Disarmament

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel discussion on CTBT@20, in Vienna today:

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

The Leadership Panel of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2235 (2015), completed visits to Berlin and Tehran.

The Disarmament Commission today reached consensus on a draft report to send to the General Assembly, but was unable to agree any recommendations regarding issues on its agenda.

NEW YORK, 19 April (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas will congratulate 11 artists who won the United Nations Poster for Peace contest on 3 May from 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

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: