"UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR DISARMAMENT RESEARCH - UNIDIR"

Landmark meeting marks ‘critical juncture’ towards peace in Central African Republic, Special Representative tells Security Council, urging support for follow-up.

Political will along with arms control management critical in stemming illicit trade of small arms, light weapons, speakers tell Security Council.

Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council during a ministerial debate. UNIFEED

Political will along with arms control management critical in stemming illicit trade of small arms, light weapons, speakers tell Security Council.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The multilateralism “is more important than ever, and here in Geneva we have a real platform of multilateralism which we can really use,” said Tatiana Valovaya, a newly appointed Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva and the first woman to occupy that position. UNTV CH

On Recommendation of First Committee, General Assembly Adopts More than 50 Drafts, Including New One on ‘Ethical Imperatives’ for Nuclear Disarmament at 67th plenary.

Special event entitled "Nuclear disarmament: Its future in the Commission on Disarmament"

Special event by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)