With multilateralism facing an ever more complex global security landscape, the Disarmament Orientation Course aims to provide newly arrived diplomats in Geneva with the knowledge and tools to better understand the key concepts and challenges necessary to navigate disarmament and arms control processes.
UNIDIR and the Geneva Branch of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs are hosting the sixth edition of the Disarmament Orientation Course. This course aims to provide diplomats with an enhanced understanding of relevant disarmament and arms control concepts, issues and mechanisms, to further increase participation levels in Geneva-based processes and discussions, and create a collaborative Geneva-based disarmament community.
Agenda
Over a two-week period, six course modules will address current disarmament trends and developments in key thematic topics, including the Conference of Disarmament and its subsidiary bodies, outer space security, biological weapons, conventional weapons and ammunition, artificial intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, and cyber security. Additionally, the course will provide insightful perspectives on cross-cutting issues, including diversity, gender, civil society engagement, youth, development and human-centered disarmament.
When and where
Monday, 15 September – Thursday, 25 September, 8:00-10:00 CEST, Palais des Nations, Geneva.
The course is free of charge and will be delivered in English.
Participants
The course is open to diplomats or officials with responsibilities for disarmament and arms control matters who have recently arrived in Geneva. A call for nominations has been sent to Permanent Missions to the United Nations and delegations of international/regional organizations in Geneva. Kindly note that registrations are closed.
Further information
For any questions, please contact doc@un.org.