8 July 2020

Conference for Disarmament meets for an in-person meeting with remote participation in Geneva

8 July 2020

China accedes to the Arms Trade Treaty

8 July 2020

Fiji ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

8 July 2020

Northeast Asia Youth Steering Committee continues online training

7 July 2020

HR Nakamitsu delivers opening remarks at Informal Workshop on Good Practices and Lessons Learned of Existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

7 July 2020

UNODA-OSCE Scholars for Peace & Security complete online training

6 July 2020

HR remarks at CNS Summer School on Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament for Diplomats in Latin America and the Caribbean

2 July 2020

Fourth information bulletin “Saving Lives” available now

2 July 2020

STEM students discuss responsible innovation to ‘secure our common future’

1 July 2020

Webinar Recording: UNODA-IAEA event on peaceful applications of nuclear energy and the NPT

1 July 2020

Now Live: United Nations #Youth4Disarmament Instagram

29 June 2020

STEM students from Singapore join UNODA’s RISE Virtual Workshop Series

26 June 2020

UNODA announces ten Youth Champions for the United Nations Disarmament Training Programme

25 June 2020

HR delivers opening remarks at “The 10th NPT RevCon: Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology and the SDGs” webinar

24 June 2020

HR remarks at “UN 2020: Enhancing peace, disarmament & the role of women” Virtual Event

23 June 2020

HR Remarks at UNIDIR Webinar: Assessing the Nuclear Risk Reduction Agenda

23 June 2020

High Representative Address at the 2020 Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead (EN)

Video Message (in Japanese)

22 June 2020

High Representative’s Message to the 14th High School Model UN Japan Team

19 June 2020

UNODA endorses UN Action Joint Statement against Sexual Violence in Conflict 

18 June 2020

High Representative participates in “75 for UN75 – 75 Minutes of Conversation: Rethinking Radicalization”  

15 June 2020

High Representative remarks at Dialogue on the Implementation of the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation

11 June 2020

Northeast Asian Youth participate in first training webinar on Disarmament & Non-Proliferation

10 June 2020

High Representative Keynote at RUSI UK Project on Nuclear Issues 2020 Annual Conference 

9 June 2020

HR Remarks at “Deciding on the Rules of the Road for Cyberspace” Online Event

9 June 2020

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

9 June 2020

Recording: A Dialogue on Matters that Matter with the High Representative

4 June 2020

A message by High Representative Nakamitsu – Update on how Covid-19 is impacting multilateral disarmament and arms control

4 June 2020

Disarmament Web Talks – Progress of An Agenda for Disarmament

4 June 2020

High Representative Interview with New Zealand International Review 

3 June 2020

New Paper: ‘The Militarization of Artificial Intelligence’ from the Stanley Center, Stimson Center & UNODA

2 June 2020

NHK News Interviews High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu (in Japanese)

2 June 2020

Webinar Recording: The Tenth NPT Review Conference – Challenges & Opportunities

29 May 2020

High Representative’s Keynote at Japan-US Digital & Cyber Dialogue

28 May 2020

HR’s opening remarks for UNODA, CNS & CENESS event on the Tenth NPT Review Conference 

27 May 2020

HR joins OCHA & ICRC in support of global ceasefire call and appeal to avoid use of EWIPA (op-ed)

27 May 2020

High Representative’s Message on Two Year Anniversary of the Agenda for Disarmament

22 May 2020

High Representative delivers remarks at Arria-formula UNSC meeting on cybersecurity 

21 May 2020

High Representative delivers remarks on “Reducing Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War that No One Wants”

20 May 2020

Virtual Event: Matters that Matter with the High Representative

19 May 2020

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

18 May 2020

Event Update: High-Level panel discussion on ‘The NPT at Fifty’

15 May 2020

Seventh Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action (BMS7) postponed to 2021

14 May 2020

High Representative’s statement to the 2020 Transatlantic Security Jam

14 May 2020

Thematic Paper: Peacebuilding & Sustaining Peace in the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs

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11 May 2020

High Representative delivers remarks at High-Level Discussion on Maintaining Momentum towards the Tenth NPT Review Conference

8 May 2020

Reports of the Secretary-General on disarmament items to be submitted to the 75th session of the GA extended to 31 May 2020

5 May 2020

Deadline for #Apps4DigitalPeace contest extended to 30 July 2020

4 May 2020

United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, Volume 44 (Part I): 2019 released

1 May 2020

UNRCPD completes training on role of gender in small arms control

30 April 2020

Deadline for expressions of interest for the GGE on nuclear disarmament verification extended to 15 May 2020

30 April 2020

Out now: UNODA Occasional Papers No. 35 on Rethinking Unconstrained Military Spending

29 April 2020

Namibia ratifies the Arms Trade Treaty

27 April 2020

MOSAIC modules now available in French

Les modules du MOSAIC sont désormais disponibles en français

26 April 2020

Message from the High Representative on the NPT Review Conference

26 April 2020

President-designate H.E. Amb. Zlauvinen delivers message on NPT Review Conference

26 April 2020

High Representative delivers remarks at online world conference for nuclear weapons abolition

24 April 2020

Youth Champions for Disarmament scholarship– updated information

22 April 2020

UNODA supports UN IANYD statement on COVID-19 & Youth

13 April 2020

UNODA hosts March 2020 thematic seminar on pillar II (non-proliferation) of the NPT

13 April 2020

Register now for the “Apps 4 Digital Peace!” contest. Deadline: 30 April 2020

9 April 2020

Statement by the High Representative on Global Days of Action on Military Spending

8 April 2020

Young professionals learn online through 2020 Scholarship for Peace and Security

6 April 2020

UN and ICRC joint appeal to avoid use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (explainer)

4 April 2020

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

3 April 2020

UNODA is now accepting expressions of interest for the group of governmental experts on nuclear disarmament verification

3 April 2020

A message by High Representative Nakamitsu – How UNODA remains active and committed to disarmament work during global health crisis

1 April 2020

HR delivers message to Berlin Forum on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (Video)

31 March 2020

Educating Youth through Art, Technology and Dialogue (Interview)

26 March 2020

Secretary-General’s message on the 45th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention

23 March 2020

Namibia ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

23 March 2020

Statement by the High Representative to the Parliamentary Symposium on Nuclear Disarmament in Wellington

17 March 2020

Seventy youth discuss nuclear disarmament with experts at UN (video)

12 March 2020

Regional Centre in Asia and the Pacific concludes seminar on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective

9 March 2020

2020 “WarNoMore” Conference at UNHQ

8 March 2020

A conversation with the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on International Women’s Day 2020 (podcast)

6 March 2020

International Women’s Day: the HR’s take on women in disarmament (video)

5 March 2020

Statement by the Secretary-General on the 50th anniversary of the entry-into-force of the NPT

4 March 2020

Building Bridges Between Russia and the United States through Education and Training

2 March 2020

HR delivers remarks at final thematic seminar on the NPT

26 February 2020

High Representative briefs UN Security Council ahead of the 2020 NPT Review Conference

25 February 2020

High Representative warns of ‘dark side’ of AI (article)

21 February 2020

Message by HR to Rio Seminar on Autonomous Weapon Systems

21 February 2020

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs talks about upcoming NPT RevCon with Canadian media (article)

20 February 2020

UN Regional Centre wraps up project to support Timor-Leste’s implementation of arms control frameworks

20 February 2020

ODA Director remarks at parliamentary roundtable about the Agenda for Disarmament

20 February 2020

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks at University of Ottawa

18 February 2020

Information for NGOs: Seventh Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action (15-19 June 2020)

18 February 2020

Thematic seminar on pillar I (disarmament) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

14 February 2020

“It’s not too late to curb AI-powered weapons”, says HR Izumi Nakamitsu (media)

12 February 2020

UNRCPD’s sponsored “PATHWAYS” wins short film competition

7 February 2020

Belize signs the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

7 February 2020

UNRCPD provides Responsible Innovation Workshop during the Yantra 8.0 Science, Tech and Entrepreneurship Festival

6 February 2020

HR Izumi Nakamitsu discusses disarmament with Elle Japan (in Japanese)

6 February 2020

High Rep Nakamitsu speaks to Women in International Security and Cyberspace Fellowship

5 February 2020

High Rep Nakamitsu’s remarks to Security Council in biennial session on Small Arms and Light Weapons

30 January 2020

“74 Years of Nuclear Disarmament and the Contribution of Youth beyond 2020” Event

28 January 2020

Sao Tome and Principe ratifies Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)

27 January 2020

Author passes on legacy of mother who survived the bombings of Hiroshima (podcast)

24 January 2020

Call for applications – UN Champions for Disarmament

24 January 2020

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

23 January 2020

UNODA-OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security 2020 for young professionals

16 January 2020

Information for States about the NPT Review Conference (27 May – 22 April 2020)

14 January 2020

HR delivers opening remarks to GGE on conventional ammunition

10 January 2020

Information for NGOs wishing to attend the NPT RevCon (27 April to 22 May 2020)

8 January 2020

New #Y4D event on 24 January: 74 Years of Nuclear Disarmament and the Contribution of Youth beyond 2020. Register now!

7 January 2020

“Why does global cooperation matter?” HR Izumi Nakamitsu shares her views (video)

2 January 2020

Expert meeting to facilitate dialogue on possible negotiations of a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) concludes in Bangkok

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