MORE THAN 130 COUNTRIES AGREE TO STEP UP ACTION

TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF LANDMINES TREATY

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GENEVA (UN Information Service), 20 September -- States Parties to the Convention banning anti-personnel mines have confirmed their commitment to take strong action to fulfil the humanitarian aims of the landmark international treaty.

FOURTH MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO OTTAWA CONVENTION

TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM 16 TO 20 SEPTEMBER

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT, CONCLUDES 2002 SESSION

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GENEVA, 12 September (UN Information Service) -- The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its annual report and concluded its 2002 session after hearing statements welcoming the "Five Ambassadors" initiative to end the stalemate in the work of the Conference, marking the first anniversary of the

UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CENTRAL AFRICA SECURITY QUESTIONS

TO MEET IN BANGUI, 26-30 AUGUST

NEW YORK, 19 August (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa will be holding its eighteenth ministerial meeting from 26 to 30 August, in Bangui, the Central African Republic. 

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TO VISIT CENTRAL ASIA

FOR TALKS ON NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE

NEW YORK, 12 August (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, will visit Central Asia from 14 to 26 August.  Mr. Dhanapala will visit Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and will meet with the political leadership of these countries and senior officials.

CHALLENGE OF TERRORISM FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, DISARMAMENT:

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL IMPACT ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING

2001 UNITED NATIONS DISARMAMENT YEARBOOK RELEASED

The 2001 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook was released yesterday and a copy was presented to the Secretary-General by Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs.  The Yearbook describes developments in the field of disarmament in the United Nations during the year 2001.  The contents include:

ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT MATTERS TO MEET IN GENEVA, 17 - 19 JULY

NEW YORK, 15 July (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters will meet for a three-day closed session in Geneva from 17 to 19 July 2002.  Its last session was held in New York from 30 January to 1 February 2002.  The Board meets twice a year.

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES SECOND PART OF 2002 SESSION

Russian Federation, China Present Joint Working Paper on Prevention

Of Deployment of Weapons in Outer Space; Germany Assumes Presidency of Conference

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