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UNLIREC and VERTIC assist Government of Colombia in implementation of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Bogota, 14-15 February 2013 — The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) and the Verification, Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC), joined forces to assist Colombia in its implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). This two-day workshop was the result of an official request by the country and was carried out in collaboration with the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The workshop brought together national representatives from all sectors of the Government…
UNLIREC conducts training in stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction
Thirty-four technical experts from Central American and neighbouring countries met in San José, Costa Rica, from 31 January to 1 February 2013 for stockpile management and small arms and ammunition destruction training. The event was co-organised by the Ministry of Public Security of Costa Rica and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), and was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Federal Republic of Germany. This regional seminar brought together professionals and practitioners in…
High Representative Kane addresses “The Second World Citizen Forum of Kwansei Gakuin University”
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The 24th United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues in Shizuoka, Japan to Address Pressing Disarmament Issues and Explore Possible Solutions
The twenty-fourth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will take place in Shizuoka City, Japan, from 30 January to 1 February 2013. This annual event is organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, in cooperation with the Government of Japan, and this year’s host city of Shizuoka. The Conference will be attended by representatives of States, local governments, the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations, academic institutions, non-governmental…
Secretary-General's Address at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
Below is the text, as prepared, of a speech given by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Monterey Institute of International Studies on January 18, 2013. “ADVANCING THE DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION AGENDA:SEEKING PEACE IN AN OVER-ARMED WORLD” President Sunder Ramaswamy,Dr. William Potter,Excellencies,Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. I thank President Sunder Ramaswamy for hosting. I also want to recognize Dr. William Potter, Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation…
Civil Society Forum in support of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) offers opportunities for engagement
<!-- 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%"><div id="content"> <p>The first-ever Civil Society Forum in support of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), opening in Vienna today and running until 10 January, is intended to provide opportunities for furthering civil society contributions to national and…
UNODA publishes paper on “Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT’s Review Process by 2015”
<!-- 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%"><div id="content"> <p><b>14 December 2012</b> — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs today released the electronic publication, <i>Occasional Paper No. 22 – Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT’s Review Process by 2015</i>, written by Thomas…
The Secretary-General’s message to the Twelfth Meeting of the State Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
<!-- 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%"><div id="content"> <figure style="width: 200px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://front.un-arm.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/update/20121203/1.jp…; alt="Mr. Kassim-Jomart Tokayev" width="…
Marshall Islands becomes 166th State Party to the Biological Weapons Convention
<!-- 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%"><div id="content"> <p>The United States, as a Depositary of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction (BWC), has confirmed that the Marshall Islands deposited its instrument of…
UNODA publishes civil society essays on disarmament
<!-- 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%"><div id="content"> <p><b>19 November 2012</b> — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs today released the electronic publication, <i>Civil Society and Disarmament 2012 – Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and…