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Disarmament

12 May 2014

DC/3499

States to Discuss Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems at Geneva Meeting, 13-16 May

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons will hold discussions on lethal autonomous weapons systems from 13 to 16 May at the United Nations in Geneva, with the record attendance expected from representatives of States, United Nations entities, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations.

6 May 2014

DC/3496

Ten Years after Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), Member States Working Hard to Implement Its Requirements

A decade after the adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004),Governments around the world are working hard to implement its requirements, with Member States having enacted a large number of relevant laws and deployed a wide range of appropriate measures.

25 April 2014

DC/3492

Consensus Eludes Disarmament Commission as It Concludes Triennial Cycle on Agenda Driven by Nuclear, Conventional Weapons

The Disarmament Commission concluded its 2014 session without an agreed outcome at the end of the third and final year of considering its agenda items on nuclear disarmament and conventional weapons.

9 April 2014

DC/3491

South Africa to Host Workshop on Reporting under Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Pretoria, 10-11 April

The Government of South Africa will host a workshop in Pretoria from 10 to 11 April — facilitated by the Institute for Security Studies, with support from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa — to assist English-speaking States in preparing their initial reports pursuant to Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors.

9 April 2014

DC/3490

United Nations Messenger of Peace, Senior Officials to Attend Headquarters Launch of Book Aimed at Promoting Disarmament, 15 April

United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas will be coming to Headquarters for the launch of a book entitled Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do! on 15 April from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.

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

DC/3488

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

DC/3486

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

DSG/SM/764-DC/3487

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.