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Mongolia makes progress towards national implementation action plan for resolution 1540 (2004)
[source: UNODA]
UNODA BWC-ISU Launches Video Messages Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the BWC Entry into Force
UNODA's Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (BWC ISU) has created two videos to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the entry into force of the BWC. The first video explores the history of the Convention and its evolution to the… [source: UNODA, EU]
UNODA’s #Youth4Disarmament Initiative Launches the “What If? – Spesterra” Youth Video Challenge
What do Messanger for Peace Michael Douglas, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, and the 10 UN Youth Champions for Disarmament have in common? They are all calling on 18-24 years old around the globe to join the “What… [source: UNODA]
ROK High School Group Presents Policy Research on Peace and Disarmament to UN Officials
ROK High School Group Presents Policy Research on Peace and Disarmament to UN Officials By Jae Yeon Kim #Youth4Disarmament Member UNODA and UNDPPA officials, Korea Youth Advocacy Forum (KYAF) members, and the University of Pennsylvania Policy Consulting Group (PPC) mentors smile for… [source: UNRCPD]
UNODA Launches Disarmament Explainer Videos #Intro2Disarmament
1 year after @UN SG @antonioguterres called for a global ceasefire, @UN_Disarmament launches a new #Intro2Disarmament video series about the role of #disarmament & #armscontrol in building a more peaceful & sustainable world. SEE 👉 education.unoda.org/explainer.html #DisarmamentEducation [source: UNODA]
ROK-US Youth Leaders Interview UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
By “Mark” Min Seong Kim Former UNODA-UNDPPA Northeast Asia Youth Steering Committee Member Full resolution pictures from the interview can be downloaded here. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA & PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Penn Policy Consulting Group (PPC) at the University of Pennsylvania sat…
UNRCPD-FRS Post Event Story on the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) Workshop
Post event Story - FRS+UNRCPD HCOC Eyeing ballistic missile threat, experts press for adherence to voluntary countermeasures KATHMANDU, Nepal, 18 December (UNRCPD): Intensifying regional arms races could fuel the spread of ballistic missile technology in the absence of committed international action, experts… [source: UNRCPD]
PRESS RELEASE: Strengthening the Implementation of UNSCR 1540 in South Asia and Mongolia
2020 11 30 - Press Release - UNSCR 1540 Project in South Asia and Mongolia
Malaysia has Ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
On 30 September 2020, Malaysia deposited it's instrument of ratification on the TPNW to the UN in New York. [source: UNODA]
Niue has Acceded to the CCM, ATT and the TPNW
Niue has acceded to the following international disarmament instruments (click the hyperlinks for documentation): Convention on Cluster Munitions Arms Trade Treaty Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons