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High Representative Kane discusses the Arms Trade Treaty at event hosted by Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
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Latin American and Caribbean Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone Takes Top Disarmament Award – Argentina, New Zealand Win Silver
The “Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean” (Treaty of Tlatelolco) was today proclaimed winner of the 2013 Future Policy Award for sustainable disarmament, beating 24 other nominated policies to the prize. The award will… [source: UNODA]
UN team hails Japan’s remediation efforts in Fukushima-affected areas
Good progress has been made by Japan in remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, a group of United Nations experts have said in a preliminary report, while encouraging the Government to better communicate its decontamination… [source: UN News Centre]
Flooding unearths Cambodia’s landmines
Thanks to intensive demining in Cambodia’s Battambang Province, few residents in Rokha Kiri District have seen landmines in the past two decades, even though the country still ranks as one of the most heavily mined in the world. But following flooding… [source: IRIN]
Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council
The United Nations General Assembly today elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2014. The five countries obtained the required two-thirds majority of those… [source: UN News Centre ]
Despite recent successes, much work remains to advance disarmament – UN Assembly President
While there have been several noteworthy successes in the field of disarmament, there are still important areas where greater progress is needed, the President of the General Assembly told the United Nations committee tackling disarmament and international security issues today. John Ashe cited… [source: UN News Centre ]
Launch of ‘Viewing Nuclear Weapons Through a Humanitarian Lens’
Research project Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (Phase II) This project is concerned with providing greater understanding amongst officials of governments and United Nations agencies, as well as the wider public, of the humanitarian consequences of the detonation of nuclear weapons. As the… [source: UNIDIR]
“Hope for a Future World Without Nuclear Weapons” – Twenty Year Ago, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine Renounced Their Nuclear Arsenals
Two decades after having renounced their nuclear weapons arsenals, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine called upon the international community to redouble efforts towards eliminating all nuclear weapons. Abolishing all nuclear weapons is “the most ardent aspiration of mankind. … A nuclear… [source: UNODA]
UNODA First Committee Webpage – one stop for press releases, statements, draft resolutions, reports of the Secretary-General, side events
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High Representative Kane Receives Delegation from the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (GENSUIKYO)
On Thursday, 10 October, High Representative Kane met with a delegation from Gensuikyo, also known as the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. The delegation was in New York at UN headquarters to speak to delegates of Member States… [source: UNODA]