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FACT SHEET

DISARMAMENT YEARBOOK AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Disarmament Yearbook 

The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook is the flagship publication of the United Nations

Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). Published annually, it has been an excellent source of historical knowledge of developments, trends and achievements in the area of multilateral

disarmament and non-proliferation for since 1976.

The publication is designed to be a concise reference and user-friendly tool for diplomats,researchers, students and the general public on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control

issues under consideration by the international community. The Disarmament Yearbook is a

continuously evolving publication aiming not only to better serve its readers but also to become the

 primary source of information on multilateral disarmament issues.

The Yearbook is divided into two distinctive parts. Part I contains the annual compilation of the

text and statistics of disarmament-related resolutions and decisions of the previous General

Assembly session and is published during the first half of the year. Part II of the Yearbook isdivided among the main multilateral issues that were under consideration throughout the previous

year. It presents developments and trends on the issues; a convenient issue-oriented timeline; short

summaries of First Committee and General Assembly actions taken on resolutions and decisions;

 

 

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the full texts of principal multilateral agreements reached during the previous year and declarations

adopted by treaty review conferences.

The Disarmament Yearbook is available in print and electronic format (available online at

www.un.org/disarmament ). The online version of the publication is available only up to the

2002 Disarmament Yearbook (Volume 27). The Yearbook is also available as an“e-book ” which

can be purchased from commercial retailers and downloaded to an “e -reader” portable device. The publication is translated into all official languages of the United Nations but only the English

 publication is available in print version. All other languages are available in electronic format.

Other principal UNODA publications

The Occasional Papers: biannual publications of up-to-date issues in disarmament. Theyalso include edited presentations made at international meetings, symposia, seminars andworkshops organized or sponsored by UNODA or its regional centres in Lima, Lomé and

Kathmandu. A total of 21 Occasional Papers have been published so far.

The UNODA Update: a quarterly electronic newsletter providing information on theactivities of the Office in all relevant areas of disarmament.

The Disarmament Study Series (“Blue Book” series): a publication which compiles studiesand related documents from various groups of governmental experts or expert panels. The

latest publication in the Studies Series is No. 33 ( Developments in the Field of Information

and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security).

Other ad hoc publications: The latest being Disarmament  – A Basic Guide, a publicationaimed at informing, educating and generating public awareness of the importance of 

multilateral disarmament issues.

For more information:

www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/ODAPublications