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Disarmament

29 September 2015

DC/3585

Operationalizing Test-Ban Treaty Could Be ‘Circuit Breaker’ in Deadlock to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons, Secretary-General Tells States Parties Conference

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) today, said he was determined to live up to his name — “Ban” — and ban nuclear tests as an essential component of ridding the world of those weapons.

10 September 2015

SG/SM/17064-SC/12040-DC/3582

Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Follow-Up to Resolution 2235 (2015), Reiterating Call for Parties in Syria to Support Joint Investigative Body

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

8 September 2015

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General Assembly Informal Meeting Commemorating Sixth Annual International Day against Nuclear Tests to Showcase Global Non-Proliferation Efforts

The International Day against Nuclear Tests will be observed on 10 September at United Nations Headquarters. This year’s official opening ceremony, marked by an informal meeting, will be convened by the President of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, and organized in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

7 September 2015

SG/SM/17050-DC/3580

Secretary-General Surveys Successes, Challenges of Cluster Munition Convention, in Message to Review Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the first Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, delivered by Virginia Gamba, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, today:

27 August 2015

SG/SM/17036-DC/3579

Secretary-General, Deeply Disturbed by Ongoing Reports of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria, Recalls Security Council Text Stating This Will Not Be Tolerated

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

26 August 2015

SG/SM/17034-DC/3578

In Video Message for Disarmament Conference, Secretary-General Demands End to Nuclear Weapon Threat, Calling Setbacks ‘Reason to Try Harder’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the twenty-fifth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues, in Hiroshima City, Japan, 26-28 August:

24 August 2015

SG/SM/17028-DC/3577

In Video Message for First Conference of States Parties to Arms Trade Treaty, Secretary-General Hails ‘Historic’ Commitment to Responsible Weapons Transfer

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the first Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, in Cancun, Mexico, today:

18 August 2015

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United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues, to Be Held in Japan, Highlights Working towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

NEW YORK, 18 August (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The twenty-fifth United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues will take place in Hiroshima, Japan from 26 to 28 August.

9 August 2015

SG/SM/17003-DC/3574

Seven Decades Far Too Long for World to Have Lived in Nuclear Shadow, Secretary-General Tells Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Nagasaki, Japan, today:

6 August 2015

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Commemorating 70th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing, Secretary-General Honours Survivors, Affirms Resolve to Realize World ‘Free of Nuclear Shadow’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, as delivered by Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August: