3.7. Disarmament Miscellaneous

♤ Conference on Disarmament, Highest platform of the UN on disarmament issues. It has 65 members and it works through consensus

♤ January United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA): UNODA was established in 1998 as the Department for Disarmament Affairs which was part of the SG’s programme for reform in accordance with his report to the General Assembly (A/51/950). It was originally established in 1982 upon the recommendation of the General Assembly’s second special session on disarmament (SSOD II).

♤ In 1992, its name was changed to Centre for Disarmament Affairs, under the Department of Political Affairs. At the end of 1997, it was renamed Department for Disarmament Affairs and in 2007, it became the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

3.7.1. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)♤ Formed in 1997, the OPCW is an independent, autonomous international organisation entered into force in 1997. Its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands o providing assistance and protection to States Parties against chemical threats; and