First Committee

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

URGENCY OF EARLY ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY, STRESSED

IN ONE OF 15 TEXTS APPROVED BY DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Eight Drafts Require Recorded Vote

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

15^th Meeting (AM)

IMPACT OF STATE DISPUTES ON ARMS RACE, NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AMONG ISSUES

ADDRESSED, AS SEVEN MORE DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

14^th Meeting (AM)

TWENTY DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED IN FIRST COMMITTEE; EFFECTIVE CONTROL OVER ARMS

TRANSFERS, ENHANCED COMMITTEE ROLE IN SECURITY AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

CURBING ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE FOCUS IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE,

AS EIGHT DRAFT TEXTS INTRODUCED

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT DRAFT TEXT CALLS FOR STRENGTHENED OUTER SPACE

LEGAL REGIME TO AVERT ‘GRAVE DANGER’ OF ARMS RACE

One of 7 Draft Resolutions Introduced;

Missiles, Reducing Nuclear Danger among Other Issues Addressed

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

11^th Meeting (AM)

DANGERS POSED BY PROLIFERATION OF ‘NON-STRATEGIC’ NUCLEAR WEAPONS,

ADDRESSED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION

Ten Texts Introduced on, among Others, Eliminating Nuclear Weapons,

New Disarmament Agenda, Ban on Fissile Material, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT ‘DOUBLE STANDARDS’, SMALL ARMS THREAT AMONG ISSUES RAISED,

AS FIRST COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

9^th Meeting (PM)

NON-PROLIFERATION FRAMEWORK BESET BY CRISIS OF IDENTITY, RELEVANCE,

EFFECTIVENESS, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

8^th Meeting (PM)

THREAT POSED BY NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME

FOCUS OF DEBATE IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

The threat posed by non-compliance with the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and the reasons underlying recent, well-publicized cases dominated debate this afternoon in the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security).

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

7^th Meeting (PM)

NON-PROLIFERATION OBLIGATIONS MARKED MORE OFTEN BY BREACH

THAN COMPLIANCE, DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE TOLD