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UN Secretary-General’s press remarks at UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia
PRESS REMARKS AT UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 13 June 2015 It is a great pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your taking the time. I am also very happy to visit this UNRCCA… [source: Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General]
Conference on Disarmament Hears Statements from Myanmar as President, Malaysia on behalf of ASEAN, Pakistan, Brazil and Finnland
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Myanmar as incoming President of the Conference, Malaysia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Pakistan, Brazil and Finland. Ambassador Maung Wai of Myanmar, incoming President of the Conference… [source: United Nations Office in Geneva UNOG]
Statement By Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Kim Won-soo on the Launching of the 2015 Small Arms Survey Yearbook
Read the complete statement here. View News Item Source [source: UNODA]
Mr. Kim Won-soo assumes position as Under Secretary-General and Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Mr. Kim Won-soo assumed his position as Under Secretary-General and Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on 1 June 2015. View News Item Source [source: UNODA]
Major milestone reached as 90% of global chemical weapon stocks destroyed
OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, today announced that 90% of declared chemical weapons had been verified by the OPCW as destroyed. This includes stocks of unitary weapons, such as sulfur mustard, and primary precursor chemicals for producing deadly nerve agents,… [source: OPCW]
Secretary-General’s Spokesperson releases statement on outcome of 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the outcome of the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. View News Item Source [source: UN]
UNRCPD has taken up work in Bangkok
After the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May 2015 in Kathmandu, UNRCPD has been temporarily relocated to Bangkok and on 19 May 2015. [source: UNRCPD]
Deputy High Representative’s remarks at an NPT side-event organized by Unfold Zero: “United Nations Initiatives for Nuclear Abolition”
Speech given by UNODA Deputy High Representative Virginia Gamba on the United Nations Initiatives for Nuclear Abolition. View News Item Source [source: UNODA]
Human Cost of Illicit Flow of Small Arms, Light Weapons Stressed in Security Council Debate
Underscoring the human suffering caused by the widespread availability of small arms and light weapons in conflict zones at an all-day open debate in the Security Council today, speakers called for the urgent management of such deadly materiel through national… [source: UN]
Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education Case Studies and Best Practices for the Future
Statement by Virginia Gamba, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Office for Disarmament Affairs. View News Item Source [source: UNODA]