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Welcome to the United Nations. العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español Language Disarmament in ReviewAREAS OF WORK Weapons of Mass Destruction Conventional Arms Regional Disarmament Transparency and Confidence-Building Other Disarmament Issues ABOUT UNODA About Strategy High Representative ODA Senior Staff Organigram UNODA Structure Contact MEETINGS AND DISARMAMENT BODIES UNODA MEETINGS PLACE Disarmament in the General Assembly Disarmament in the Security Council United Nations Disarmament Commission Conference on Disarmament Secretary General’s Advisory Board Fellowship Programme UNIDIR DATABASE AND RESEARCH TOOLS UNODA Documents Library Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions Database Disarmament Treaties Military Expenditure The Global Reported Arms Trade UNIDIR’s Cyber Policy Portal RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS Publications Updates UNODA Calendar Disarmament Education Projects STATEMENTS AND PRESS RELEASES Secretary General’s Statements High Representative’s Statements Press Releases OFFICES AWAY FROM UNHQ Geneva, Switzerland Vienna, Austria Lima, Peru Lome, Togo Kathmandu, Nepal العربية 中文 English Français Русский Español Click here to take the course More Meet the UNYC4D More Click here to view the website More Yearbook 2022 Click here to view the website More Click here to learn more More click here to take the course More Click here to visit the website More Click here to visit the website More Click here to view the website More Previous Next SPOTLIGHT See the top, latest stories and events coming from UNODA. 09 May 2024 Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to the First Meeting of Points of Contact Directory for ICT Security 07 May 2024 The disarmament community has a proud history of anticipating weapons, means and methods of warfare.” – High Representative opens UNODA-ICRC side event on legal reviews of weapons at the Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems 30 Apr 2024 Izumi Nakamitsu’s opening remarks at ODA and ICRC side event Legal Reviews: Addressing Challenges posed by New and Emerging Technologies” More Spotlights UPDATES Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons Completes First Online Phase The Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, an innovative learning programme launched in 2023 by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) with the generous financial support from the government of Japan, has reached a significant milestone with the conclusion of its inaugural online course component. As the programme progresses towards […] The Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, an innovative learning programme launched in 2023 by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) with the generous... The disarmament community has a proud history of anticipating weapons, means and methods of warfare.” – High Representative opens UNODA-ICRC side event on legal reviews of weapons at the Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered up with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to organize a side event in the margins of the... University students learn about the link between disarmament and human rights in Vienna On 17 April 2024, the University of Applied Arts Vienna organized its 4th Applied Human Rights World Café. As part of the course program, students enrolled in the Vienna... States meet in Geneva for Universalization Workshop of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) From 11 to 12 April 2024, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organized a regional workshop on achieving the... Government officials from nearly 40 countries join workshop about reporting on military expenditures On 11 April 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) partnered with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to organize virtual training workshops for Diplomatic Missions... More Updates OUR WORK The main units of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Weapons of Mass Destruction Support to multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation efforts with respect to weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Conventional Arms Focusing disarmament and arms control efforts on all weapons not considered WMD, including small arms and light weapons (SALW). Regional Disarmament The enhancement of global disarmament and international peace and security through the support and promotion of regional disarmament efforts. Transparency and Confidence-building Confidence building measures are meant to prevent or reduce the occurrence of ambiguities and suspicions to improve international cooperation in disarmament and arms control. Other Disarmament Issues Other disarmament issues include UNODA’s work in education, youth, gender, multilateralism, information security and outer space, among other areas. FEATURED CONTENT Featured stories and events from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. UNODA Meetings Place: the portal for official and other disarmament meetings UNODA Documents Library: the portal for documents of official disarmament meetings The note verbales requesting Member States their inputs for the reports of the Secretary-General on disarmament issues Those note verbales can be accessed at the above link Fourth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction to be held 13-17 November 2023 at UNHQ EVENTS See whats happening in UNODA. May 15 - June 30, 2023 Geneva Conference on Disarmament May 15 - June 30, 2023 Geneva Conference on Disarmament (Part II) May 15 - 19, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (Second session) May 15 - 19, 2023 Geneva Group of governmental experts to further consider nuclear disarmament verification issues (Fourth Session) May 23 - 26, 2023 New York Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies June 5 - May 9, 2023 New York Open-Ended Working Group on Ammunition July 24 - 28, 2023 Vienna Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – Working group on further strengthening the review process July 24 - 28, 2023 New York Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies July 31 - September 15, 2023 Geneva Conference on Disarmament July 31 - August 11, 2023 Vienna Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh Review Conference August 7 - July 18, 2023 Geneva Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention August 28 - September 1, 2023 Geneva Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats September 11 - 14, 2023 Geneva Convention on Cluster Munitions — Eleventh Meeting of States Parties October 2 - November 3, 2023 New York General Assembly First Committee November 8 - 8, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons November 9 - 10, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Group of Experts November 13 - 13, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Protocol V Annual Conference November 14 - 14, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Amended Protocol II Annual Conference November 15 - 17, 2023 Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons — Meeting of High Contracting Parties November 27 - December 1, 2023 New York Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Second Meeting of States Parties December 4 - 8, 2023 Geneva Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention December 11 - 13, 2023 Geneva Biological Weapons Convention — Meeting of States Parties May 12, 2024 Today No upcoming events found All Events United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs 405 East 42nd Street, Room S-30FW New York, NY, 10017, USA UNODA WEBSITES Office for...