Disarmament

EXPERT GROUP ON DISARMAMENT AND NON-PROLIFERATION EDUCATION

TO MEET FROM 8-10 AUGUST IN CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK, 7 August (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- A group of governmental experts undertaking a United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education will hold its second session from 8 to 10 August 2001, at the Center for Non-proliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

TRANSPARENCY IN MILITARY MATTERS GROWS

ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION MEETING:  EVOLUTION OF SCOPE OF SECURITY,

DISARMAMENT IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

NEW YORK, 30 July (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- A United Nations Conference will examine the scope of security and disarmament in the Asian and Pacific region in the coming years in Kanazawa, Japan, from 28 to 31 August.

United Nations Conference on the

Illicit Trade in Small Arms

10^th Meeting and Round-up

SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES WITH CONSENSUS ADOPTION OF ACTION PROGRAMME

Conference President, Calling Compromise Text ‘Significant Step Forward’,

Disappointed at Failure to Agree on Controls over Private Ownership, Transfers

OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN URGES ALL AFRICAN LEADERS

TO JOIN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

(Reissued as received.)

United Nations Conference on the

Illicit Trade in Small Arms

9^th Meeting (AM)

OAU URGES CONFERENCE TO TAKE AFRICAN COMMON POSITION

OF SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION INTO CONSIDERATION

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

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

United Nations Conference on the

Illicit Trade in Small Arms

7^th Meeting (AM)

SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT WITH CALLS

FOR ACTION ON SUPPLY, DEMAND SIDES OF PROLIFERATION ISSUE