
Championing Disarmament
Advancement of disarmament and non-proliferation
Context
Civilians continue to suffer from armed conflict amid escalating global tensions. The threat of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction persists, while military spending rises and conventional arms, especially illicit small arms and light weapons, increasingly proliferate. Rapid technological advances add to these security challenges.
Our goals
Our work enables international negotiations and practical disarmament efforts on the ground towards: eliminating nuclear weapons; upholding the prohibition of other weapons of mass destruction; regulating conventional weapons, responding to the challenges of emerging weapons technologies; and promoting regional disarmament and public engagement.
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We must all work to support a cessation of violence, silence the guns and break the vicious cycle that has shattered lives and inflicted profound human suffering.
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs