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Mexico, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Togo, Switzerland,
United Republic of Tanzania, United States and Uzbekistan.
As in previous years, the 2011 programme was structured in three parts.
The first part of the programme was conducted in Geneva, where the Fellows
attended the Conference on Disarmament and heard lectures by senior
representatives of UNODA, the European Union, the International Committee
of the Red Cross, non-governmental organizations, the Geneva International
Centre for Humanitarian Demining and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic
Control of Armed Forces. Upon invitation by the Swiss authorities, visits to
the cities of Geneva and Bern were included in the programme.
The second part of the programme comprised study visits to
intergovernmental organizations of relevance in the field of disarmament, as
well as to Member States, at their invitation. In 2011, the Governments of
Germany, Japan and China invited the programme participants. These country
visits acquainted the Fellows with the national foreign policies of each
country in the areas of international security, through lectures, meetings with
Government officials and scholars, as well as by visits to relevant facilities.
The third part of the programme was carried out at the United Nations
Headquarters and consisted of a second cycle of lectures by members of
delegations to the First Committee and by United Nations officials on items
on the agenda of the Committee. The Fellows also regularly attended the
meetings of the First Committee.
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), an
autonomous extrabudgetary body within the United Nations system, develops
practical ideas for building peace and security through forward-looking
analysis of disarmament and security issues. Through its research projects,
publications, conferences and expert networks, UNIDIR serves as a bridge
between decision makers, researchers, practitioners, Member States and
United Nations agencies to promote creative thinking and dialogue on both
current and emerging security challenges.
In 2011, the Institute completed the restructuring of its work into five
programmes: Weapons of Mass Destruction; Weapons of Societal Disruption;
Emerging Threats; Process and Practice; and Security and Society. 96 This was
done to better address the needs and concerns of all stakeholders of UNIDIR,
as well to ensure that all elements of its mandate continue to be fulfilled.
96 Visit www.unidir.org for full access to books and reports, project descriptions and
materials, as well as the quarterly journal Disarmament Forum, audio files of UNIDIR
events and other resources. See also annex III to this chapter for a list of UNIDIR
publications in 2011.