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Promoting the Universality of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the initiative by the European Union to promote accession to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). It has two main purposes: to serve as a practical tool for the promotion of the universality and strict implementation of the Convention and its protocols, and to provide comprehensive information on the partnership built in the process of implementing this joint initiative of the European Union and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in support of the CCW. The publication includes forewords by Sergio Duarte and by Annalisa …
Oct 1, 2009
Summarizes developments and trends in 2008 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. Reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. Contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2008. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …
Sep 30, 2009
Disarmament: A Basic Guide is published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in collaboration with the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security pursuant to the purposes of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme (UNDIP). The book is aimed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of and support for multilateral action in the field of arms limitation and disarmament. It is intended for the general reader, but may also be useful for the disarmament educator or …
Aug 1, 2009
Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions of the Sixty-third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Compiles the resolutions and decisions of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, the voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee report and dates of their adoption. Contains a snapshot of votes by thematic cluster of resolution numbers, titles and votes in the sixty-third session of the General Assembly and in the First Committee. …
Apr 30, 2009
Assessing the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
This publication offers historical information on the Register of Conventional Arms as a tool of transparency, as well as points to possibilities for its future development. It also presents facts and figures related to the Register in convenient statistical graphs. …
Apr 1, 2009
Developing a Biological Incident Database
On 23 October 2008 in the margins of the First Committee during the 63rd session of the General Assembly, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and International Security jointly sponsored a presentation for all interested delegations and civil society representatives to introduce the template of the database. This publication reproduces the presentation in narrative, together with graphics from the power point display. …
Mar 1, 2009
