Conventional Arms
Strengthening Arms Control in the Pacific: UNRCPD Advances Collaboration with the Government of Fiji
Fiji is leading by example in the Pacific, translating its political commitments on small arms control into concrete national actions. … read more →
UNRCPD and the Government of Nepal convene an Informal Regional Meeting to discuss Lessons Learned and Opportunities from the Progressive Harmonization of Small Arms Control and Women, Peace and Security
Seventy-five participants gathered at the Mercure Hotel in Kathmandu for a two-day Informal Regional Meeting. On the occasion of two … read more →
Oxford Diplomatic Society Visits UNRCPD to Explore Regional Opportunities for Disarmament in Asia-Pacific
On 16 April 2025, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) had … read more →
Asia-Pacific States convened in Kathmandu to promote sustainable, safe and secure ammunition management
What is a gun without bullets? It is the bullet—tiny, unassuming, yet devastating—that fuels the fires of conflict, transforming intent … read more →
Nepal strengthens its Commitment to Global Instruments on SALW Control
From 3 to 5 September 2024, stakeholders from Nepal came together for a National Workshop on Global Instruments on Small … read more →
National Workshop on the Exchange of Best Practices on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, 22-24 July 2024 The National Workshop on the Exchange of Best Practices on the Control of Small Arms … read more →
Papua New Guinea – National Workshop on Coordination Mechanisms and Comprehensive National Strategy on SALW
From April 15 to 17, 2024, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, became the focal point for a critical gathering aimed … read more →
Online Regional Seminar on the role of the National Point of Contact for the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
KATHMANDU, 4 October. The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) convened its … read more →