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Nuclear Disarmament Verification
On 13 October 2017, the Permanent Missions of Chile, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom held a side event on nuclear disarmament verification as the General Assembly’s First Committee entered its thematic discussion on nuclear weapons. Mr. Knut Langeland, Norway’s Special Representative for Disarmament Affairs and moderator of the panel, stressed in opening remarks that verification is not an end in itself, but rather a means for building trust and advancing disarmament objectives. Although the field of nuclear…
Verified Declarations of Fissile Material Stocks
On 9 October 2017, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a 72nd First Committee Side Event entitled, “Verified Declarations of Fissile Material Stocks.” The panel discussion was moderated by Jarmo Sareva, Director of UNIDIR, and panelists included Pavel Podvig, Senior Research Fellow at UNIDIR; Alexander Glaser, Assistant Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International affairs and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University; and Joseph Rodgers, Visiting Researcher at UNIDIR from the Center for…
From Vision to Measurable Change on the Ground: Mine Action and Sustainable Development Goals:
On 12 October 2017, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of¬¬ Italy, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and Switzerland partnered with the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to host a panel discussion entitled “From Vision to Measurable Change on the Ground: Mine Action and Sustainable Development Goals” as part of the First Committee side event series for the 72nd Session General Assembly. Mr. Olivier Zehnder, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and moderator…
“Disarmament in Geneva” spotlighted on UN Open Day
The United Nations Office at Geneva opened its doors on 7 October to the general public to inform them of its work and engage with them on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs actively participated in the Open Day to showcase that the SDGs make it clear there cannot be development without peace and security. Efforts were made to emphasize the role of Geneva as the birthplace of many modern-day disarmament treaties …
Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding Learning Algorithms and Bias
On 5 October 2017, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) hosted a side event, “Autonomous Weapons Systems: Learning Algorithms and Bias” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event welcomed a panel of four experts to participate in a high-level thematic discussion on the existence of data bias in machine learning and its potential effects on every-day technology as well as in militarized weapons systems. Moderated by Kerstin Vignard, Chief of Operations and Deputy to the Director at UNIDIR, the panel discussion opened with Vignard commenting on…
A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical
On 6 October 2017, the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations, in conjunction with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), hosted a panel discussion entitled, “A Draft Treaty for a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East: Time to Envisage the Practical.” The speakers included Jackie O’Halloran, Disarmament Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Sharon Dolev of BASIC in Israel and founder/director of the Israeli Disarmament Movement (IDM); Emad Kiyaei, policy advisor to and former Executive Director of the American Iranian Council;…
Negative Security Assurances as Practical Steps towards a World Without Nuclear Weapons
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><p> </p> <p>On October 5, 2017, the Permanent Mission of Germany, in conjunction with the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) hosted a panel discussion entitled “Negative Security Assurances as Practical Steps towards the Final Goal of Global Zero/A World Without Nuclear Weapons” as…
The Effect of New Technologies on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic Technology and Outer Space
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><p> </p> <p class="indented">As the First Committee of the 72<sup>nd</sup> Session of the United Nations General Assembly entered its first week, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament…
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Launches the Disarmament Digital Documents Library
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><p> </p> <p class="indented"> The <a href="https://disarmament.unoda.org/publications/library/"><strong>Disarmament Digital Documents Library</strong></a> is a specialised archive that provides quick and easy access to an…
Senior national authorities of Mali validate small arms and light weapons physical security and stockpile management standard operating procedures
<!-- wp:columns --><div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%","lock":{"move":true,"remove":true}} --><div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><p style="text-align: center;"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-176667 alignnone" src="/sites/default/files/2017-09/Mali-1-300x198.jpg" alt width="401" height="265"…