Round-Up of Session

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2003 SESSION

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GENEVA, 9 September (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded the third and last part of its 2003 session after adopting its annual report.

STATES PARTIES TO LANDMINES BAN TREATY TAKE THEIR MESSAGE TO ASIA

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GENEVA, 8 September (UN Information Service) -- States Parties to the Convention banning anti-personnel mines will meet in Asia for the first time ever when they convene their fifth annual meeting in Bangkok from September 15 to 19, 2003.

CONFERENCE ON TEST-BAN TREATY CONCLUDES; FINAL DECLARATION

CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL RATIFICATION

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GLOBAL DISARMAMENT EFFORTS SURVEYED IN ANNUAL YEARBOOK ISSUED TODAY IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, 5 September (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The 2002United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, published by the Department for Disarmament Affairs, was released today.  As described by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the first chapter:

FOREIGN MINISTER OF JAPAN ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

Conference Hears Statements by France, Cuba, Republic

Of Korea, United Kingdom, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan

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SPEAKERS AT TEST BAN TREATY CONFERENCE RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL

THREATS OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM, RESUMED WEAPONS TESTING

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DELEGATES CALL FOR STRONG FINAL DECLARATION

AS TEST-BAN-TREATY DEBATE CONTINUES

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VIENNA, 3 September (CTBTO) -- Several speakers emphasized the need for a strong final document at the conclusion of the 2003 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) as delegates continued their general debate this afternoon.

CONFERENCE ON FACILITATING ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN

TREATY OPENS IN VIENNA

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VIENNA, 3 September (CTBTO) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan called upon all States that had yet to sign or ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) to do so without delay, as the 2003 Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT opened this morning in Vienna, Austria.

Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty To Be Held In Vienna, 3 – 5 September

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEMBERS BEGIN NEW PROCESS

Experts to Meet in Geneva to Discuss Ways

Of Strengthening National Measures against Biological Weapons

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