🎙️PODCAST | North Korea🇰🇵and the limits of arms control, with Jeffrey Lewis Dr. Jeffrey Lewis Middlebury Institute Dr Lewis navigates the current #DPRK crisis, examining the #armscontrol agreements that govern it, global reactions, and key takeaways. Listen now 🔗lc.cx/u-_kCv

30/05 EU-China Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Dialogue in Beijing: constructive & frank exchange between EU Special Envoy@Amb_Klement_EU and DG Sun Xiaobo. Many important issues on the agenda, incl. Russian aggression in Ukraine, DRPK, Iran, AI and the NPT Review Process.

The annual 🇪🇺#EUNPDC Consultative Meeting organised by FRS on behalf of EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 begins this morning!   Participants will meet today and Thursday to discuss key #ArmsControl #Disarmament & #Nonproliferation issues 🧵

The ODA Fellows have arrived in Brussels! 🇧🇪🇪🇺 The fully-packed day 1️⃣ started with a tour of the EU Council, followed by a visit to the European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺, where many interesting lectures on #exportcontrols, NATO or #AI and arms control were in store for the Fellows. 🙌🏼⚛️🗣️

This week we mark in Geneva 🔟 years of the Arms Trade Treaty. The ATT is a key international instrument for regulating intl trade in conventional arms. It contributes to peace & security. It reduces human suffering. Check out our 🇪🇺statements at the Conference of State Parties👇

It's the 3rd time that the Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty gathers since Russia began its unprovoked & unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. We call on all State Parties to refrain from any arms transfers to Russia. Why? See below ⤵️

We congratulate the Gambia for acceding to the Arms Trade Treaty & Malawi for ratifying the ATT. They will become the 114th and 115th member of the Treaty! Despite this positive momentum, significant effort remains necessary to reinvigorate universalisation of the ATT.

We believe in cooperation, responsibility & transparency in the international arms trade, as underlying principles of the Arms Trade Treaty. We are hence concerned by the low rate of annual reporting; nearly 1/5th of State Parties have never reported. 🔗📄eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

We 🇪🇺 are proud to finance the AAMVS project developed by The Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT). We thank our partner States Ghana 🇬🇭 and Liberia 🇱🇷, as well as the Czech Republic 🇨🇿 for having presented their experience from the project pilot phase at the Arms Trade Treaty CSP10 side event.

The EU is proud to support the humanitarian values of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. We remain committed to upholding international humanitarian law, protecting civilians, and building a safer, more peaceful world. Together, we can make a difference! eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

The 🇪🇺EU continues to support peaceful resolution of conflicts, including through regional confidence- & security-building measures, funding national capacity building on SALW control, CBRN risk mitigation & on UNSCR 1540 implementation. Full statement➡️eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

The EU is committed to collaborating with all stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of the Space2030 Agenda and the use of space applications and technologies for the achievement of the SDGs. 🇪🇺Special Envoy for Space Marjolijn van Deelen Statement ➡️eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

The EU aims at identifying concrete measures to advance disarmament & non-proliferation goals to address major challenges to int'l peace & security. We look forward to engaging to revitalise the disarmament machinery in line with Pact for Future. ➡️eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

Kicking off the 13th edition of the EU Non Proliferation and Disarmament Conference! Organised by IAI on behalf of EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, the conference is a major international event that gathers #nonproliferation and #disarmament experts. Follow the 🧵 for more #EUNPDC2024

More parallel sessions taking place now at #EUNPDC2024! We discuss: 🔹 challenges to conventional arms control 🔹 emerging technologies and arms control 🔹the future of biological weapons

👇🏻A follow-up of a very successful EU-funded and OSCE-implemented project since 2019, to prepare for new challenges. #StandWithUkraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦

The EU makes sure that arms exports continue to be transparent. EU Council adopted the Annual Report on #ArmsExport by member states, including #EPF Full report: europa.eu/!c6gPpG (1/4)

1/3 The EU Council has updated Common Position 2008/944 on arms exports. Its 8 criteria serve to protect human rights, IHL, internal and regional stability, security of Member States and allies, and to prevent diversion. ➡️europa.eu/!7CttMC

2/3 The Council Conclusions on arms export control reaffirm the 🇪🇺's commitment to responsible and transparent arms trade and set the agenda for future 🇪🇺efforts on tracing, end-user monitoring, further facilitating exports of jointly produced equipment

3/3 and controlling intangible technology transfers: europa.eu/!NqNcXG. User’s Guide to the CP was reviewed and updated: europa.eu/!NBJBvx. The process was driven by🇪🇺military support to 🇺🇦, ATT works, and the need to facilitate exports of eqpt jointly produced in🇪🇺