First Committee

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GA/DIS/3194

DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ‘PATH TO TOTAL ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS’ APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE, AS IT CONCLUDES CURRENT SESSION

Also Approves Texts on Middle East Nuclear Proliferation, Fissile Material, Arms Register, Regional Disarmament, Small Arms

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GA/DIS/3193

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXTS CALLING FOR STRENGHTHENED ABM TREATY, ‘NEW AGENDA’ TO ACHIEVE NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE WORLD

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GA/DIS/3192

PROMOTION OF NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE STATUS OF SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CALLED FOR IN DRAFT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY FIRST COMMITTEE

Four Other Approved Texts Concern Missiles, Small Arms Conference, Biological Weapons Convention Protocol, South-Eastern Europe Stability

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GA/DIS/3191

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES SIX DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING TEXT ON COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

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GA/DIS/3190

TEXT OF PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES ONE OF 7 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED IN DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE

Others Concern Environmental Norms, Disarmament Education, Telecommunications, Development, Practical Disarmament, Mediterranean

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GA/DIS/3189

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES 14 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ON WIDE RANGE OF DISARMAMENT, SECURITY ISSUES

Regional Conventional Arms Control, Landmine Convention, Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Among Issues Addressed

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GA/DIS/3168

DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE 2 OCTOBER

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GA/DIS/3167

DISARMAMENT COMMITTEE HOLDS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), in an organizational meeting this afternoon, elected two vice-chairmen and adopted its programme of work for the current session. The Chairman, Mya Than (Myanmar), was elected by acclamation on 5 September.

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GA/DIS/3165

FIRST COMMITTEE APPROVES TEXT ON ANTARCTICA CONCLUDES WORK FOR CURRENT SESSION

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GA/DIS/3164

FIRST COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF DISARMAMENT DRAFT RESOLUTIONS

Text on Fissile Material Treaty Withdrawn