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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…

Representatives of relevant ministries and state agencies of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan responsible for implementing provisions of UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, met at a peer-review meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 2 to 4 August 2017, to share experiences and discuss progress in their work. This peer review meeting served as a follow-up to the previous rounds held in August 2016 in Minsk, Belarus and in December 2014 in Bishkek. The meeting was hosted by the Government of…

Kathmandu, 29 June 2017 (UNRCPD) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Government of Turkmenistan, with the assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), jointly organized a national roundtable meeting to develop the National Action Plan (NAP) of Turkmenistan on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting took place from 29 to 30 June 2017 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of…

Kathmandu, 26 June 2017 (UNRCPD) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Government of Tajikistan, with the assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), jointly organized a national roundtable meeting to develop the National Action Plan (NAP) of Tajikistan on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting took place from 26 to 27 June 2017 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of…

On 6 and 7 June 2017, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) facilitated a sub-regional workshop to strengthen the capacity of Southeast Asian States to implement the UN Program of Action (PoA) on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). The event included practical exercises on utilizing the reporting mechanism of the UN PoA and the International Tracing Instrument (ITI) as well as on elaborating National Action Plans. Participants from ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste, representing relevant ministries and agencies involved in…

KATHMANDU, 22 May (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 the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) of Uzbekistan. The meeting took place from 22 to 24 May 2017 in the OSCE Head Quarters in Vienna, Austria

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of Uzbekistan responsible…

Kathmandu, 08 May 2017 (UNRCPD) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Government of Mongolia, with the assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), jointly organized a national roundtable meeting to review the National Action Plan (NAP) of Mongolia on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting took place from 8 to 10 May 2017 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of Mongolia responsible…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) concluded its project aimed at further strengthening the national capacity of the Philippines to control transfers of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and other conventional arms and to prevent their illicit trade and diversion.

Developed at the request of, and in cooperation with, the Government of the Philippines, the project was implemented between January and March 2017. It provided the Government with technical and legal assistance to facilitate its further implementation…

NEW YORK, 7 March (Office for Disarmament Affairs) – 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) are jointly organized a round-table meeting to review the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) of Kyrgyzstan. The meeting took place from 8 to 10 March 2017 in the OSCE Head Quarters in Vienna, Austria

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of Kyrgyzstan responsible for…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) has commenced a project with the goal of further strengthening the national capacity of the Philippines to control transfers of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and other conventional arms and to prevent their illicit trade and diversion.

Developed at the request of, and in cooperation with, the Government of the Philippines, the project is implemented between January and March 2017. It will provide the Government with technical and legal assistance to facilitate its further…

Bangkok, 19 December 2016 (UNRCPD) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Government of Uzbekistan, with the assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), jointly organized a national roundtable meeting to develop the National Action Plan (NAP) of Uzbekistan on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting took place from 19 to 21 December 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Representatives of ministries and state agencies of Uzbekistan…

The “International Conference in Nagasaki – Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons” took place in Nagasaki, Japan from 11 to 14 December. The Conference included two events, a Forum of Youth Communicators for a World without Nuclear Weapons on 11 December and the twenty-sixth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues from 12 to 14 December.

The United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues was co-organized by the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific and the Government of Japan. The Conference provided a forum for candid…

On 7 and 8 December 2016, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) and the Government of Cambodia organized the joint national Workshop on Building Capacity for Controlling of Small Arms and Light Weapons, in Phnom Penh.

Senior Government Advisor at the rank of Secretary of State from the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Sieng Lapresse, opened and actively participated in the event along with approx. 20 other government officials from ministries and agencies involved in the control of small arms and light weapons (SALW). They…

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific is finalising preparations to resume its operations from its headquarters in Kathmandu following a temporary relocation after the devastating earthquakes that hit Nepal in 2015.

Since 2008, the Regional Centre has strengthened its capacity to implement regional activities in support to Member States of Asia and the Pacific on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation, according to the practical needs of States. The Centre will further strengthen its promotion of regional dialogue and…