Updates

KATHMANDU, 19 July (UNRCPD) – The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), was pleased to support the United States Embassy in Nepal and the Young Thinkers Society, a local non-governmental organization, in welcoming 200 young delegates from 20 countries across the region to discuss issues ranging from nuclear non-proliferation and preventing violent extremism to cybersecurity and the women, peace and security agenda.

During the week-long event, students simulated committee sessions of United Nations organs such as the…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Government of Kazakhstan will hold an Arms Trade Treaty Universalization and Implementation Workshop for Central Asia and Mongolia, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from 3-4 July 2019.

The ATT entered into force on 24 December 2014, regulating the international trade in conventional arms. Currently, the Treaty has 104 State Parties and 33 signatories that are not yet State Parties. However, participation of countries from the Asia and the Pacific region in the Treaty is low, with…

Start Date: Apr 4 2019

On 4 April 2019, youths from various branches of the UNODA participated in a knowledge exchange session via video conference. The goal of this knowledge exchange was to  provide interns and young professionals working with UNODA the opportunity to exchange ideas on how youth could be more effectively engaged in the processes on promoting arms control, confidence-building, disarmament and non-proliferation, thus improving each participant’s professional knowledge and contributing to the overall work of the organization with increased…

As part of its region-wide initiative to support States with the safe and secure management of conventional ammunition, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific organized the Southeast Asia Regional Outreach Seminar on Trade and Trafficking of Illicit Conventional Ammunition, in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20-22 March 2019.

In response to the challenges posed by unsecured or poorly managed national ammunition stockpiles, the Seminar fostered regional dialogue between Southeast Asian States on matters of conventional…

KATHMANDU, 12 December 2018 (UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific) – The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in cooperation with its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, is co-organizing a regional workshop with the Government of Fiji, to engage Member States of the Pacific Islands and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in consultations on the outcome of the High-Level Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) Expert Preparatory Group. The workshop will be held from 13 to 14 December in Nadi, Fiji.

The…

NEW YORK, 9 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in cooperation with its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, organized two sub-regional training courses to engage States of Central, South and South‑East Asia on the subject of conventional ammunition management, in particular the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines and the UN SaferGuard Programme.  The training was held from 11 to 16 November in Kathmandu,…

As part of its regional project on women, peace and security (WPS), UNRCPD organized the “Workshop for South Asia on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective”, from 18 to 21 September 2018 in Kathmandu. This was the project’s second Workshop, following the Workshop held two months earlier, in Bangkok, for Southeast Asian States.

The Workshop brought together representatives of leading national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused on gender issues and women’s empowerment, as well as members of parliaments (MPs) interested in arms-…

KATHMANDU, 14 September (UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific) – The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in cooperation with its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, is organizing a regional workshop to engage Member States of Central, South and Southeast Asia in consultations on the outcome of the High-Level FMCT Expert Preparatory Group. The workshop will be held from 17 to 18 September in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The two-day workshop aims to facilitate dialogue at the sub-regional level among Member…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized an event for youth on peace and disarmament education. The event also marked the occasion of UNRCPD’s 10th anniversary and celebrated the International Day of Youth.

The event on 17 August 2018, held at the UN House, had participation from 3 high schools, 4 university colleges and 3 youth organizations from Kathmandu. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, The Ministry of Youth and Sports and the United Nations…

In the context of its regional project on women, peace and security (WPS), the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized a “Workshop for Southeast Asia on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective”. Held from 3 to 6 July 2018 in Bangkok, the workshop was funded by the United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR).

Kathmandu, 26 March 2018 (UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific) – The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific is organizing a workshop to engage Member States of Asia in the high-level fissile material cut-off treaty expert preparatory group consultative process. The workshop will be held from 27 to 28 March in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fissile materials, such as highly enriched uranium and plutonium, are a key component for the production of nuclear weapons. An…

Start Date: Mar 7 2018

End Date: Mar 8 2018

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Meeting Hosted By: UNODA, UNRCPD

Meeting Supported By: The European Union

NEW YORK, 18 December (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific and the Government of Cambodia jointly organized a Regional Seminar on Illicit Trafficking and Diversion of Small Arms and Light Weapons and Other Conventional Arms and Ammunition in South‑East Asia.  The Seminar was held from 19 to 20 December in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This capacity‑building seminar was a response to requests made by several Member States in South‑East Asia to organize a sub‑regional meeting of the…

NEW YORK, 27 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The twenty‑seventh United Nations‑Japan Conference on Disarmament Issues will take place in the International Conference Centre in Hiroshima from 29 to 30 November.

The 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 in partnership with the 2017 hosts, the Prefecture of Hiroshima and the City of Hiroshima.

More than 50 representatives…

On 16 to 17 November 2017, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, co-organized the annual “United Nations – Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues”, together with the Government of the Republic of Korea. The overall theme of this year’s conference was “Strengthening disarmament and non-proliferation in a changing world”. It brought together almost 60 representatives from Governments and intergovernmental organizations, as well as research institutes…

On 27 and 28 September 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) organized a sub-regional workshop to strengthen the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004). The event included addressing the current challenges to successful implementation of the resolution; biological safety and security issues including tangible and intangible technology transfers, as well as elaborating National Action Plans and establishing national Points of Contact for UNSCR 1540. Participants from ASEAN States…

KATHMANDU, 20 September (Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament) – The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) jointly organized a round-table meeting to review and further develop the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) of Tajikistan. The meeting took place from 20 to 22 September 2017 at the OSCE Head Quarters in Vienna, Austria

Representatives of ministries and…

KATHMANDU, 18 September (Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament) – The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) jointly organized a round-table meeting to further develop the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) of Mongolia. The meeting took place from 18 to 20 September 2017 in the OSCE Head Quarters in Vienna, Austria

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of…

UNRCPD welcomed Field Ready Nepal 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 and Marjolein van der Male and focused on 3-D printing related to:

On 16 and 17 August 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) will facilitate a sub-regional training workshop to strengthen the capacity of Central Asian States to implement the Program of Action (PoA) on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The event will include practical exercises on utilizing the reporting mechanism of the PoA on SALW and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI) as well as on elaborating National Action Plans. Participants from Central Asian States and Mongolia, representing relevant ministries and…