Research Guides: UN Disarmament Documentation: Resources

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Statements by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Statements by the High Representative of Disarmament Affairs and the heads of UNODA's predecessor offices, since March 1998.

UN Disarmament Yearbook
Extensive review of United Nations disarmament activities during a given year.
Part I: Resolutions and decisions; Part II: Developments and Trends.
UNODA - Disarmament Treaties Database
UNODA (UN Office for Disarmament Affairs) publishes information on the status of multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements, presenting data on signatories, parties of relevant agreements and the texts of the agreements.
UN Register of Conventional Arms
The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Register of Conventional Arms includes data provided by states on arms transfers as well as information on military holdings, procurement through national production and relevant policies.
UNODA Documents Library
UNODA's (UN Office for Disarmament Affairs) specialized archive provides quick and direct access to United Nations disarmament-related documents in one convenient location. It includes special sessions final documents and reports; Disarmament Commission guidelines and treaty review declarations.

UN Publications

Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs
Analytical studies of the decisions of the UN principal organs under each of the Articles of the Charter ; Comprehensive summary of the decisions of United Nations Organs, together with review of related material, organized by Charter Articles.

UN Yearbook / United Nations
Date: 1946-2015

Principal reference work of the UN; provides a detailed overview of the Organization's activities during the course of a year. All the Yearbooks are available online. They provide citation to the documentation and include the full text of resolutions.
We Must Disarm / UN Chronicle
Date: 2009

This special double issue looks at the major issues surrounding disarmament, and includes essays on landmines; war-affected children; small arms; girls in war; and the future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Conference Diplomacy / UN Chronicle
Date: 2014

This issue includes articles on UN disarmament treaties and the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons.

More References

Securing Our Common Future / United Nations United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Date: 2018

The Secretary-General announced on 24 May 2018 his Agenda for Disarmament, which outlines a set of practical measures across the entire range of disarmament issues, including weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms and future weapon technologies.
The United Nations and Nuclear Orders / Boulden et al.
Date: 2009

Sheds light on the past, present, and future roles of the UN in responding to the threats and challenges posed by nuclear weapons.
United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict / Stephen M. Hill
Date: 2005

Analyzes the factors that affected the success or failure of the UN disarmament processes during intra-state peacekeeping missions conducted between 1991 and 1999.
Nuclear Reactions: How Nuclear-Armed States Behave / Mark S Bell
Date: 2021

Nuclear Reactions analyzes how nuclear weapons change the calculations states make in their foreign policies, why they do so, and why nuclear weapons have such different effects on the foreign policies of different countries.
Arms control and disarmament law / Stuart Casey-Maslen
Date: 2021

Arms control and disarmament are key elements in promoting international peace and security. In recent decades the scope of disarmament law has broadened from a traditional focus on weapons of mass destruction to encompass conventional weapons.
Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation / Sverre Lodgaard
Date: 2010

Examines the current debate on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, notably the international non-proliferation regime and how to implement its disarmament provisions.