Disarmament

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Informal Conference on Disarmament, held in Geneva today:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message, as delivered by Michael Møller, Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, to the Conference on Disarmament, in Geneva, today:

The Disarmament Commission, in an organizational meeting this morning, elected the Chair for its 2015 substantive session and reviewed its agenda at the start of a new three-year cycle, which would be held from 6 to 24 April.

The following statement by UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon was issued today:

NEW YORK, 17 December (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — Grenada is the latest country to join the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, in Vienna today:

NEW YORK, 3 December (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The thirteenth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues will take place on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 4 to 5 December.

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message, as delivered by Angela Kane, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the nineteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, at The Hague, 1 December:

A regional legal assistance workshop on the Arms Trade Treaty will take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 18–19 November 2014.