NEW YORK, 4 December 2015 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The fourteenth United Nations–Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation Issues will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 7 to 8 December.
NEW YORK, 24 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Government of the Philippines and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, with the financial support of the Government of Germany, are jointly organizing a workshop on capacity-building for the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, to be held in Manila, 25-26 November.
On 20 November a two-day conference ended in Wiesbaden, Germany, that engaged representatives of various sectors of industry from around the world, along with Government regulators, to consult on ways to enhance the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). Industry has a vital role to play, particularly in supporting the implementation of strategic trade controls and the physical protection of materials that might be diverted for use in the illicit development and production of such weapons and their delivery means.
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
NEW YORK, 19 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The “Wiesbaden Conference 2015: Private Sector Engagement in Strategic Trade Controls — Industry Recommendations for New Approaches on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 Implementation” will be held from 19 to 20 November in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Under-Secretary General and Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the sixty-first Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs — “Nagasaki’s Voice: Remember Your Humanity”, in Nagasaki, Japan, today:
NEW YORK, 23 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — With the aim of increasing awareness of the need for nuclear disarmament, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is sponsoring a global United Nations “Poster for Peace” contest, inviting citizens all over the world to join in and use their artistic talents to help promote a world free of nuclear weapons.
NEW YORK, 12 October (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The annual United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme will commence its final segment today at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, in New York today:
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the ninth Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), in New York today:
