Disarmament

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Liu Jieyi (China):

The international community must work together to prevent the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons use, including in the hands of terrorist groups, speakers stressed today as the Disarmament Commission concluded the general debate portion of its annual substantive session.

Despite talk of polarization, the international community shared the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, the Disarmament Commission heard today as it opened its 2016 session by adopting its agenda and opening its general debate.

NEW YORK, 4 April (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) — Government arms-transfer controls experts from member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as representatives of various international institutes, non-governmental organizations and the United Nations, are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on 4-5 April, to exchange views and share experiences regarding their preparations for the future implementation of the principles and provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty, including implementation challenges.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the photo exhibition on mine action, in New York today:

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins (Angola):

NEW YORK, 16 March (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR) is calling for applications for rapid response funding to emergency situations in the field of weapons management.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Head of the United Nations-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (UN-OPCW) Joint Investigative Mechanism, Virginia Gamba, is pleased to announce that the European Union has donated €4.6 million to be divided equally between the Mechanism and OPCW Special Missions in Syria.