#DisarmamentWeek We recall the #YLF study tour in August. Young leaders from 37 countries presented their “DeclarACTION”, as an action-oriented youth declaration for a world without nuclear weapons. Watch it here: youtube.com/live/JJTwW5snv…

On 8 November, the First Committee addressing conflicts, tensions, and efforts toward non-proliferation, disarmament, arms control, and sustainable peace concluded its session. 🔗 Read the full report: front.un-arm.org/wp-content/upl…

🇨🇷🇧🇪 GOAL! MATHILDE IN COSTA RICA ⚽️ The Belgian Queen plays football and volleyball. 🏐 In the Police Athletic Leagues in San José, police officers volunteer to provide sports training to underprivileged children, so that they do not hang around and stay out of crime.

I invite you to read The DeclarACTION and emerging challenges in nuclear disarmament which is included in this Occasional Paper No. 44. This is a piece of paper I authored.

Today marks the start of informal consultations on LAWS in New York. It's fitting these critical discussions are under UN General Assembly auspices, as it reinforces its pivotal role as the main deliberative organ in disarmament as established in SSOD-I. Costa Rica remains

“this issue concerns the future of multilateralism, of international law, and of our shared humanity…autonomy in weapons will not be confined to the battlefield - it will affect law enforcement, border control & other domains of public life” #KillerRobots stopkillerrobots.org/news/dynamic-c…

I was honored to take part in the launch event of the second phase of the YLF. Once a YLFer, always a YLFer. Welcome, colleagues! Many thanks to UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and Japanese Mission UN for this kind invitation. #YLF #disarmament #youth #youth4disarmament

80 years ago, Hiroshima bore the unimaginable cost of nuclear warfare. Today, we honour that memory by reaffirming our mission: a world 🌏 without nuclear tests - and ultimately without nuclear weapons.

La Naciones Unidas adopta resolución sobre gobernanza de la IA con liderazgo de 🇨🇷 y 🇪🇸 que permite ✔️ Crear un Panel Científico Internacional sobre IA ✔️ Establecer un Diálogo Mundial sobre su gobernanza Costa Rica impulsa una arquitectura ética y multilateral

La Asamblea General de la ONU ha adoptado hoy por consenso una resolución histórica, cofacilitada por España 🇪🇸 y Costa Rica 🇨🇷, que establece la creación de: ➡ Un Panel Científico Internacional Independiente sobre IA ➡ Un Diálogo Global sobre la Gobernanza de la IA

Today marks a historical moment for the United Nations with the establishment of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Global Dialogue of Artificial Intelligence Governance through the adoption of General Assembly resolution 79/325.

Today the First Committee begins its 80th session. As I hand the gavel to Ambassador Maurizio Massari , I'm grateful for the honor of chairing the 79th—where I continued Costa Rica's commitment to disarmament as the first woman Permanent Representative and second woman in history to

The #YLF Mentorship programme wrapped up with mentors and mentees - participants from Phase I of the YLF programme - sharing initiatives to turn ideas into action for nuclear disarmament. “This is not the end line, this is a milestone,” said UNODA Director Adedeji Ebo.

Ahead of the thematic conversations at #FirstCommittee starting tomorrow at the United Nations in New York, @Issjones recaps progress on #AutonomousWeapons at #UNGA80 from the week before ⤵️

“For 80 years, we have worked to forge peace, tackle poverty & hunger, advance human rights & build a more sustainable world – together.” On Friday's #UNDay, António Guterres urges people to unite & fulfil the extraordinary promise of the United Nations. un.org/en/observances…

This issue is too important for inaction. Brandon Mata explains why states must build on their current consensus on #AutonomousWeapons to meet the SecGen's 2026 deadline to agree a treaty. FUNPADEM 📺 Follow the #UNGA80 discussions live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k…

80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, survivor voices matter more than ever. Lovely Umayam's new publication explores how atomic bomb survivors and affected communities preserve their stories through archives, art and testimony. 🔗front.un-arm.org/publications/C…

Global military spending hit a record $2.7T in 2024, while global security worsened and progress on the Sustainable Development Goals faltered. The world is over-armed, while peace & development are underfunded. Learn more this #DisarmamentWeek: tinyurl.com/39uawywj

🚨🗳️The #AutonomousWeapons resolution has been adopted. Resolution L.41 tabled by Austria UN and 30 cosponsor states at #FirstCommittee has passed with broad cross-regional support. ✅ 156 in favour 🟡8 abstentions ❌5 against Read our analysis: stopkillerrobots.org/news/156-state…

Our final Atomic Bomb Survivor Stories Through Art event of the year! We’ll explore how counternarratives dismantle nuclear weapons narratives, with guests from fairpicture, 爆心へ/To Hypocenter, Artists Against the Bomb + more. ✨ Dec 11 — 9AM EST / 3PM CET 🗓️ Register via QR code