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The COVID-19 outbreak posed an unprecedented challenge to intergovernmental disarmament institutions and processes. This publication offers an extensive review of relevant developments at the United Nations, particularly in the General Assembly and the Security Council, as well as in the disarmament machinery and other disarmament bodies and processes. After comparing the varying responses to the pandemic, the author considers whether the outbreak should serve as a catalyst for rethinking and changing multilateral working methods or rules of …

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. …

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places disarmament, arms regulation, peace and security squarely within the scope of development policies, by including a target to significantly reduce illicit arms flows. Disarmament and arms regulation are also deeply relevant for reaching other Goals, from gender equality, safe and sustainable cities, to quality education. The infographic summarizes the contributions disarmament and arms regulation can make towards achieving many Goals of the 2030 Agenda. Dimensions : 17″ x …

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 …

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 …

This publication contains the report of the Group of Governmental Experts on the relationship between disarmament and development, which held three sessions in 2003 and 2004. The report provides a reappraisal of the disarmament-development relationship and the role of the Organization in this connection, taking into account all the major international changes that have taken place since the adoption of the Final Document of the International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development in …

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 …

The publication contains the report of the Group of Governmental Experts to Carry Out a Comprehensive Study of Concepts of Security, which held five sessions in 1979 and 1980. The study provides factual information on present nuclear arsenals, trends in the technological development of nuclear-weapon systems, the effects of their use and the implications for international security. …