This annual flagship publication of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs has provided comprehensive, objective information for diplomats and the interested public on multilateral efforts to advance the cause of peace through the regulation, control and elimination of weapons. Chapter 1 Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation -- Chapter 2 Biological and chemical weapons -- Chapter 3 Conventional weapons -- Chapter 4 Regional disarmament -- Chapter 5 Emerging, cross-cutting and other issues -- Chapter 6 Gender and disarmament -- Chapter 7 Disarmament machinery-- Chapter 8 Information and outreach -- Appendix I Status of multilateral arms regulation and disarmament agreements.
