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3D Printing Demonstration from Field Ready Nepal
KATHMANDU (6 September 2017) UNRCPD welcomed Field Ready Nepal[1] into the office to receive a series of presentations and demonstrations of current and emerging 3-D technologies. The presentations were delivered by Field Ready staff Ben Britton, Ram Chandra Thapa, Kieran Ram…
29 August is the International Day Against Nuclear Tests
On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by unanimously adopting resolution 64/35. The resolution calls for increasing awareness and education “about the effects of nuclear weapon… [source: UNODA]
UNRCPD Director visits the Myanmar Ambassador to discuss Myanmar’s participation for the UNSCR 1540 Workshop
UNRCPD Director Yuriy Kryvonos visits the Ambassador of Myanmar H.E U Lwin Oo to discuss the participation of the Government of Myanmar in the upcoming UNSCR 1540 Workshop for ASEAN States in Bangkok, Thailand.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Will be open for signature on 20th September
The treaty will be open for signature on 20th September 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. [source: UNODA]
Certified true copy of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been issued.
The certified true copy of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been issued. [source: UNODA]
UNRCPD assisting BWC-ISU in organizing regional workshop to promote the universalization of the Biological Weapons Convention in the Pacific
(via UNODA) On 27 and 28 July 2017 Fiji hosted a regional workshop on universalization of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). With five States in the Pacific region not yet party to the BWC (Kiribati, Micronesia, Niue, Samoa and Tuvalu),… [source: UNODA]
2017 Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
The Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is scheduled to hold its first session from 2 to 12 May 2017 at the Vienna International Centre. This… [source: UNODA]
20 Year Anniversary of Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific resumes its operations from Kathmandu, Nepal
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Regional Centre to Help Philippines Build Capacity for Control of Small Arms, Light Weapons
NEW YORK, 19 January (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific has launched a project to assist the Philippines in strengthening its national capacity to control transfers of… [source: United Nation's Press Release]