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High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers a Video Message to the International Conference on "50 Years of Biological Weapons Convention (BWC): Strengthening Biosecurity in the Global South"
On December 1st, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message to the International Conference on "50 Years of Biological Weapons Convention (BWC): Strengthening Biosecurity in the Global South" in New Delhi.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers Opening Remarks at the African Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention
On October 26th, High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivered Opening Remarks at the African Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message at the ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Peace and Security in Outer Space
On 26 November, in Manila, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message at the ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Peace and Security in Outer Space.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Joined a Podcast on Humanitarian Disarmament and Mine Action
This week, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu joined the International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) podcast ‘Silent Killers’ to discuss the United Nations' efforts to uphold humanitarian disarmament treaties and fulfill the promise of a mine-free world.
3rd training course on ‘Biological Crime Scene Management’ held for UNSGM experts
From 3-7 November 2025, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), in cooperation with INTERPOL’s Bioterrorism Prevention Unit and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory, organized a training course on biological crime scene management for the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigations of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM) at the United Nations Global Service Centre – Conference and Learning Centre (UNGSC-CLC) in Brindisi, Italy.
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a joint video message at the Second International Conference on EWIPA
At the Second International Conference on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA) in Costa Rica, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu and High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a joint statement calling for prompt and concrete actions to protect civilians and implement the Political Declaration.
First Committee side event: “Secretary-General’s Campaign on Humanitarian Disarmament and Mine Action”
On 22 October, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Department of Peace Operations (DPO)/UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) co-hosted a side event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee and Fourth Committee to amplify the Secretary-General’s campaign on Humanitarian Disarmament and Mine Action.
High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers a Video Message at the Second Regional Workshop on Implementing the BWC and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia
On 18 November in Guangzhou, China, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered a video message at the Second Regional Workshop on Implementing the BWC and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia.
The YLF Online Training to Advance Nuclear Disarmament has been Completed
On 6 November 2025, the second cohort of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs’ Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons (YLF) gathered to celebrate the completion of their online training. Through the programme, funded by the Government of Japan, 100 selected participants from 62 countries learned about nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, UN disarmament machinery, and the unique impacts of nuclear weapons on diverse populations - building leadership skills to advance disarmament efforts.
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu Delivers the Keynote Speech at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference: “The Disarmament Agenda: 80 Years After Hiroshima”
On November 11, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu delivered the keynote speech at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference: “The Disarmament Agenda: 80 Years After Hiroshima."