CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO OPEN 2002 SESSION ON 21 JANUARY

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 18 January (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 2002 session on Monday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations.  The first public plenary will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 22 January.

CONFERENCE APPEALS FOR WIDER ADHERENCE TO PROTOCOL ON PROHIBITION OF MINES

(Reissued as received.)

Conference on Facilitating the Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

5^th Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES STRESS DETERMINATION TO PROMOTE EARLY ENTRY INTO FORCE

OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY, AS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES AT HEADQUARTERS

Final Declaration Calls for Moratorium on Nuclear Testing;

Treaty Has 87 Ratifications, but Needs 13 More States from ‘Annex 2’

Conference on Facilitating Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

4^th Meeting (PM)

FRANCE’S FOREIGN MINISTER URGES STATES CRUCIAL TO NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY’S

SUCCESS TO RATIFY IT WITHOUT DELAY, AS HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE CONTINUES

Twenty-two More Speakers Address Conference;

Conference on Facilitating Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

3^rd Meeting (AM)

NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY ‘PILLAR’ OF SYSTEM CONTROLLING WEAPONS OF MASS

DESTRUCTION, CANADA’S FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS CONFERENCE

17 More Speakers Address Treaty’s Value, Needed Ratifications;

Conference on Facilitating Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

4^th Meeting (PM)

FRANCE’S FOREIGN MINISTER URGES STATES CRUCIAL TO NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY’S

SUCCESS TO RATIFY IT WITHOUT DELAY, AS HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE CONTINUES

Twenty-two More Speakers Address Conference;

Conference on Facilitating the Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

 Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

2^nd Meeting (PM)

Conference on Facilitating Entry

into Force of the Comprehensive

Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

1^st Meeting (AM)

‘PRECIOUS, BUT FLEETING’ OPPORTUNITY TO FREE WORLD OF NUCLEAR-WEAPON THREAT,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY OPENS

Twenty Speakers Address Opening Session;

Background Release

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

AT HEADQUARTERS, 11 - 13 NOVEMBER

CENTRAL AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON PROTECTING WOMEN, CHILDREN

IN ARMED CONFLICT TO BE HELD IN KINSHASA, 14-16 NOVEMBER