In progress at UNHQ

First Committee

29 October 2008

GA/DIS/3378

STAUNCHING UNCONTROLLED SPREAD OF ILLICIT WEAPONS IS THRUST OF 1 OF 20 DRAFTS APPROVED IN FIRST COMMITTEE, AS VOTING CONTINUES ON BROAD RANGE OF MEASURES

29 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3378

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

20^th Meeting (PM)

28 October 2008

GA/DIS/3377

SEEKING TO REDUCE NUCLEAR DANGER, GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD CALL FOR URGENT STEPS TO REDUCE RISK OF ACCIDENTAL USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BY FIRST COMMITTEE TEXT

28 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3377

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

19^th Meeting (PM)

27 October 2008

GA/DIS/3376

CANADA ASKS FIRST COMMITTEE TO IMAGINE ‘UTOPIAN’ PICTURE OF DISARMAMENT MACHINERY; URGES ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS WHERE PROGRESS IN TRADITIONAL MACHINERY HAS STAGNATED

27 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3376

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

18^th Meeting (PM)

CANADA ASKS FIRST COMMITTEE TO IMAGINE ‘UTOPIAN’ PICTURE OF DISARMAMENT MACHINERY;

URGES ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS WHERE PROGRESS IN TRADITIONAL MACHINERY HAS STAGNATED

24 October 2008

GA/DIS/3375

LOFTY GOALS OF PEACE, DISARMAMENT, NON-PROLIFERATION REQUIRE SOUND REGIONAL PROGRAMMES, FIRST COMMITTEE HEARS AS THEMATIC DEBATES CONTINUE

24 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3375

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

17^th Meeting (PM)

23 October 2008

GA/DIS/3374

UNITED NATIONS IS DRIVING FORCE IN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS NEW SECURITY THREATS, AS DISARMAMENT MACHINERY ASSUMES MORE MAJOR ROLE, FIRST COMMITTEE TOLD

23 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3374

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

16^th Meeting (AM)

22 October 2008

GA/DIS/3373

FIRST COMMITTEE WILL ASK GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CALL ON STATES TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO PREVENT ILLICIT ARMS BROKERING, ACCORDING TO NEW DRAFT RESOLUTION

22 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3373

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

15^th Meeting (AM)

21 October 2008

GA/DIS/3372

NIGERIA URGES COUNTRIES TO HEED ‘CLARION CALLS ON OUR CONSCIENCES’ BY NEGOTIATING ARMS TRADE TREATY, AS FIRST COMMITTEE DEBATES CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

21 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3372

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

13^th & 14^th Meetings (AM & PM)

NIGERIA URGES COUNTRIES TO HEED ‘CLARION CALLS ON OUR CONSCIENCES’ BY NEGOTIATING

20 October 2008

GA/DIS/3371

PREVENTING OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE WOULD AVERT GRAVE DANGER; POSSIBLE NEW VERIFIABLE BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS NEEDED, SAYS DRAFT TEXT IN FIRST COMMITTEE

20 October 2008

	General AssemblyGA/DIS/3371

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

Sixty-third General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

PREVENTING OUTER SPACE ARMS RACE WOULD AVERT GRAVE DANGER; POSSIBLE NEW VERIFIABLE

BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS NEEDED, SAYS DRAFT TEXT IN FIRST COMMITTEE