FIRST BIENNIAL MEETING OF STATES TO CONSIDER IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLAN

TO COMBAT ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE OPENS IN NEW YORK ON 7 JULY

NEW YORK, 3 July (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The first Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the 2001 Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects will meet at United Nations Headquarters in New York from

7 to 11 July.  

United Nations Conference on the

Illicit Trade in Small Arms

8^th Meeting (AM)

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS HIGHLIGHT IMPACT OF FIREARMS INJURIES,

GUN-OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE DEBATE

CORRECTION

In Press Release DC/2792, issued on 16 July 2001, the statement of MARY LEIGH BLEK, Million Mom March, on page 10 should read, as follows:

LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN STATES MEET TODAY TO ASSESS IMPACT

OF UN ACTION PROGRAMME ON SMALL ARMS, LIGHT WEAPONS

GROUP OF EXPERTS ON CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS PACT CONCLUDES FIFTH SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES SECOND PART OF 2003 SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER DRAFT PROPOSAL

FOR INSTRUMENT ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR

THIRD SESSION OF GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON TRACING

ILLICIT SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS CONCLUDES

NEW YORK, 6 June (UN Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The Group of Governmental Experts on Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons completed its third and final session under the chairmanship of Ambassador Rakesh Sood, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

THIRD SESSION OF GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON TRACING

ILLICIT SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS BEGINS WORK

NEW YORK, 2 June (UN Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The third and last session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons commenced today at United Nations Headquarters in New York, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Rakesh Sood, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament.

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS SECOND PART OF 2003 SESSION

Hears Statements from Representatives of Japan,

Russian Federation, and Ireland as President of Conference

(Reissued as received.)

SECOND SESSION OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2005 REVIEW CONFERENCE

OF PARTIES TO NPT CONCLUDES IN GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)