

UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament initiative launches Pitching Peace Youth Music Challenge: Uniting and Healing through Music

Press release available here

23 May 2022

Global Challenges and Opportunities for Multilateral Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: A conversation with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

23 May 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks to the 1st substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on conventional ammunition

The Tenth NPT Review Conference

20 May 2022

Join UNODA and SIPRI for an online event on 24 May “The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament”

Congo TPNW

19 May 2022

Congo ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

HR

18 May 2022

High Representative Nakamitsu’s Video Message to the “Cyber Programme of Action Retreat”

Transcript

HR UNROCA

18 May 2022

High Representative delivers opening remarks at commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the UN Register of Conventional Arms

BWC

17 May 2022

UNODA intensifies efforts to mobilize youth in strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention

Global Digital

17 May 2022

Contribute to the Global Digital Compact: shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all

16 May 2022

Information for participation by NGOs in the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

16 May 2022

Information for States parties, observer States and intergovernmental organizations on the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

HR

13 May 2022

Video Message by High Representative Nakamitsu to the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) bootcamp

Transcript

SC

13 May 2022

Director and Deputy to the High Representative’s remarks to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

RI Workshop

12 May 2022

Young AI practitioners discuss how to innovate responsibly

12 May 2022

Save the date! Celebrating the 30th anniversary of UNROCA on 17 May at 12:00-13:15 EDT

Agenda and link

NGO

10 May 2022

Stakeholders can now apply for accreditation for the OEWG on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies

HR

9 May 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to States participating in the first substantive session of the open-ended working group on reducing space threats

Transcript

SG

29 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

HR

29 April 2022

High Representative’s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) and on the 25th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention

HR CWC

29 April 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs sends video message to high-level event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Transcript

2022 OSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament

26 April 2022

Applications open for 2022 OSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security: Training on Arms Control and Disarmament (Closing date: 3 May 2022)

UNODA organizes outreach workshop for ASEAN Member States on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

25 April 2022

UNODA organizes outreach workshop for ASEAN Member States on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

ASEAN Member States join workshop on Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva

25 April 2022

ASEAN Member States join workshop on Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

24 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

Disarmament Commission

22 April 2022

Disarmament Commission Approves Draft Report to General Assembly, Concluding First Substantive Session Held Since 2018

ICTP

22 April 2022

UNRCPD trains government officials, parliamentarians and civil society in Nepal on gender and small arms and links with the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Gender-responsive disarmament

20 April 2022

Registrations are open for online event on gender-responsive disarmament in action (25 April)

BWC publication

11 April 2022

New! “Operationalising Article VII of the Biological Weapons Convention” is now available

Disarmament Yearbook 46

11 April 2022

New publication: The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook: Volume 46: 2021

Disarmament Commission

8 April 2022

After 3-Year Gap, Disarmament Commission Opens its 2022 Session

Nakamitsu

6 April 2022

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to States participating in consultations towards a political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas

Transcript

T. Markram

5 April 2022

Deputy High Representative delivers video message to the Sub-regional Seminar for ASEAN countries

Transcript

Open-ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition

5 April 2022

Information for NGOs: OEWG on Conventional Ammunition. Apply by 8 April.

HR Disarmament Commission 2022

4 April 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening statement to the United Nations Disarmament Commission

LAO workshop

4 April 2022

Lao PDR holds workshop to enhance gender responsive small arms control

Antonio Guterres

4 April 2022

Secretary-General’s message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

Tuvalu flag

3 April 2022

Tuvalu ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

online seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

1 April 2022

Marking International Women’s Day 2022, UNRCPD and IANSA host an online seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

30 March 2022

UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament initiative announces 25 #Leaders4Tomorrow

Gambia flag

29 March 2022

Gambia ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

HR Remarks at opening of the Second Substantive Session of the OEWG

28 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening remarks at OEWG on the security of and in the use of ICTs

28 March 2022

Secretary-General again appeals to States to avoid use of explosive weapons in populated areas

Philippines flag

25 March 2022

Philippines ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Côte d’Ivoire flag

24 March 2022

Côte d’Ivoire ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

6th Hiroshima Junior International Forum

23 March 2022

Message from the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the 6th Hiroshima Junior International Forum

HR remarks UNODA/Stimson event

22 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at UNODA/Stimson Center joint event on maintaining the nuclear peace

HR Remarks Outer Space

21 March 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at online event on Challenges and Opportunities for the New Space Age

HR Remarks - 18 March

18 March 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu’s remarks to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

General Assembly

16 March 2022

Information for NGOs: Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons – Eighth Biennial Meeting of States. Apply by 25 March.

14 March 2022

New! The Biological Weapons Convention Brochure is now available in all six UN languages

HR briefing to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

11 March 2022

Statement by High Representative Nakamitsu to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

Stimson_thumbnail

10 March 2022

Register now for online event on “Maintaining the Nuclear Peace” hosted by UNODA and the Stimson Center

Photo_HR Statement at SC on Syria

10 March 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council during open meeting on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

9 March 2022

Youth4Disarmament’s #Leaders4Tomorrow begin workshop series with first session on D.N.A. and Gender

9 March 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu’s message to the first session of the 2022 GGE on lethal autonomous weapon systems

8 March 2022

High Representative delivers remarks to Conference on Disarmament to mark International Women’s Day 2022

8 March 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ video message on International Women’s Day 2022

7 March 2022

United Nations ‘Youth Champions for Disarmament’ Arrive at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

28 February 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

28 February 2022

HR delivers remarks at Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Webinar: Ten Years of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria

Trascript

28 February 2022

Botswana holds workshop on UNSCR 1540 National Implementation Action Plan (NAP)

17 February 2022

New! Interactive weapons and ammunition management E-book

16 February 2022

Third edition of the Biosecurity Diplomacy Workshop for Young Scientists from the Global South kicks off with video message from the HR for Disarmament Affairs

Transcript

15 February 2022

New! #Youth4Disarmament launches call for applications for #Leaders4Tomorrow workshop series

(Watch Video)

7 February 2022

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu sends video message to online dialogue about the NPT

Transcript 

27 January 2022

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at launch of ICRC report on explosive weapons in populated areas

(Report)

25 January 2022

Now available: 3rd issue of UNODA’s newsletter for nominated experts and analytical laboratories on the roster for the Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical or Biological Weapons (UNSGM)

24 January 2022

#Youth4Disarmament Spotlight: “How Can We Continue to Energize ‘Gen Z’ for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World?”

24 January 2022

Hiroshima: Rebooting Memories – lives recalled when colours are added

21 January 2022

UNODA online short course: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

20 January 2022

Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder that nuclear weapons remain global threat

19 January 2022

High Representative delivers remarks at online event on reducing nuclear risk and advancing nuclear disarmament

14 January 2022

Include Women and Youth at All Levels of Arms Control, says the Sierra Leone National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons

13 January 2022

CARICOM Member States join online workshop on national implementation legislation for the Biological Weapons Convention

11 January 2022

United Nations Security Council adopts resolution 2616 on small arms

10 January 2022

UNODA participates in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

6 January 2022

Ammunition technical experts from Asia and the Pacific join UN SaferGuard roster

5 January 2022

High Representative briefs Security Council during open meeting on Middle East (Syria) on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

Spotlight Years