Spotlights (2024)

17 April 2024

High Representative Nakamitsu’s video remarks for the Regional Conference on the Peace and Security Aspect of Autonomous Weapons Systems

16 April 2024

UN High Representative for Disarmament visits Washington

15 April 2024

Colombia ratifies Outer Space Treaty

12 April 2024

ODA’s statement at Annual meeting of subscribing States to the Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation

12 April 2024

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs the High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence

12 April 2024

ODA’s Chief of the Conventional Arms Branch briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security (Ukraine)

11 April 2024

UNODA Vienna Office marks International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness with series of engaging events

8 April 2024

Timor-Leste conducts its first ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention

5 April 2024

Statement by the Office for Disarmament Affairs to the Working Group on Firearms at Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Crime

5 April 2024

Adedeji Ebo briefs Security-Council at Arria-Formula Meeting on the evolving cyberthreat landscape

4 April 2024

Latin American and Caribbean States meet ahead of the Fourth Review Conference of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

4 April 2024

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

2 April 2024

Sri Lankan police revitalizes stockpile management practices

1 April 2024

Izumi Nakamitsu addresses United Nations Disarmament Commission

28 March 2024

Southern African States fortify capacity to combat biological threats and implement Biological Weapons Convention

27 March 2024

Youth4Disarmament Spotlight: Boyi Zhang explores the role of gender in disarmament

26 March 2024

Unpacking the concerns around AI and biotechnology

26 March 2024

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22 March 2024

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs United Nations Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security (Ukraine)

22 March 2024

Promoting SDG Target 16.4 at 11th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

21 March 2024

Experts from developing countries gather in Trieste to learn about science diplomacy, biosecurity and virus detection in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention

19 March 2024

Nuclear weapons are growing in power, range and stealth – we need disarmament now, UN Secretary-General tells Security Council

19 March 2024

Strengthening biosecurity in São Tomé and Príncipe: National workshop on the effective implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention and Resolution 1540 (2004)

18 March 2024

ODA Director addresses Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons for Caribbean States

14 March 2024

UNODA co-hosts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists a launch event for new report on “A Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research” by the Independent Task Force on Research with Pandemic Risks

13 March 2024

Papua New Guinea ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

12 March 2024

Live! Third episode of the Responsible AI for Peace and Security podcast: The dark side of AI for medicine, pharmacology and bioengineering

11 March 2024

Illicit small arms and light weapons undermine sustainable peace, public security and socio-economic development, Izumi Nakamitsu tells Latin American and Caribbean States at regional meeting

11 March 2024

Tackling illicit small arms and light weapons on agenda of Latin American and Caribbean States ahead of global milestone meeting

8 March 2024

Action needed to invest in women says Secretary-General on International Women’s Day

7 March 2024

AI educators, curriculum developers and governance representatives meet in Tallinn for a roundtable on responsible innovation and the education of future AI practitioners.

7 March 2024

The next generation of AI practitioners from around the world meet in Estonia to learn about responsible innovation of AI for peace and security

6 March 2024

Fostering Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Region

6 March 2024

UN Youth Champions for Disarmament begin their journeys with orientation session

5 March 2024

At regional meeting in Nairobi, Izumi Nakamitsu calls for energy and commitment to enhance collective efforts to tackle the scourge of illicit small arms and light weapons

5 March 2024

The time to act is now, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs tells Group of Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons systems

5 March 2024

We need disarmament now, says Secretary-General on second International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness

4 March 2024

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers video remarks to 7th session of Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of ICTs

4 March 2024

Absence of accountability for chemical weapons use a danger to us all, says ODA Director Ade Ebo at Security Council meeting

1 March 2024

Nairobi Stage for Regional Gathering by Eastern and Southern African Countries to Tackle Specter of Illicit Small Arms in Preparation for Global Meeting

1 March 2024

Izumi Nakamitsu reflects on solutions to respond to growing threats in the ICT landscape at UNIDIR annual Cyber Stability Conference

29 February 2024

ODA Director addresses Western and Central African States at regional consultations on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Lomé

29 February 2024

West and Central African Countries Gather in Lomé to Set Priorities for Tackling Illicit Small Arms in Preparation for Global Meeting

28 February 2024

Acteurs et décideurs nationaux se réunissent pour faire avancer l’adhésion à la Convention sur les armes biologiques au Tchad

28 February 2024

15 Exceptional Young Leaders Selected as UN Youth Champions for Disarmament

27 February 2024

Key stakeholders and decision-makers convene in Chad to advance accession to the Biological Weapons Convention

27 February 2024

Regional Workshop on Achieving the Universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the Pacific

26 February 2024

Humanity needs the Conference on Disarmament to work successfully, says the Secretary-General in his address to the body

20 February 2024

HR Nakamitsu’s video message to the 8th meeting of the Middle East Cyber Diplomacy Initiative (MECDI)

Transcript of remarks 

19 February 2024

UNSGM experts join training course on Investigative Interview Skills

19 February 2024

Meet the 100 participants of the Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

14 February 2024

High Representative delivers keynote to the International Humanitarian Law Annual Retreat at the Greentree Foundation

14 February 2024

Kathmandu hosts Asia-Pacific regional preparatory meeting in the lead up to the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

13 February 2024

New Publication: The Historical Impact of Parliamentary Diplomacy on Disarmament

12 February 2024

Global launch of innovative “Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons” learning programme Sub: Watch the launch video!

Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons launch video

 

12 February 2024

High Representative urges boldness in opening statement to the Preparatory Committee to the Fourth Review Conference for the Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

12 February 2024

UN Office of Disarmament Affairs, New York seeks 2 new interns

9 February 2024

UNODA, Portugal, Costa Rica, and Cabo Verde instigate discussions on armed drones

8 February 2024

Non-proliferation, disarmament & global governance: The role of the Vienna community in the preparations for the Summit of the Future and beyond

7 February 2024

Representatives from the Middle East and North Africa meet in Doha to strengthen the implementation of Biological Weapons Convention

2 February 2024

‘Cambodian experts meet to further enhance national CBM reporting practices under the BWC

2 February 2024

First ever national workshop on the Biological Weapons Convention held in Hanoi, Viet Nam

1 February 2024

Regional Seminar on “the prevention of violent extremism and the management of conventional weapons in West Africa”, held in Togo

1 February 2024

New article: AI risks for international peace and security

31 January 2024

Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks to Organization of American States members gathering for 2-day workshop on Promoting Military Confidence Building Measures

30 January 2024

HR Nakamitsu delivers video remarks to the Regional Workshop on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas in Togo

Transcript

22 January 2024

Asia-Pacific Countries to Tackle Specter of Illicit Small Arms in Preparation for Global Meeting

22 January 2024

Palau becomes the 124th State Party to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism

22 January 2024

Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs United Nations Security Council

19 January 2024

United to prevent gender-based violence through arms control

16 January 2024

São Tomé and Príncipe becomes 70th State Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

16 January 2024

7th 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

4 January 2024

The Geneva Disarmament Conversation Series discusses Coordination in Addressing Biorisks

2 January 2024

Experts discuss ODA’s pivotal role in supporting African states implementing the Biological Weapons Convention

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