United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
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The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) (French: Bureau des affaires du désarmement) is an Office of the United Nations Secretariat established in January 1998 as the Department for Disarmament Affairs, part of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plan to reform the UN as presented in his report to the General Assembly in July 1997.[2]
Abbreviation | UNODA |
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Formation | 1998 |
Type | Department of the Secretariat |
Legal status | Active |
Head | High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu[1] |
Parent organization | United Nations Secretariat |
Subsidiaries | UNLIREC, UNREC, UNRCPD |
Website | www |
Its goal is to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and the strengthening of the disarmament regimes in respect to other weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological weapons. It also promotes disarmament efforts in the area of conventional weapons, especially landmines and small arms, which are often the weapons of choice in contemporary conflicts.
It is led by an Under-Secretary-General (USG) and High Representative (HR), Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan, who took office on 1 May 2017.