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Disarmament

8 April 2014

DC/3489

Delegates Stress Need for Prompt Action to End 15-Year-Long Deadlock as Disarmament Commission Concludes General Debate

Concluding two days of general debate featuring the national views of 45 nuclear-weapon and non-nuclear-weapon States, delegates in the Disarmament Commission suggested a number of fresh ways to overcome the 15-year-long deadlock impeding the forum’s work.

7 April 2014

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Office for Disarmament Affairs, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Organize Meetings on Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004)

NEW YORK, 7 April (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The year 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), which stipulates that all States shall refrain from providing any form of support to non-State actors attempting to acquire or use weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.

7 April 2014

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Year Offers Chance to Break Lack of Consensus, Deputy Secretary-General Says as Disarmament Commission Opens 2014 Substantive Session

This year presented an opportunity to break the 14-year-long dearth of consensus outcomes in the United Nations Disarmament Commission, delegates heard today as that body opened its 2014 substantive session, the last of the current triennial cycle.

7 April 2014

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Deputy Secretary-General Says There Is No Reason Disarmament Commission Cannot Use New Session to Rebuild Trust, Confidence among Member States

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the opening plenary of the United Nations Disarmament Commission in New York today:

10 March 2014

DC/3481

Kazakhstan to Host Workshop on How Security Council’s Resolution on Weapons of Mass Destruction Fuels Global Drive for Disarmament, Non-proliferation

The Government of Kazakhstan will be hosting a workshop on 11-12 March in Astana to take stock of how a decade-old Security Council resolution aimed at curbing weapons of mass destruction impacts global and regional disarmament and non-proliferation.

24 February 2014

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Civil Society to Reflect on Measures for Implementing Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), in New Delhi, 25-26 February

Representatives of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, industry and academics will gather in New Delhi this week to help identify effective measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists and other non-State actors.

10 February 2014

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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa to Support Mali Workshop on Small Arms, Light Weapons, 12-14 February

Mali’s National Commission for the Fight against the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa are jointly organizing a workshop in Bamako, from 12 to 14 February, for the validation of the 2014-2018 National Action Plan to combat the proliferation and illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons.

17 January 2014

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Niger Hosts Visit by Security Council’s 1540 Committee, 13-17 January

A delegation of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee wrapped up its four-day visit to Niger, at the invitation of the Government.

25 November 2013

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Second Asian Regional Meeting to Facilitate Dialogue on Arms Trade Treaty Convenes in Manila, Philippines, 26-27 November

NEW YORK, 25 November (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Second Asian Regional Meeting to Facilitate Dialogue on the Arms Trade Treaty will take place in Manila, Philippines, from 26 to 27 November.

20 November 2013

DC/3467

Disarmament Commission, in Organizational Meeting, Reviews Proposals to Convene Substantive Session in April 2014, Continue Consideration of Current Agenda

In an organizational meeting this morning, the Disarmament Commission elected the Chair for its 2014 substantive session and reviewed the proposals contained in a resolution of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), including that it hold that session from 7 to 25 April.