UNODA Update (Quarterly)
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2017
- 4th quarter
- South-East Asian Workshop on Global Challenges to Successful Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), and Regional Efforts to Address Them
- Nuclear Disarmament Verification
- Verified Declarations of Fissile Material Stocks
- From Vision to Measurable Change on the Ground: Mine Action and Sustainable Development Goals:
- “Disarmament in Geneva” spotlighted on UN Open Day
- Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding Learning Algorithms and Bias
- A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical
- Negative Security Assurances as Practical Steps towards a World Without Nuclear Weapons
- The Effect of New Technologies on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic Technology and Outer Space
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Launches the Disarmament Digital Documents Library
- 3rd quarter
- Senior national authorities of Mali validate small arms and light weapons physical security and stockpile management standard operating procedures
- International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – September 26
- UNREC and UNDP Assist Sahel Countries in Addressing the Illicit Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
- Dag Hammarskjöld Library: Research Guide and Book Exhibit to commemorate International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 Sep)
- Afghanistan’s determination to address the IED problem and its accession to the CCW
- Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan share experiences and discuss progress in implementing UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
- Training Workshop to Build Capacity of Central Asian States to Strengthen the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Messengers visits United Nations Office at Geneva
- 72nd Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Remembering and Looking Towards the Future
- Fiji hosts regional workshop to promote the universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention in the Pacific
- Assistance to Mauritania in drafting of the initial report on Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
- UNODA intern discovers personal connection to the history of disarmament
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Regional Industry Outreach Conference for the Pacific Alliance States and Brazil
- 2nd quarter
- Training for Southeast Asian States to Strengthen the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
- National Round Table on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)
- Mongolian authorities review measures to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors
- Academy Award-winning actor and film producer Michael Douglas visits High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu
- UNODA’s regional centre in Lima and OAS provide regional platform for States in Latin America and the Caribbean to engage in open debate on preventing WMD proliferation to non-State actors
- UN Disarmament Commission adopts by consensus “Practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons”
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and European Union Delegation in Geneva co-host a Workshop in Support of the Biological Weapons Convention Extended Assistance Programmes
- 1st quarter
- Former President of Costa Rica opens UNODA Women Scholarship for Peace training course
- Technical and Legal Assistance Project to Support the Philippines in the Implementation of the UN PoA and the ATT
- United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific resumes its operations from Kathmandu, Nepal
- 67th Session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Discusses the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on International Security
- 4th quarter
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2016
- 4th quarter
- 15th Anniversary of the “Jeju Process”
- Armed private security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight and accountability in an evolving context
- High Representative Commemorates UNRCPD’s Resumption of Operations in Kathmandu and Re-launches the “Kathmandu Process”
- Teaching Educators about Nuclear Disarmament
- Disarmament Education: The Role of Survivors and Youth
- Side event: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals- The Role of the Office for Disarmament Affairs Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament
- UNROCA Side Event – 25th year anniversary
- 2016 Disarmament Film Series Side Event
- UNODA hosted a reception in honour of the 30th Anniversary of the Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament
- “Bombs, Starvation and War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen” – Side Event
- Towards a Globalized ATT: Focus on the Asia-Pacific region
- Gender & Nuclear Weapons
- Weapon and Ammunition Management in Conflict-affected Settings: Key Observations and Initiatives
- Report from the Arms Trade Treaty Conference of States Parties 2016 and Prospects for CSP 2017
- Nuclear Cruise Missiles
- Multilateral Negotiations on Nuclear Disarmament – Ways Forward Side Event
- The Drone Dialogues: New challenges for States on Armed Drones Use and Proliferation
- Addressing Killer Robots: Next Steps – Side Event
- Group of Interested States in Practical Disarmament Measures (GIS): Curbing Arms Flows from a Field Perspective: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean – October 18
- Preventing Harm from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas – Side Event
- Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) – Side Event
- The Road Ahead for Small Arms and Light Weapons – the 2018 Review Conference
- Emerging technology, international security, and international law
- UNODA organizes a photo exhibition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Regional Centres
- Handing over of signatures in support of the “Appeal of the Hibakusha” for the elimination of nuclear weapons
- United States Nuclear Policy and Programs – Side Event-October 6th
- The UN, Cyberspace and International Peace & Security-Side Event-October 5th
- Disarmament and non-proliferation education side event – October 3
- 3rd quarter
- 2nd quarter
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
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2013
- 4th quarter
- UNLIREC strengthens the capacity of women in El Salvador to combat illicit arms trafficking
- UNLIREC and Trinidad and Tobago train Caribbean armourers on stockpile management of small arms and light weapons
- Prominent Lawyers Debate Whether Existing International Law Prohibits Nuclear Weapons
- First Committee Side Event Calls for Humanitarian Initiative to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons
- UNLIREC assists Suriname to strengthen capacity in combatting illicit firearms trafficking
- Deflating the icon – Illustrious panel talks dreadnoughts, chariots, strengthening nuclear nonproliferation
- Cyber Threats: Information as a Weapon?
- “Hope for a future world without nuclear weapons” – Twenty years ago, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine renounced their nuclear arsenals
- High Representative Kane receives delegation from the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo)
- 3rd quarter
- New Initiative for CTBT to Enter into Force Launched: Group of Eminent Persons convenes at UN to advance Treaty’s ratification
- Heads of State, Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers gather at High-level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament
- Student Observance of the International Day of Peace in New York highlights disarmament education in Nepal: “Learning Peace”
- General Assembly holds interactive panel discussion on “The Path to Zero: The Role of the United Nations in Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation”
- High Representative Kane’s remarks at the opening of the “Looking for Peace” art exhibition hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan
- New software helps ammunition experts keep communities safe
- Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation education event held in Geneva
- UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) discussed at International Arab Banking Summit
- High Representative Kane addresses International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Security: Enhancing Global Efforts
- 2nd quarter
- High Representative’s remarks to the Conference on Disarmament
- UNODA in Geneva promotes disarmament education
- UNLIREC assists Barbados in the destruction of 1,500 small arms and nearly two tonnes of ammunition
- UNLIREC assists St Kitts and Nevis with destruction of obsolete and confiscated small arms and ammunition
- High Representative’s statement to the Human Rights Council on the topic of lethal autonomous robotics
- UN Regional Centre supports Argentina in enhancing small arms stockpile management
- United Nations assists the Dominican Republic in the destruction of illicit, obsolete, and surplus firearms and ammunition
- Atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) present their personal stories on humanitarian impact of the use of nuclear weapons
- UNODA assists Angola in joining disarmament treaties
- High Representative’s speech on “The Strategic Concept of Disarmament”
- UNLIREC assists Antigua and Barbuda with destruction of seized and obsolete weapons and ammunition
- High Representative for Disarmament Affairs meets with delegates from Gensuikyo and Nihon Hidankyo
- The “step-by-step” process of nuclear disarmament: Quo vadis?
- High Representative Kane addresses NPT PrepCom, hopes deliberations will create climate for full implementation of all NPT commitments
- UNLIREC partners with national authorities to strengthen capacity: Four stories from Belize, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago
- UNODA and SIPRI present a panel discussion on military expenditures
- UNODA and Global Action to Prevent War present publication: “Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: Six Essays”
- Following lengthy process which began in the 1990s, General Assembly today passes Arms Trade Treaty
- 1st quarter
- UNODA publishes paper on “The Impact of Poorly Regulated Arms Transfers on the Work of the United Nations”
- UNLIREC and Government of Dominican Republic accelerate destruction of surplus and obsolete weapons and ammunition
- UNLIREC and CIPRODEH promote national dialogue on weapons law in Honduras
- “The United Nations and Disarmament in an Age of Globalization” — Remarks by High Representative Angela Kane to the Yale International Relations Association
- UNODA assisting African States to prepare for Final Conference on Arms Trade Treaty with seminar in Addis Ababa
- UNODA and World Future Council to present Future Policy Award at UN Headquarters in October
- UNRCPD and Government of Malaysia organise Asia Regional Meeting to Facilitate Dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty
- UNLIREC and Government of Suriname begin cooperation on Firearms Stockpile Management and Destruction Assistance Package
- Ward Wilson, author of “Five Myths About Nuclear Weapons” presents his book at the United Nations
- UNLIREC and VERTIC assist Government of Colombia in implementation of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
- UNLIREC conducts training in stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction
- High Representative Kane addresses “The Second World Citizen Forum of Kwansei Gakuin University”
- The 24th United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues in Shizuoka, Japan to Address Pressing Disarmament Issues and Explore Possible Solutions
- Secretary-General’s Address at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Civil Society Forum in support of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) offers opportunities for engagement
- 4th quarter
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2012
- 4th quarter
- UNODA publishes paper on “Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT’s Review Process by 2015”
- The Secretary-General’s message to the Twelfth Meeting of the State Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
- Marshall Islands becomes 166th State Party to the Biological Weapons Convention
- UNODA publishes civil society essays on disarmament
- New York City high school teachers visit the United Nations and learn about nuclear disarmament
- First Committee ends 67th Session following delay caused by Hurricane Sandy
- At New York ceremony, Ban congratulates young winners of UN Art for Peace contest
- Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Summit delegates present Communiqué to High Representative
- The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) visits High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Senior officials meet to discuss Conference on the establishment of a Middle East Zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Fellowship Programme to enhance young diplomats’ expertise begins final segment today at headquarters
- Special Briefing on the Work of the First Committee of the General Assembly: Disarmament and International Security
- 3rd quarter
- United Nations promotes women as forces of change in the combat against illicit trafficking in small arms in Latin America and Caribbean
- Matching Needs and Resources 2012 – 2014
- Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers
- International Day against Nuclear Tests 2012
- ‘The World is over-armed and peace is under-funded’
- UN launches new International Small Arms Control Standards
- Commemorating the International Day against Nuclear Tests
- Second conference to review Programme of Action on Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons opens in New York
- High Representative’s visit to Japan
- New website captures testimonies of atomic bomb survivors living in Americas
- UN stands before its biggest undertaking ever in the area of conventional arms
- New Arms Trade Treaty website accompanies most important UN initiative ever on conventional arms regulation
- 2nd quarter
- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs assists African states in preparation for Arms Trade Treaty conference
- Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) meet UN tour guides and interns
- High Representative Kane calls cornerstone of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime a ‘living’ treaty
- UNODA’s Regional Centre assists in the destruction of illicit ammunition in the Caribbean
- First Industry Conference on Security Council Resolution 1540
- Global Day of Action on Military Spending
- Security Council 1540 Committee Unveils Newly Redesigned Website
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 4th quarter
- Security Council Summit on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament chaired by President Barack Obama
- 62nd Annual Conference for Non-Governmental Organizations on the theme "For Peace and Development: Disarm Now" in Mexico City, Mexico
- 27th Annual United Nations' International Day of Peace 2009
- United Nations Disarmament Conference in Niigata, Japan, 26-28 August:
"From Niigata to the World: Renewed Determination and Action Toward a Nuclear Weapon-Free World" - UN Workshop on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), San José, Costa Rica, 8 – 10 September 2009
- Capacity-building workshop in Prague for West African experts to help identify and trace illicit small arms
- 3rd quarter
- Launch of the "WMD-WeMustDisarm" 100-day campaign
- Workshop on implementing Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Training course for experts to conduct investigations of the alleged use of chemical, biological and toxin weapons
- Security Sector Reform and Justice Reform in Francophone Africa
- Regional Seminar in South and Central Asia to promote Regional Cooperation in Combating Illicit Brokering in Small Arms
- Regional Workshop for Western African States on Transparency in Armaments
- United Nations regional meeting on the Programme of Action on Small Arms takes place in Australia
- For Peace and Development: Disarm Now
- 2nd quarter
- Secretary-General welcomes Conference on Disarmament's adoption of Work Programme
- Third session of the Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference successfully concludes with adoption of consensus report
- Secretary-General welcomes entry into force of Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
- United Nations Disarmament Commission holds annual session
- Disarmament and non-proliferation are linked inextricably to development, human rights and peace, Secretary-General tells his Advisory Board
- Event at UN HQ to encourage the early entry into force of the Cluster Munitions Convention
- UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa meets in Gabon
- Workshops in Qatar and Vanuatu on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540
- 1st quarter
- As 2009 session opens Secretary-General presses Conference on Disarmament to act on his five point plan for nuclear disarmament
- Security Council holds thematic debate on strengthening collective security through general regulation and reduction of armaments
- Cluster Munitions Convention Opens for Signature
- Workshop in Brazil on Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540
- Seminars to promote the universality of the Inhumane Weapons Convention
- Iraq joins Chemical Weapons Convention
- Seventh UN-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament
- 4th quarter
- 2008
- 4th quarter
- In major speech, Secretary-General outlines five-point nuclear disarmament plan
- At Harvard Secretary-General calls for action to secure common goods, including disarmament and non-proliferation
- Secretary-General calls for further ratifications of CTBT
- First Committee concludes 63rd session
- UNODA outlines 'Biological Incident Database' at First Committee side event
- First Committee side events advance the disarmament agenda
- Seminar to promote the universality of the Inhumane Weapons Convention
- Peru destroys approximately 100 tonnes of firearms
- Launch of new UN Disarmament website
- 3rd quarter
- Small Arms meeting agrees on way forward
- SG highlights the urgent need to make further progress on multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at OPANAL Special Session
- SG welcomes the opening of the new the office of the Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Nepal
- Missile Panel concludes its work with agreement on a report for the GA
- SG expresses determination to work to achieve a peaceful and secure world without nuclear weapons in his message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
- Government Experts hold their final session in New York to discuss a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- SG's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets for 50th session
- Group of governmental experts on ammunition stockpiles completes third and final session
- 2nd quarter
- Secretary-General welcomes adoption of new Convention on cluster munitions
- Second Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review completes its business
- UN Disarmament Commission meets in New York but fails to reach agreement on the issues
- Security Council discusses Secretary-General’s Small Arms Report
- Security Council 1540 Committee mandate renewed for an additional three years
- Government Experts hold their second meeting in New York to discuss a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- African seminars to promote the universality of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)
- African Workshop on Marking and Tracing of Small Arms and Light Weapons
- In a message to the UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, the Secretary-General notes progress towards peace
- 1st quarter
- Secretary-General addresses the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
- Russia and China put forward draft treaty banning weapons in outer space
- "Oslo Process" nations meet in New Zealand to consider Cluster Bomb Ban
- Workshop in Botswana on implementing Security Council resolution 1540
- Group of Governmental experts starts exploring a possible Arms Trade Treaty
- UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs speaks at the OAS on nuclear weapons issues
- International Women's Day and Disarmament
- Barbados, Malaysia and Colombia ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters meets in New York
- 4th quarter
- 2007
- 4th quarter
- First Committee concludes 62nd session
- Annual Session of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
- UN holds High-Level Meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Geneva Conference considers new action on Cluster Munitions
- Eighth Meeting of States Parties to Mine Ban Convention takes Place in Jordan
- West African Regional workshop on practical disarmament and peace-building
- 19th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Sapporo focuses on Nuclear Issues
- Headway made in Armed Violence Prevention Programme in Costa Rica
- New Website on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education
- 3rd quarter
- Marking Hiroshima anniversary, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for elimination of nuclear weapons
- Stalemate on ‘life and death matters’ is unacceptable, says Secretary-General in remarks to UN Advisory Board
- New Unit Created to Help World’s Effort against Biological Weapon Threat
- Steady Efforts to Break Longstanding Deadlock at Conference on Disarmament
- Group of Experts on Small Arms Brokering Submits Recommendations
- Webpage Brings Together States’ Views on a Possible Arms Trade Treaty
- Webpages Feature Disarmament Education Resources
- 2nd quarter
- New High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Nuclear Terrorism Treaty Enters into Force
- First Session for 2010 NPT Review Conference
- Group of Experts on Illicit Brokering in Small Arms
- Central Africa Opts for an Instrument to Control Small Arms
- Disarmament for Development Promoted at Central America Conference
- Training to Prevent Firearms Trafficking at Brazil’s Borders
- Special Issue for the 10th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Chemical Weapons Convention 29 April 2007
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
- 2006
- 4th quarter
- Role of disarmament, non-proliferation examined in Princeton lecture
- Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review
- Resolution on an international Arms Trade Treaty
- Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Review concludes with Final Declaration
- Ghana and Lima host two 1540 outreach events
- Fifth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference
- 3rd quarter
- Central Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty Signed
- UN Secretary General looks ahead after the Small Arms Review Conference ended without an agreement 2006 Group of Governmental Experts Review the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
- First Security Council resolution 1540 Seminar in the Asia/Pacific Region
- United Nations Conference on Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament Issues Yokohama, Japan, 21-23 August
- 2nd quarter
- 2006 Biological Weapons Convention Preparatory Committee concludes its work
- Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty at Conference on Disarmament
- Disarmament Commission begins three-year cycle of work
- Protocol V Explosive Remnants of War to enter into force
- First annual commemoration of victims of chemical warfare observed
- 1st quarter
- 4th quarter
- 2005
- 2003
- 4th quarter
- 3rd quarter
- 1st quarter
- Twenty-Fifth anniversary of SSOD I
- Disarmament and non-proliferation education study in the US congressional record
- NE Asia regional conference
- The Caribbean regional symposium on CTBT
- Disarmament and conflict prevention
- Small arms destruction in Lima
- Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
- "Training for Peace" Conference in West Africa
- 2002
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