The UNODA Strategic Plan 2021-2025 provides an overarching vision for how the Office will contribute to the goal of general and complete disarmament, setting out UNODA’s core priorities over the next five years.
Dear Colleagues,
We are very pleased to share the eleventh issue of the UNSGM newsletter, which covers the activities organized in support of the UNSGM for the second half of 2025. The UNSGM team at UNODA worked diligently to maintain the pace of activities in 2025. We are pleased to provide more details on these activities below, as well as an update on staffing for the UNSGM team to ensure the continued high standard of support going forward.
Midway through the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap’s implementation, a Mid-Term Review highlighted the significant progress. Thirteen States have developed National Action Plans (NAPs) to combat illicit firearms trafficking, aligning the Roadmap’s strategic priorities with their national contexts, reflecting strong national-level commitment. The Mid-Term Review highlighted improvements in firearm legislation, enhanced law enforcement capacity, and stronger regional intelligence coordination.
Guided by the UN Charter, including article 26, and as part of efforts to promote international peace and security and sustainable development, this study seeks to illustrate the trade-offs and opportunity costs embedded in current patterns of global military spending, and offer proposals for a more balanced ap-proach to military spending and development that could benefit individual countries and the planet as a whole.
