The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo, gave remarks at the awards ceremony for the UNSCR 1540 International Student Essay Competition. Read the remarks here
The UNODA has published a “Study on a Treaty Banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices.” Read the full publication here.
Statement Secretary-General's message to the Conference on Disarmament [delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs] Geneva, Switzerland, 26 January 2016 I am pleased to send my greetings to all those taking part in the Conference on Disarmament as it begins its 2016 session.
Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards is the Deputy Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations in New York. She is a career diplomat and has been a member of the Jamaica Foreign Service since September 1994. Read more and Listen here.
Statement by Mr Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th session of the General Assembly at Informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly. Read more here.
Watch the Secretary-General's video message to 14th Republic of Korea-United Nations Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues here.
The General Assembly today, closely following the recommendation of its First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), where delegates increased their participation in debates by 40 per cent from last year, adopted 57 draft resolutions and decisions
Read the Opening Remarks at the 14th Republic of Korea-United Nations Joint Conference by Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Mr KIM Won-soo here.
The fourteenth United Nations–Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation Issues will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 7 to 8 December. Read more here.
The Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention will hold its Twentieth Session (CSP-20) from Monday, 30 November to Friday, 4 December 2015 at the World Forum Convention Center (WFCC) at Churchillplein 10, The Hague, the Netherlands
The Government of the Philippines and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, with the financial support of the Government of Germany, are jointly organizing a workshop on capacity-building for the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
The Secretary-General welcomes the fiftieth anniversary of General Assembly Resolution 2028, the historic resolution that established the five principles for a Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1965. Read statement here.
Secretary-General's message to the 61st Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs - Nagasaki's Voice: Remember your Humanity, delivered by Mr. Kim Won-soo, Under Secretary-General and Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Read statement here.
With the aim of increasing awareness of the need for nuclear disarmament, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is sponsoring a global United Nations “Poster for Peace” contest, inviting citizens all over the world to join in and use their artistic talents to help promote a world free of nuclear weapons.
UNRCPD continues to fulfil its mandate of assisting and working with countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: in July 2015, we successfully completed Phase II of our Peace and Disarmament Education Project in Nepal, and organized the 25th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Japan
Despite some gains, the world had been locked in a “cycle of intense frustration” over the lack of progress on nuclear disarmament, as the “flawed step-by-step approach” was not enough to achieve the goal of the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today, as it continued its general debate.
Amid concerns that the progress made since the cold war had stalled, the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) was warned today that there was “no time to lose”, and the international community was urged to “roll up its sleeves”
Read the Opening Statement at the General Debate of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by KIM Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs here.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) met Oct 7 in a brief organizational meeting to adopt its agenda and work programme for the seventieth General Assembly session. Read more here.
The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) met today in a brief organizational meeting to adopt its agenda and work programme for the seventieth General Assembly session. Read more here.
