Since the foundation of the United Nations, disarmament and arms control have played a critical role in preventing and ending crises and armed conflict. Heightened tensions and dangers are better ...

But a new version of the royal coat of arms, quietly released by the Government last week, is unlikely to be widely seen for months or even years to come. While it forms the latest stage of a ...

Canberra's coat of arms is steeped in history. Almost a century old, it features a black swan on the left symbolising First Nations people and a white swan opposite symbolising "European Australians".

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The University Arms, whose background colour is azure, contains a gold-edged open book at its centre, on which is inscribed Disce Doce (Learn and Teach). On either side is a sheaf of eight silver ...

Swadesh M. Rana is former Chief, Conventional Arms Branch, Department of Disarmament Affairs, United Nations. A substantial reduction in the illicit financial arms flows is another benchmark in ...

Almost half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single national symbol. They are used to forge a national identity in many ...

The “Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA)”, adopted by consensus during the United Nations Conference on ...

UNITED NATIONS--More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the time for statements has passed and immediate action ...

Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant ... he purchased Russian military cargo planes and used them to ...

YANGON, Sept 16 (Reuters): Countries should do more to prevent revenues and arms from reaching a military in Myanmar that is ruling by repressing and terrorising its people, the United Nations ...