5 years 9 months ago
“NEGLECTED” ANTI-VEHICLE MINES DISCUSSED DURING ONE-DAY INFORMAL MEETING
11 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
GENEVA – A one-day informal meeting on 6 November on the issue of Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines, also known as anti-vehicle mines (AVMs), brought together States, United Nations experts, international organizations, field operators and civil society.
The meeting examined the challenges and humanitarian impact of AVMs. As was noted in a recent study by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute: “AVMs have always had a humanitarian impact, but their significance has often been…
5 years 9 months ago
ONE-DAY MEETING ON MINES OTHER THAN ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES TO BE HELD AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS ON 6 NOVEMBER
05 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
An open-ended one-day meeting on mines other than anti-personnel mines (MOTAPM), also known as anti-vehicle mines (AVMs), will take place on Friday, 6 November 2015, in Conference Room XII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting is organized by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).
MOTAPM or anti-vehicle mines constitute a long-standing humanitarian concern. Their humanitarian and…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES 2015 SESSION
18 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Annual Report to the United Nations General Assembly
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon adopted its annual report to the United Nations General Assembly and concluded its 2015 session today.
Ambassador Dell Higgie of New Zealand, President of the Conference on Disarmament, thanked all delegations for the constructive spirit in the preparation of the report. The Conference proceeded to adopt the report, paragraph by paragraph. The report will be uploaded here. The Group of 21 had submitted a working paper, which would be added to the report under paragraph 59 and…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT AND CONCLUDES 2015 SESSION
18 September 2015
Press Release
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon adopted its annual report to the United Nations General Assembly and concluded its 2015 session. The report will be uploaded here.
The 2015 session of the Conference on Disarmament opened on 20 January with a message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivered by the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference, Michael Møller. In the message, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Conference that the need for progress in multilateral disarmament was greater than ever, but instead of seeking the peace and…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM THE CHAIRMAN-DESIGNATE OF THE FIRST COMMITTEE
15 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a meeting in which it heard from Karel von Oosterom, Chairman-designate of the First Committee, as well as the representatives of Cuba, Russian Federation, China, United States, Finland, United Kingdom, India, Syria and Egypt.
Karel von Oosterom, Chairman-designate of the First Committee, explained that his task as the Chair would be to navigate the work of the First Committee in a neutral, inclusive and transparent manner. He underlined that there was a direct link between the work of the Conference on…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENT BY CHINA ON ANNIVERSARY OF WAR WITH JAPAN, FAREWELL SPEECH BY PAKISTAN
08 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon heard a statement by China on the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance and a farewell statement by Ambassador Zamir Akram of Pakistan.
China said that on 3 September, the Chinese Government had held a solemn gathering in Beijing “in commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM KAZAKHSTAN ON INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS
02 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
Starts Discussing its Draft Annual Report to the General Assembly
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement from Kazakhstan on the International Day against Nuclear Tests and the importance of the early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The Conference also started to discuss it draft annual report to the General Assembly, hearing from New Zealand as the President, Mexico, South Africa, United Kingdom, Russian Federation and Belarus.
Kazakhstan felicitated all on the occasion of the International…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS FROM NEW ZEALAND AS NEW PRESIDENT, RUSSIA AND PAKISTAN
25 August 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from New Zealand as incoming President of the Conference, from Russia on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, and from Pakistan on a fissile material treaty.
Kate Donnelly, Deputy Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the Conference on Disarmament, speaking on behalf of Ambassador Dell Higgie of New Zealand, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the Conference on Disarmament and incoming President of the Conference, who was currently in Mexico for the first conference of States parties…
5 years 11 months ago
2015 UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME OF FELLOWSHIPS ON DISARMAMENT STARTS IN GENEVA
24 August 2015
Press Release
The 2015 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats and other government officials from 25 Member States of the United Nations.
Officials from the following Member States will be participating in the 2015 Disarmament Fellowship Programme: Argentina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo,…
5 years 11 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENT BY THE GROUP OF 21 ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
21 August 2015
Meeting Summaries
Hears Closing Remarks by the Netherlands as the Outgoing President
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement by Indonesia on behalf of the Group of 21 on nuclear disarmament and closing remarks by the Netherlands as President of the Conference. It also heard from Myanmar, the United States, New Zealand, India, Nigeria and the Republic of Korea.
Ambassador Henk Cor Van Der Kwast of the Netherlands, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that in the formal and informal meetings held under the Presidency of the Netherlands, many…
