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.)

UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CENTRAL AFRICAN SECURITY TO HOLD SMALL ARMS SEMINAR,

19^TH MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BRAZZAVILLE 12-17 MAY

SECOND SESSION OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2005 REVIEW CONFERENCE

OF PARTIES TO NPT CONCLUDES IN GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2005 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

REVIEW CONFERENCE TO MEET IN GENEVA 28 APRIL – 9 MAY

Disarmament Commission

2003 Substantive Session

256^th Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT COMMISSION CONCLUDES SESSION WITHOUT PROPOSALS

TO ADVANCE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, CONFIDENCE-BUILDING

Disarmament Commission

2003 Substantive Session

254^th & 255^th Meetings (AM & PM)

WORLD ORDER BASED ON EFFECTIVE ARMS CONTROL, REJECTION OF UNILATERAL USE

OF FORCE CALLED FOR IN DISARMAMENT COMMISSION

Disarmament Commission

2003 Substantive Session

252^nd & 253^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

‘CREEPING RETREAT’ FROM NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, INCREASED PROLIFERATION RISK

AMONG ISSUES STRESSED, AS DISARMAMENT COMMISSION OPENS SESSION

DEBATE ON IRAQ WAR ERUPTS IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

Conference Holds Final Plenary of First Part of 2003 Session

(Reissued as received.)