Disarmament

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation/Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in New York today:

The absence of communication with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, especially military-to-military channels, was dangerous, the Secretary-General warned the Security Council today, emphasizing the need to lower the risk of miscalculation or misunderstanding.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as the Head of the independent three-member panel to lead the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism established by Security Council resolution 2235 (2015) on the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the commemorative ceremony for the twentieth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at The Hague today:

Following three weeks of deliberations, the Disarmament Commission reached consensus today on the draft report it would send to the General Assembly and on the reports of its subsidiary bodies, as it concluded its 2017 substantive session.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nikki Haley (United States):

The Disarmament Commission elected the final member of its Bureau today, and heard presentations by the Chairs of its two working groups.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nikki Haley (United States):

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

Negotiations on a legally binding treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons should breathe new life into the work of the Disarmament Commission, speakers said today as that panel concluded the general debate portion of its annual substantive session.