Updates

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…

The fifteenth United Nations–Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues took place on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 17 to 18 November 2016.

This annual event was 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 the Republic of Korea. Over forty representatives from Governments and intergovernmental organizations, as well as research institutes, academia and non-governmental organizations participated in the…

New York, 14 September 2016 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Government of Kyrgyzstan, with the assistance of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, jointly organized a national roundtable meeting to review the National Implementation Action Plan (NIAP) on the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). The meeting took place from 15 to 17 September 2016 in Bulan-Sogottu village of the Issyk-Kul province.

Representatives of…

The Government of Samoa and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) jointly organized a workshop on building national and regional capacity for the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in the Pacific, in Apia Samoa, from 13 to 15 September 2016. The workshop, which was made possible with the financial support from the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, brought together approximately 25 participants from Pacific Island States to meet with international arms control experts from government, civil society and academia…

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 Debate, four States highlighted their collaboration with the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD).

Thailand emphasized the crucial role of international cooperation and assistance in ensuring early ratification, effective implementation and promoting the universalization of the Treaty. Thailand also stated…

Representatives of relevant ministries and other 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 Minsk, Belarus, from 2 to 5 August 2016, to share experiences and discuss progress in their work. The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus with support by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through its Regional Centre for Peace and…

The training for the 1540 Points of Contact from Central Asia States started on 28 June 2016 in Kaliningrad, Russian Federation, in the framework of the joint UNODA-OSCE project on “Facilitating the Regional Implementation of UNSC resolution 1540 (2004)”. UNRCPD and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre organized this three-day event in co-operation with the 1540 Committee and its Group of Experts. The training aimed to enhance the understanding of commitments stemming from resolution 1540, in particular with regarding to the role of National Points of Contact (PoC).

The…

The UNRCPD, in cooperation with the Government of Thailand, held a workshop on building capacity for the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Bangkok on 4-5 April 2016.  The workshop brought together government experts in arms transfer controls from ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste as well as representatives from various international institutes, non-governmental organizations, and the United Nations, providing an opportunity for participants to exchange views and share experiences on preparations for the future implementation of the ATT.  With approximately…

As many as 32 representatives from 22 national agencies and departments involved in small arms and light weapons (SALW) control in Thailand met with international experts on 9-10 March 2016 in Bangkok to learn more about and discuss the implementation requirements of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).  This workshop was organized by UNRCPD, in cooperation with the Government of Thailand, and made possible with financial support from the…

UNRCPD, in cooperation with the Government of Myanmar, organized a capacity-building workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Nay Pyi Taw, 23-24 February 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to assist relevant Government ministries and agencies in enhancing national control of SALW in Myanmar and thereby the ability to further implement the provisions of the UN Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons and other international treaties and instruments relevant for the control of these arms. This workshop was funded by the United…

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), and in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Korea, organized the 14th Republic of Korea-United Nations Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on 7-8 December 2015.

An unprecedented number of more than 100 representatives from Governments and intergovernmental organizations as well as…