{"id":356337,"date":"2026-02-18T15:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356337"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:36:46","slug":"united-nations-office-for-disarmament-affairs-unoda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/united-nations-office-for-disarmament-affairs-unoda\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The Indian Army is hosting the UN Fellowship Training Programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons Control for the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356338\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-Nations-Office-for-Disarmament-Affairs-UNODA.png?resize=285%2C287&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)\" width=\"285\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-Nations-Office-for-Disarmament-Affairs-UNODA.png?w=285&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/United-Nations-Office-for-Disarmament-Affairs-UNODA.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- UN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a United Nations Secretariat office <\/span><b>responsible for promoting global disarmament and arms control.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Established: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in January 1998 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the <\/span><b>Department for Disarmament Affairs under UN reforms.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarters: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its headquarters is <\/span><b>located in New York, USA.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Primary Goal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its main goal is the <\/span><b>complete elimination of weapons of mass destruction and strict control of conventional weapons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Organisation structure<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is led by an Under-Secretary-General and High Representative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It comprises <\/span><b>five branches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the <\/span><b>Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch (WMD), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> Conventional Arms Branch (CAB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Information and Outreach Branch (IOB),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Conference on Disarmament Secretariat and Conference Support Branch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Regional Disarmament Branch (RDB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which manages three regional centres.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Functions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Support for Disarmament of Weapons of Mass Destruction: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports multilateral efforts for disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Control of Conventional Weapons: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promotes transparency, confidence-building, and practical measures to curb the flow of small arms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Support to the Conference on Disarmament: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides organisational and substantive support to the Conference on Disarmament, which is a multilateral negotiating forum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regional and Advisory Support: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers advisory services to member states and coordinates regional disarmament centres and activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The Indian Army is hosting the UN Fellowship Training Programme on Small Arms and Light Weapons Control for the Asia-Pacific region. About United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) It is a United Nations Secretariat office responsible for promoting global disarmament and arms control. 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