Although the Disarmament Commission had not been able to agree on elements of a draft declaration of the 2010s as the fourth disarmament decade -- the Commission’s main task this year -- a good basis for next year’s deliberations had been achieved, Commission Chairman Andrzej Towpik ( Poland) told delegates today at the closing of its 2009 substantive session.

29 April 2009

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Background Release

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

REVIEW CONFERENCE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS, 4-15 MAY

 

24 April 2009

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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1540 (2004)

TO BE HELD IN PORT-VILA, VANUATU, 29 APRIL TO 1 MAY

22 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

299^th Meeting (PM)

20 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

298^th Meeting (AM)

Disarmament Commission Elects Vice-Chairmen for current session,

 

chair of disarmament decade working group

 

16 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

297^th Meeting (AM)

15 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

295^th & 296^th Meetings (AM & PM)

delegates present visions of nuclear-weapon-free world as disarmament commission

reaches agreement on agenda, begins general debate

 

14 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

293^rd & 294^th Meetings (AM PM)

disarmament commission remains deadlocked amid divergent opinions

as delegations seek agreement on agenda

 

13 April 2009

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Disarmament Commission

2009 Substantive Session

291^st & 292^nd Meetings (AM PM)

As United Nations disarmament commission opens 2009 substantive session,

consensus on agreed agenda remains elusive

 

6 March 2009

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QATAR TO HOST WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL

 

RESOLUTION 1540 (2004), 8-11 MARCH