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Launched in 2019, the #Youth4Disarmament (Y4D) initiative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs seeks to engage, educate and empower young people to facilitate their meaningful contribution to disarmament efforts. The “Spotlight Stories” section of the Y4D community website offers a space for young people to share – in their own voices and from their own perspectives – why the work of disarmament is critical to building peace and how they are helping push the field forward. This publication is a compilation of those stories, which reveal hope for a better future and show some of the diverse ways to pursue peace through disarmament in the twenty-first …

The UNODA Disarmament Education Strategy provides a common framework for the Office’s disarmament education efforts. It aims at enhancing coordination and coherence across various UNODA educational activities, diversifying partnerships and audiences reached, and fostering more sustainable and impactful initiatives. …

The study was developed by the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) in partnership with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), and was made possible through the generous contribution of the Government of Germany. The Lake Chad Basin region has been affected by illicit arms flows representing one of the primary conflict drivers. As part of an integrated DDR process, the implementation of transitional weapons and ammunition management (TWAM) can serve to reduce the capacity of individuals and groups to engage in armed violence and conflict. To this end, the study presents key findings as well as recommendations to support national, regional and international arms control and DDR policymakers and practitioners in the design and implementation of evidence-based, efficient and gender-sensitive WAM and DDR initiatives in line with good practices. The report analyzes (i) political and security aspects, (ii) current weapons and ammunition dynamics, …

Summarizes developments and trends in 2021 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 2021. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …

Dear Colleagues, We are very pleased to share with you the fourth issue of our newsletter. The focus of this issue is on the training for experts on the UNSGM roster, with a spotlight on the basic training course recently conducted in South Africa. The course was an excellent experience, and we are extremely grateful for the hosts in South Africa, especially the experts from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) who organized such an informative and engaging programme for the participants.  In this issue, you will also find more information about other recently completed activities, such as the second iteration of the virtual Onboarding Sessions for newly nominated experts and outreach activities targeting regions under-represented on the roster.  As you will see, in-person activities in support of the UNSGM have started to resume after many months of delays due to COVID-19. As we head into the second half of 2022, we hope that this will remain possible as we look …

Compiles the disarmament resolutions and decisions of the seventy-sixth 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 seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly and in the First Committee. …

Dear Colleagues, We hope that the New Year finds you all happy and healthy. 2021 was a challenging year for many as the world grappled with the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we take stock of what we were able to accomplish last year, UNODA is proud to report that efforts to strengthen the UNSGM continued despite these challenging circumstances. We would like to emphasize that we could not have made such progress without the strong support of our partners and friends. We remain extremely grateful for our training partners that adapted events and activities to virtual formats when feasible; the experts across many time zones that woke up early or stayed up late to join virtual table-top exercises and workshops; and our donors for their support and flexibility as in-person events remained on hold. In this issue, we’ve highlighted a few of last year’s activities in particular — UNODA’s briefing for Member States and virtual workshops for nominated expert consultants and …