United Nations

Ten women from Latin America and the Caribbean, from diplomats to civil society leaders, share their life experiences and contributions to the world of disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation. The podcast series is produced by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affair’s Regional Centre UNLIREC and funded by Canada. You can listen to the podcast series with conversations in English, French and Spanish.

Fifteen young leaders joined the second edition of the UN Youth Champions for Disarmament training programme run by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs with the support of Germany. The young people received training on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control and their links to the Sustainable Development Goals, which empowered them to implement projects in their local communities.

Women ammunition technical experts are being trained to prevent ammunition diversion, illicit trafficking and unplanned ammunition depot explosions as well as key safety and security considerations for managing ammunition. The training is being organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in Vienna and its partners under the UN SaferGuard programme.