Between 2022 and 2025, UNODA will implement a global project supporting the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects with funding from the European Union.

2021年10月6日 · The proliferation and stockpiling of illicit weapons continue to threaten international peace and security, exacerbating the plight of civilians in strife-torn countries worldwide, the senior...

Its purpose is to ban or restrict the use of specific types of weapons that are considered to cause unnecessary or unjustifiable suffering to combatants or to affect civilians indiscriminately. The unique structure of the CCW aims to ensure flexibility in dealing with new developments in armed conflicts and weapon technologies.

2023年11月1日 · The UN disarmament machinery must actively address increasing threats associated with an emerging category of weapons, which could activate themselves, select their target and take a human...

4 天之前 · 26 March marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) – the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction.. Secretary-General António Guterres hailed the Convention as a cornerstone of international peace and security, having contributed for …

Focusing disarmament and arms control efforts on all weapons not considered WMD, including small arms and light weapons (SALW). The enhancement of global disarmament and international peace and security through the support and promotion of regional disarmament efforts.

2024年12月2日 · Drawing much attention was a new resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space (documents A/79/406 and A/C.1/79/L.7/Rev.1), adopted by a recorded vote of 167 in favour to 4 against...

2024年6月29日 · The illicit spread of light weapons is accelerating due to new developments in the manufacturing, technology, and design of small arms – including 3D printing. The Secretary-General’s New...

Every two years, states submit national reports on their implementation of the UN Programme of Action and its International Tracing Instrument. Country profiles highlight key information included in States’ most recent national reports.

2025年3月18日 · On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent need to tackle the widespread issue of small...