DISARMAMENT WEEK: OCTOBER 24-30, 2010

Other titles on disarmament from UNBISnet UN | Non-UN		Disarmament Week 24-30 October The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Document of the General Assembly 1978 special session on disarmament (resolution S-10/2). States were invited to highlight the danger of the arms race, propagate the need for its cessation and increase public understanding of the urgent tasks of disarmament. In 1995, the Assembly invited governments, as well as NGOs, to continue taking an active part in Disarmament Week (resolution 50/72 B of 12 December). It invited the Secretary-General to continue using the United Nations information entities as widely as possible to promote a better understanding among the public of disarmament problems and the aims of the Week. Links to UN and UN System sites: United Nations: UN Disarmament Website UN Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters UN Disarmament Commission Conference on Disarmament Department for Disarmament Affairs United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons Disarmament Issues Disarmament Resources Global Issues on UN Agenda - Disarmament General Assembly 61st session. 1st Committee E-Mine: The Electronic Mine Information Network UN Multimedia on Small Arms Regional disarmament UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Disarmament Forum Conference to Review Progress made in the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (New York : 26 June – 7 July 2006) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) United Nations Development Programme Crisis Prevention and Recovery Additional Resources: The additional resources links on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not necessarily represent an endorsement by the United Nations. Abolition 2000: Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean Arms Control Association Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Non-Proliferation Project Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Biological Weapons Center for Non-Proliferation Studies – Monterey Institute of International Studies Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space Henry L. Stimson Center Hiroshima Peace Institute Institute for Science and International Security International Action Network on Small Arms International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms International Campaign to Ban Landmines International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Landmines International Peace Bureau – Disarmament Program Middle Powers Initiative NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation Project Ploughshares SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) Union of Concerned Scientists

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