Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

3^rd Meeting (AM)

Terrorist threats demand new definition of security, disarmament committee told

Peaceful Use of Outer Space, Nuclear-Weapon-Free

Middle East among Other Issues in Continuing General Debate

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

2^nd Meeting (AM)

Adapting to world’s changing reality, while not renegotiating basic principles

greatest challenge for current session, Disarmament Committee told

Under-Secretary-General Says Committee Has Responsibility

To Clarify Common Goals, Identify New Norms, Assess Progress

Fifty-ninth General Assembly

First Committee

1^st Meeting (PM)

Disarmament committee holds organizational meeting; debate will begin 4 October

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), this afternoon in an organizational meeting, adopted its programme of work and agenda for the fifty-ninth session.

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

23^rd Meeting (PM)

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 2006 CONFERENCE TO REVIEW PROGRESS

AGAINST ILLICIT SMALL ARMS TRADE, AS IT CONCLUDES SESSION

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Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

21^st Meeting (PM)

RISK OF PROLIFERATION, UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ‘NON-STRATEGIC’ NUCLEAR WEAPONS

ADDRESSED IN ONE OF FIVE TEXTS APPROVED BY DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Other Drafts Concern ‘Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World’,

Confidence-Building, African Nuclear Treaty, Central African Security

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

20^th Meeting (PM)

NUCLEAR WEAPON STATES CALLED ON TO HALT IMPROVEMENT, STOCKPILING

OF NUCLEAR WARHEADS, IN TEXT APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

Four Resolutions Recommended to General Assembly;

Others Address Middle East, Environmental Norms, Small Arms Traffic

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

19^th Meeting (AM)

TEXT OUTLINING ‘PATH’ TO TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

APPROVED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Four More Resolutions Recommended to General Assembly;

Others Address Ottawa Convention, Dual-Use Technology, Regional Centres

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

18^th Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE CONSENSUS TEXT CALLS ON ALL STATES TO SUPPORT EFFORTS

TO PREVENT TERRORISTS FROM ACQUIRING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

One of 12 Drafts Recommended to General Assembly for Adoption;

Disarmament and Development, Mediterranean Security Among Other Issues

Fifty-eighth General Assembly

First Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS

OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONAL ARMS REGISTER

Legality of Nuclear Weapons, Regional Disarmament

Among Other Issues Addressed, as 9 More Texts Recommended to General Assembly