United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
Bureau des affaires de désarmement des Nations Unies
Oficina de Asuntos de Desarmede las Naciones Unidas
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.un.org/disarmament/
Founded
1982
History
Originally established upon recommendation of A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN) General Assembly's 2nd special session on disarmament (SSOD II). Established as Department for Disarmament Affairs, Jan 1998.
Aims
Promote: nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation; strengthening of disarmament regimes in respect to other weapons of mass destruction, and chemical and biological weapons; disarmament efforts in the area of conventional weapons, especially landmines and small arms, which are the weapons of choice in contemporary conflicts.
Events
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Branches (5): CD Secretariat and Conference Support (Geneva - Switzerland); Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); Conventional Arms Branch (CAB); Regional Disarmament Branch (RDB); Information and Outreach (IOB). Other offices: Office in Vienna (Austria); E-XE1055 - United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC), Lima (Peru); E-XE0897 - United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament for Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD), Kathmandu (Nepal); E-XE0621 - United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), Lomé (Togo).
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UIA Org ID
XM6677
Last News
2022
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