The 2024 Pact for the Future recognized youth participation as critical to international peace and security. Top: Young Latin American leaders gather in Lima in December to build a region free of armed violence through GenerAcción Paz, a collaboration between the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and the United Nations Development Programme. Bottom: Participants in the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons during their inaugural study visit to Japan in August.

Timeline
THE FOREWORD
Chapters
THE TIMELINE
JAN
22 JAN - 28 MAR

Conference on Disarmament, 1st session

MAR
21 MAR

15th anniversary: entry into force of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

APR
1 APR

Disarmament Commission session

28 APR

20th anniversary: adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)

MAY
6 MAY

10th anniversary: adoption of the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

13 MAY - 28 JUN

Conference on Disarmament, 2nd session

JUN
7 JUN

25th anniversary: adoption of the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions

18 JUN

Fourth Review Conference of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

JUL
11 JUL

40th anniversary: entry into force of the Moon Treaty

29 JUL - 13 SEP

Conference on Disarmament, 3rd session

SEP
5 SEP

First Youth Leader Fund programme participants adopt DeclarACTION

18 SEP

25th anniversary: entry into force of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

OCT
7 OCT - 8 NOV

Seventy-ninth session of the First Committee of the General Assembly

DEC
1 DEC

65th anniversary: adoption of the Antarctic Treaty

24 DEC

10th anniversary: entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty

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ABOUT THE YEARBOOK
  • Concise reference tool on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control issues
  • Includes developments and trends, a convenient issue-oriented timeline and explanatory graphics and charts
  • Annex on resolutions, status of treaties and other resources: a one-stop-shop to access recommended 2023 information materials, including publications and the following databases:
  1. Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions Database: texts, sponsors, voting patterns and other related information.
  2. Disarmament Treaties Database: status of multilateral regulation and disarmament agreements.
  • User-friendly: Accessible on mobile devices and available in multiple languages through third-party machine translation (see how: Chrome | Safari). Official translations in the six official languages of the United Nations will be uploaded as they become available.

CONDENSED PREVIEW VS. FULL YEARBOOK

Preview edition: An advance and condensed version that provides an easy-to-read overview of the publication earlier in the year. Available in PDF and website formats in June 2024.

Full edition: Expands upon the preview edition. Provides more comprehensive information on the year’s activities. Available in website form in September 2024.