News Items
Statement of the Secretary-General’s Spokesperson on the Outcome of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
A statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General has been issued on the outcome of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit. Read the statement here. [source: Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General]
UN Messenger of Peace’s Message on Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction
The United Nations Messenger of Peace, Michael Douglas, has given a video message about preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. View the video message here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
UNODA Publishes “Study on a Treaty Banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices”
The UNODA has published a “Study on a Treaty Banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices.” Read the full publication here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
2015 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook (Part 1) Released
The UNODA has released the 2015 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook (Part 1). Read the full publication here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
United Nations Trust Fund on Arms Regulation Invites Applications for Funding of Weapons Management in Emergency Situations
The United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR) is calling for applications for rapid response funding to emergency situations in the field of weapons management. Further information is available here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
UNODA Announces Winners and Honorable Mentions in UN Poster for Peace Contest
The UNODA announces three winners and nine honorable mentions in the 2016 UN Poster for Peace contest. Images of the posters are available here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Conference on Disarmament High-level Segment held from 29 February to 2 March 2016
A Conference on Disarmament High-Level Segment was held from 29 February to 2 March. Links to statements and photos are available here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
New film to mark the BWC’s 40th anniversary released
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was the first international agreement to effectively prohibit an entire class of weapons of mass destruction. In the years since its entry into force in 1975, the BWC has helped to ensure that the idea… [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Secretary-General’s message to the Conference on Disarmament [delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs] Geneva 26 January 2016
Statement Secretary-General's message to the Conference on Disarmament [delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs] Geneva, Switzerland, 26 January 2016 I am pleased to send my greetings to all those taking part in the Conference on Disarmament as it begins its 2016 session. In… [source: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon]
An interview with Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards on: GENDER and DISARMAMENT
Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards is the Deputy Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations in New York. She is a career diplomat and has been a member of the Jamaica Foreign Service since September 1994. Read more and Listen here. [source: UNODA]