UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas Message on a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
United Nations Messenger of Peace, Michael Douglas, issued a message on a world free of nuclear weapons. View the message here.Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the High Level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General gave remarks to the high level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Read the remarks here.Secretary-General’s Message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, issued a message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Read the message here.General Assembly Plans High-Level Meeting to Mark Third Annual International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The third annual International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Tests will be observed on 26 September at United Nations Headquarters. The 2016 observance will be marked by a one-day high-level plenary meeting to be convened by Peter Thomson (Fiji), President of the seventy-first session of the General AssemblyTechnologies of Peace – September 16 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
On September 16, 2016, high school students from New York, Boston, Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki came together to learn peace lessons from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Digital Archives at the Technologies of Peace Conference at the United Nations Headquarters.Myanmar Becomes 166th State to Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Myanmar has become the 166th State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). View more information here.New UNODA Publication: “Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century”
This publication’s authors, who include some of the world’s leading scholars, diplomats and activists on the topic, examine historic, strategic, humanitarian and economic aspects of general and complete disarmament to elaborate and elevate the case for prohibiting conventional weapons systems as well as nuclear weapons. The featured articles were originally presented at the seminar held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 21 October 2015 entitled “Comprehensive Approaches for Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century: Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament”. It was organized by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica.Swaziland Becomes 165th State to Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Swaziland has become the 165th State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). View more information here.Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, gave remarks to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT. Read the remarks hereThe 2015 Disarmament Yearbook (Part 2) Released
The 2015 Disarmament Yearbook (Part 2) was released. It is available for download as a PDF. Hard copies can be ordered from the UN Bookstore. Read the Yearbook here.High Representative’s remarks at the "UN International Day of Peace Observance: Sustainable Peace, Sustainable Development"
The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo, gave remarks at the “UN International Day of Peace Observance: Sustainable Peace, Sustainable Development”. Read the remarks here.Secretary-General’s Message to the Sixth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, issued a message to the Sixth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Read the message here.Member States Highlight UNRCPD Cooperation at CSP2
The Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), or CSP2, took place in Geneva from 22 to 26 August 2016. In the statements delivered by Member States in the United Nations' General Assembly General DebateInternational Day Against Nuclear Tests 29 August
Monday, 29 August 2016, is the International Day Against Nuclear Tests - a day in which educational events, activities and messages aim to capture the world’s attention and underscore the need for a unified attempt in preventing further nuclear weapons testingBiological Weapons Convention Preparatory Meeting Re-opens in Geneva
Biological Weapons Convention Preparatory Meeting re-opened in Geneva.Director Participates in a Peace and Disarmament Youth Forum
On 20 July 2016, UNRCPD contributed to a seminar organized under an international youth education project entitled “Applying Lessons from Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone to Establishing a Northeast Asian Nuclear Weapons Free Zone,” held in Bali, Indonesia, from 19 to 22 July 2016. The Director of UNRCPD, Mr. Yuriy Kryvonos, delivered an extensive presentation on the activities of the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in the field of arms control confidence-building, disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as peace and disarmament education. Students from universities of Japan and Indonesia were presented the history of efforts undertaken by the UN to maintain peace and security in the world since its creation up to present time. They were also familiarized with the mandates provided by the UN Charter and special sessions of the First Committee that resulted in forming the UN disarmament machinery, including the UNODA. A special attention during the presentation was paid to issues related to establishing NWFZs in the region of Asia and the Pacific. The project is generously funded under the Davis Projects for Peace, Davis UWC Scholars Program of Middlebury College.High Representative Participates in the International Workshop on Cyber Security
BEIJING, July 2016 – The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo, took part in the International Workshop on Cyber Security, where he gave opening remarks on 11 July and participated in an interview on issues pertaining to cyber security with China Central Television (CCTV), on July 14 2016.Meeting with Secretary General of BIMSTEC for future cooperation
On 30 June 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand, Mr. Yuriy Kryvonos, the Interim Director of UNRCPD, had a meeting with Ambassador Sumith Nakandala, the Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional organization comprising seven Member States in South Asia and Southeast Asia covered by UNRCPD’s mandate. Opportunities for cooperation between BIMSTEC and UNRCPD were discussed, including counter terrorism and the promotion of implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), small arms control, peace and disarmament education, and the Sustainable Development Goals (regarding reducing illicit arms flows). Concrete steps of cooperation in the future were also considered during the meeting.View all News Items