Events and activities
Vienna Conversation Series event on reducing the human cost of weapons through a gender lens, with a focus on conventional arms (15 March 2024)
A Vienna Conversation Series event, planned in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy Vienna, the Austrian Research Association, and the Kyrgyz Republic, seeks to raise awareness on the role of disarmament in advancing international peace and reducing the human cost of weapons, with a focus on conventional arms.
The event also seeks to make a link to International Women＊s Day (8 March), highlighting the gendered impact of weapons, as well as the importance of women＊s full and equal representation in disarmament processes.
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Visibility among the Vienna community (28 February to 8 March 2024)
The Office for Disarmament Affairs＊ (ODA) Vienna Office will be kicking off a series of activities to mark the International Day. There will be an exhibition booth at the Rotunda of the Vienna International Center, featuring educational materials on the human cost of weapons, an interactive game on disarmament facts and fiction, and short videos. Social media activities, including ODA's e-learning opportunities, will continue during the week.
Cine-ONU screening of the BBC documentary ※Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?§ (25 March 2024)
The Vienna Office is partnering with UNIS Vienna Cine-ONU＊s initiative to screen the BBC documentary, ※Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?§. It will be followed by a panel discussion. Open to public, this event aims to raise awareness on the importance of nuclear disarmament.
Online public social campaign on the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (5 March 2024)
On the International Day, the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) launched a social campaign to raise awareness on disarmament. The campaign will be kick off with video messages from UN Resident Coordinators in Asia-Pacific. The public can post video responses to Why do you think disarmament is important?§ on social media using the hashtag #IDDNPA2024.
Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament contest (5 March 2024)
Mexico, in its capacity as the President of the 12th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, will launch a youth contest ※Igniting change 每 Youth for Humanitarian Disarmament: Advancing the goals of the Convention on Cluster Munitions§. The contest calls on young people worldwide to share their thoughts, insights and perspectives on the unacceptable harm caused by the use of cluster munitions, focusing on three main themes: risk education, humanitarian disarmament, and the Sustainable Development Goals. For more information on how to join the contest, please click . Register to participate in person or online.