🚨 @el_pais just published my article on illicit arms trafficking in the Amazon triple frontier.
Check it out!!
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Tres ciudades, tres Estados y un reto: que las armas dejen de fluir por el Amazonas - https://t.co/Cg40kTJYuz
Huge thanks to @UNODA’s Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Ivor Fung, Manuel Martinez, Aude Feltz, Tak Mashiko, Laurie Mincieli, and Frida Thomassen for all their support.
Grateful to my team: Ana Avila, Emile LeBraun, and Himayu Shotani.
Your dedication made all the difference! #RevCon4
Though the work has not always been easy, it has been undeniably worth
Worth it because of the quality and substance of our debates.
Worth it because of the critical importance of the PoA and ITI.
In truth, our real work is just beginning.#RevCon4
The Fourth UN Conference to Review Progress Made in the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat & Eradicate the Illicit Trade in SALW in All Its Aspects and the International Tracing Instrument has adopted its outcome document by consensus!
On International Day for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness, we take pride in #SALIENT, our partnership with @UN_Disarmament for small arms control.
Our work in 8⃣ countries is critical to fight armed violence & support survivors.
Find out more: https://t.co/6Ba1E86EC2
Today we mark International Day for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation Awareness.
@UNDP & @UN_Disarmamentwork together to help national efforts to tackle small arms & reduce armed violence through disarmament, trust-building & empowering women. #SALIENT
⏩https://t.co/rOmVJfsRLX
The road towards RevCon4 revved up today in Kathmandu with the Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting.
The UNPoA has a strong regional component & serious regional action.
I applaud the region’s resolve to strengthen efforts to combat illicit trafficking of small arms.
📢 Happening Now
The #UNGA78 adopted the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management ▶️https://t.co/RSIUf5xfkR.
❗️15 objectives & 85 concrete measures to promote the safety, security and sustainability of through-life conventional ammunition management.
Today, the Group of Latin America and Caribbean countries endorsed the nomination of Ambassador @MaritzaChanV, Permanent Representative of @CostaRicaONU, to be President-designate for the Fourth Review Conference #RevCon4 of the @UN Programme of Action on Small Arms in 2024.
If SALWs are the fire we fight today, ammunition is the oxygen that fuels it. It is what turns guns from inoperative items into lethal weapons.
The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management has just been adopted!
A breakthrough in intel arms control!
After years in the making, the UNGA adopted today the new Global Framework on Ammunition! ✅✅✅
A historical achievement, but the work starts now. Thousands of lives can be saved. Let’s do this!
Today, the #UNGA78#FirstCommittee adopted a new instrument: The Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management.
This is a crucial step towards saving lives and achieving lasting peace, security and sustainable development.
In June, the #OEWG on #Ammunition completed its work and approved a Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management.
🤔 How is gender mainstreamed throughout this document?
Visit our Gender & Disarmament Hub to find out:
👉 https://t.co/UA6bF0Pjla
[1/3] 🌟 "From land to space, from the seas to the skies, from the physical world to the digital one."
🌍 💻 📢 Listen to the Head of our Security and Technology Programme @GPersiPaoli as he extends this special invitation! 🌟 🌍 💻
What is the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs?
@UN_Disarmament supports multilateral efforts aimed at achieving the ultimate goal of general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.
Watch below and find out how !
2/2 The new Global Framework addresses an important gap in #ArmsControl and the Conventional Arms and Ammunition Programme at UNIDIR is looking forward to helping turn these words into action!