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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MEET TO ASSESS PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT TO ELIMINATE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

6 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MEET TO ASSESS PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT TO ELIMINATE ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES 26 November 2018 Press Release Representatives of 164 States parties, observer States and dozens of international and civil society organizations are gathering in Geneva between 26 and 30 November 2015 for the Seventeenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CLOSES ITS 2018 SESSION

6 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CLOSES ITS 2018 SESSION 14 September 2018 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament this evening concluded its 2018 session, which was held in three parts: from 22 January to 30 March; 14 May to 29 June; and 30 July to 14 September 2018. During the session, the Presidency of the Conference was successively assumed by Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey, each of which held…

2018 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS CONCLUDE

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2018 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS CONCLUDE 16 August 2018 Press Release States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) have concluded the 2018 Meetings of Experts held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 7 to 16 August 2018. This was the first set of such meetings in the new 2018-2020 intersessional process, that was agreed by the BWC Meeting of States Parties in December 2017. In…

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 16 AUGUST 2018

6 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETINGS OF EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN GENEVA FROM 7 TO 16 AUGUST 2018 07 August 2018 Press Release The 2018 Meetings of Experts to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) begin today at the United Nations Office at Geneva and will conclude on 16 August. This is the first set of such meetings in the new 2018-2020 intersessional process. In December 2017, the BWC Meeting of States Parties agreed on…

HIGH-LEVEL FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY (FMCT) EXPERT PREPARATORY GROUP ADOPTS ITS FINAL REPORT

6 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HIGH-LEVEL FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY (FMCT) EXPERT PREPARATORY GROUP ADOPTS ITS FINAL REPORT 08 June 2018 Press Release The high-level fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) expert preparatory group adopted today its final report, which makes recommendations on substantial elements of a future treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. “I am delighted that…

GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN GENEVA

6 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO CONSIDER THE ROLE OF VERIFICATION IN ADVANCING NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT BEGINS ITS WORK IN GENEVA 14 May 2018 Press Release The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament began its work today at the United Nations Office at Geneva. “Advancing nuclear disarmament verification is an essential foundation to achieve and maintain a world…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS PRESIDENT’S UPDATE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES COORDINATORS

7 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS PRESIDENT’S UPDATE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF SUBSIDIARY BODIES COORDINATORS 08 March 2018 Meeting Summaries Stresses Importance of Gender Parity in Nuclear Disarmament, on the Occasion of the International Women’s Day The Conference on Disarmament today heard from its President on the appointment of the coordinators of subsidiary bodies as called for in the decision CD/2119 of 16 February, and…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2018 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY

7 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF ITS 2018 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY 18 January 2018 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2018 session on Tuesday, 23 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.The session will open under the presidency of Sri Lanka. The presidency of the…

STATE OF PALESTINE JOINS PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR TO THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS

7 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home STATE OF PALESTINE JOINS PROTOCOL V ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR TO THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 11 January 2018 Press Release The State of Palestine, on 29 December 2017, joined Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), becoming the ninety-fourth High Contracting Party to the Protocol. The State of Palestine is a High Contracting Party to the…