Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The twenty-fifth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will take place in Hiroshima, Japan from 26 to 28 August. This event is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
In Message for International Day, Secretary-General Repeats Call on All Remaining States to Sign, Ratify Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Read message here.
Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas speaks about addressing conflict to promote development, says "Only when people live out of harm's way, can they unfold their full potential". View video here.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ramlan Bin Ibrahim (Malaysia): On 16 June 2015, the members of the Security Council heard a briefing by the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540
OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, today announced that 90% of declared chemical weapons had been verified by the OPCW as destroyed. This includes stocks of unitary weapons, such as sulfur mustard, and primary precursor chemicals for producing deadly nerve agents, like sarin. All destruction activities have been completed in a safe manner.
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the outcome of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Underscoring the human suffering caused by the widespread availability of small arms and light weapons in conflict zones at an all-day open debate in the Security Council today, speakers called for the urgent management of such deadly materiel through national action, implementation of treaties and strengthened international cooperation.
On April 25th 2015, Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, causing severe damage and killing many. UNRCPD would like to offer its condolences to all the people that have lost family or friends in the devastating Nepal earthquake. Our thoughts are with the millions who have been affected by this disaster. While UNRCPD’s Kathmandu office has been severely damaged, all staff of the Center are safe. As UNRCPD is the UNODA Regional Centre, its staff has been temporarily relocated and has resumed work on our various projects in the region.
UNIDIR and the International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI) have produced five new briefing papers that analyse aspects of the upcoming 2015 NPT Review Conference, and the initiative on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons.
Secretary-General's message to event organised by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the First Use of Chemical Weapons [Delivered by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament
The States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention met at Ieper, Belgium, on 21 April 2015 to mark the occasion of the Centennial Commemoration of the first large-scale use of chemical weapons at Ieper, and honoured the memory of and paid tribute to all victims of chemical weapons.
India has suggested a "meaningful dialogue" among all nations possessing nuclear weapons to build trust and confidence and to reduce the salience of atomic weapons in security doctrines. Ambassador DB Venkatesh Varma yesterday said India has supported the proposal put forward by the Non-Aligned Movement
The United Nations Disarmament Commission’s significance as a platform for dialogue and cooperation had only been heightened in light of current rising global tensions and mistrust, the 193-member subsidiary body heard today during its general debate, moving into the second day of its 2015 session. With a view to advancing discussions despite its 15-year impasse on adopting concrete guidelines, the Disarmament Commission succeeded today, after two days of intense negotiations, in approving a provisional agenda for the current three-year cycle. It thereby agreed to include items on recommendations for achieving the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and on practical confidence-building measures in the field of conventional weapons.
Angela Kane, the UNODA High Representative for Disarmament Affairs is giving a short speech to commemorate the 40th anniversary oft the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention
