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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) publishes the UNODA Occasional Papers series to feature, in edited form, papers that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament and international security, including statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures.

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ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #38

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 38

Advancing the Process to Negotiate a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty – The Role of States in the African, Asia-Pacific and Latin American and Caribbean Regions

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
14 Jun 2021
From June 2018 to December 2019, the European Union and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs held a series of regional workshops and expert meetings to promote participation in the high-level fissile material cut off treaty (FMCT) expert preparatory group consultative process by Stat...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #37

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 37

United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament at 40

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
27 Jan 2021
Over 40 years, the Fellowship Programme has successfully trained over 1,000 Disarmament Fellows from 170 States, many of whom now hold national or international positions of responsibility in the field of disarmament. In this publication, Disarmament Fellows representing several generations share...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #36

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 36

Conventional Ammunition Management - Developments and Challenges From COVID-19

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
2 Oct 2020
This paper offers a preliminary analysis of the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the ammunition management sector in the spring of 2020. It raises key issues related to the risks associated with conventional ammunition through the implementation of relevant control and management measures. It...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #35

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 35

Rethinking Unconstrained Military Spending

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
12 Jun 2020
This publication addresses the issue of military spending from various angles by examining the impact of military expenditures on security; the relationship between military spending and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the importance of gender perspectives in rethi...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #34

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 34

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention - Twenty Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Indiscriminate Harm

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
16 Dec 2019
This publication describes the achievements and shortfalls of the first twenty years of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, which entered into force on 1 March 1999. Published with the aim of bringing...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #33

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 33

United Nations Efforts to Reduce Military Expenditures - A Historical Overview

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
4 Dec 2019
This publication provides a historic overview of the efforts within the United Nations to reduce military spending. It examines how the discussions on reducing military budgets have evolved in disarmament forums over the last decades. This includes early efforts to pursue the reduction of militar...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #32

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 32

The Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons on the Dark Web

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
17 Dec 2018
This document summarizes the main findings and implications of the first empirical study investigating the scale and scope of arms trafficking on the dark web, which was conducted by RAND Europe and the University of Manchester from September 2016 to July 2017. There is an ongoing debate over the...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #31 2017

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 31, December 2017

Celebrating 15 Years of Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
25 Apr 2018
This edition of the Occasional Paper, published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the United Nations Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education, which was presented to the United Nations General Assembly in 2002. It contains co...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #30 2017

UNODA Occasional Papers No. 30, November 2017

Perspectives on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
8 Feb 2018
This publication considers lethal autonomous weapon systems, approaching the issue from five different perspectives. It has been published ahead of the first meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons mandated to ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #29 2016

UNODA Occasional Papers No.29

Bringing Democracy to Disarmament - A Historical Perspective on the Special Sessions of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament, October 2016

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
18 Nov 2016
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #28 2016

UNODA Occasional Papers No.28

Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century, October 2016

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
14 Oct 2016
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #17 2009

UNODA Occasional Papers No.17

Promoting the Universality of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, October 2009

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2009
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #10 2006

UNODA Occasional Papers No.10

Verifying Non-Proliferation & Disarmament Agreements Today, March 2006

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2003
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #9 2004

UNODA Occasional Papers No.9

Symposium on the Relationship Between Disarmament and Development, November 2004

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2004
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #8 2004

UNODA Occasional Papers No.8

Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regimes, October 2004

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2004
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #7 2003

UNODA Occasional Papers No.7

Disarmament in Conflict Prevention, May 2003

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2003
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #6 2002

UNODA Occasional Papers No.6

Disarmaments Agenda for the 21st Century, October 2002

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2002
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #5 2001

UNODA Occasional Papers No.5

Terrorism and Disarmament, October 2001

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
31 Dec 2001
The Department for Disarmament Affairs, renamed United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in 2007 (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #27 2015

UNODA Occasional Papers No.27

2015 Sessions of the Nuclear Discussion Forum, December 2015

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
24 May 2016
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #26 2014

UNODA Occasional Papers No.26

The New Zealand Lectures on Disarmament by High Representative Angela Kane, June 2014

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
21 Jul 2014
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #25 2013

UNODA Occasional Papers No.25

The Gun-Free Zone - A Tool to Prevent and Reduce Armed Violence, December 2013

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
16 May 2014
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #24 2013

UNODA Occasional Papers No.24

Contrasting Perspectives on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe - Understanding the Current Debates, December 2013

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
24 Jan 2014
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #23 2013

UNODA Occasional Papers No.23

The Impact of Poorly Regulated Arms Transfers on the Work of the United Nations - United Nations Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) 2013, March 2013

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
6 May 2013
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #22 2012

UNODA Occasional Papers No.22

Options for the Further Strengthening of the NPT's Review Process by 2015, December 2012

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
8 Mar 2013
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #21 2011

UNODA Occasional Papers No.21

Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-use and End-user Control Systems, December 2011

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
18 Jan 2012
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs' (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statement made at international meetings, symposiums, seminars or workshops organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs. Mindful of the role that e...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #20 2010

UNODA Occasional Papers No.20

Promoting Further Openness and Transparency in Military Matters - An Assessment of the United Nations Standardized Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures, November 2010

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
28 Oct 2010
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #19 2010

UNODA Occasional Papers No.19

Cyberwarfare and its Impact on International Security, June 2010

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
24 Jun 2010
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #18 2010

UNODA Occasional Papers No.18

Ways to Strengthen the Field of Verification, January 2010

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
21 Apr 2010
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statements made at meetings, symposiums, seminars, workshops or lectures that deal with topical issues in the field of arms limitation, disarmament ...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #16 2009

UNODA Occasional Papers No.16

Assessing the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, April 2009

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
8 May 2009
The United Nations Register of Conventional Arms was founded when inter-State warfare had, for a long time, been considered the main threat to peace and security. It focuses on transfers of those major conventional weapons that typically can be used in offensive military operations carried out ac...
ODA OCCASIONAL PAPERS #15 2009

UNODA Occasional Papers No.15

Developing a Biological Incident Database, March 2009

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United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Occasional Papers
17 Mar 2009
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs' (UNODA) Occasional Papers is a series of ad hoc publications presenting, in edited form, papers or statement made at international meetings, symposiums, seminars or workshops organized by the Office for Disarmament Affairs. They deal with topical iss...