UN CONFERENCE ON ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT AND THEIR FUTURE

TO CONVENE IN OSAKA, JAPAN, 19 - 22 AUGUST

CHINA ACCEPTS ‘FIVE AMBASSADORS’ PROPOSAL ON PREVENTION

OF ARMS RACE IN OUTER SPACE, AS AMENDED

(Reissued as received.)

Group of Governmental Experts on UN Register of Conventional Arms

CONCLUDES HEADQUARTERS SESSION, ADOPTS CONSENSUS REPORT

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS THIRD AND FINAL PART OF 2003 SESSION

Hears Statements from China, Russian Federation, Japan,

Serbia and Montenegro, Italy, Algeria and Conference President

(Reissued as received.)

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)

FIRST BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES TO ASSESS HALT TO ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE CONCLUDES, HAILS PROGRESS WORLDWIDE IN JUST TWO YEARS

Thematic Discussions End on Import/Export Controls, Illicit Brokering

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS TO MEET

IN GENEVA, 16 TO 18 JULY 2003, IN FORTY-FIRST SESSION

The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters will meet for a three-day closed session in Geneva, from 16 to 18 July 2003.  Its last session was held in New York from 5 to 7 February 2003.  The Board meets twice a year.

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

7^th & 8^th Meetings (AM & PM)

REGIONAL GROUPS, INCLUDING FROM AFRICA, EXPLORE DELAYS IN AND SOLUTIONS

TO IMPLEMENTING SMALL ARMS ACTION PLAN, IN BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES

Weapons Stockpile Management, Marking and Tracing,

Collection and Destruction, Links to Organized Crime, Also Considered

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

5^th & 6^th Meetings (AM & PM)

BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF NATIONAL PLANS TO CURB

ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE, HEARS PROPOSALS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

3^rd & 4^th Meetings (AM & PM)      

CALLS HEARD FOR MORE VIGOROUS INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST ILLICIT ARMS TRADE,

AS FIRST-EVER BIENNIAL MEETING ON SMALL ARMS FOLLOW-UP CONTINUES

Meeting of States to Consider Action

Programme on Illicit Small Arms Trade

1^st & 2^nd Meetings (AM & PM)