6 years 5 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FOCUSED DEBATE ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
24 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a focused debate on nuclear disarmament, with speakers outlining national positions and measures they were taking in support of nuclear disarmament.
Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdori of Mongolia, President of the Conference, said they would devote their meeting today to general statements on agenda items 1 and 2, with special focus on nuclear disarmament. To advance the agenda of disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons was one of the main priorities of the Conference and substantive and focused discussion on the…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES ORGANIZATION OF UPCOMING FORUM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY TO BE HELD ON 19 MARCH
17 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
Ambassador of Mongolia, as Incoming President of the Conference, Outlines his Plans for Formal Plenary Meetings on the Four Core Issues
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard the plans of its incoming President to hold formal plenary meetings on the four core issues, and an update from the acting Secretary-General of the Conference on preparations for the Conference on Disarmament/Civil Society Forum, which he was organizing and which would be held on 19 March.
Ambassador Vaanchig Purevdorj of Mongolia, incoming…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION, WORKING METHODS AND EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP
13 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Mexico’s Presidency of the Conference
The Conference on Disarmament today discussed draft proposals on civil society participation and establishment of a working group to review methods of work, and how to proceed on the issue of the Expansion of Membership of the Conference on Disarmament.
In his opening statement, the President of the Conference, Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico), said that the Second Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons had been opened in Nayarit, Mexico on this day one year earlier. It…
6 years 6 months ago
THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES EXPANSION OF ITS MEMBERSHIP
11 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
Also hears from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research regarding its current crisis
In its meeting today the Conference on Disarmament discussed the issue of the expansion of its membership.
In an opening statement Jorge Lomonaco, (Mexico), President of the Conference on Disarmament, recalled the two previous expansions of the membership of the Conference, in 1996 and in 1999, both of which took into account geographic representation and involved the appointment of Special Coordinators on the Expansion of Membership. No further review of membership had…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONSIDERS PROPOSAL ON CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION
10 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
Also discusses issues pertaining to its rules of procedure
The Conference on Disarmament today discussed a draft proposal for civil society participation, and considered issues pertaining to its rules of procedure, including a new proposal on the establishment of a working group to review its methods of work.
Jorge Lomonaco, President of the Conference on Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in an opening statement, presented a revised draft proposal regarding civil society participation which he hoped…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONSIDERS ISSUES RELATING TO RULES OF PROCEDURE
04 February 2015
Meeting Summaries
Considers proposal on civil society participation
During its meeting this afternoon the Conference on Disarmament took stock of efforts last week to adopt a programme of work, and discussed issues relating to its rules of procedure. The Conference also considered a draft proposal from its President on civil society participation.
Jorge Lomonaco, President of the Conference on Disarmament and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in an opening statement said the Conference was jointly responsible for building a system that…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT FAILS TO ADOPT PROGRAMME OF WORK UNDER FIRST PRESIDENCY OF 2015
29 January 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today failed to reach consensus on a draft Programme of Work for the 2015 session.
In opening remarks the President of the Conference, Jorge Lomónaco of Mexico, reminded delegates that the mandate of the Conference on Disarmament was not to reach agreement; its mandate was to negotiate, and adoption of a programme of work would allow the Conference to do just that. Today the delegates had an opportunity to make history and to make the Conference on Disarmament relevant again.
After hearing comments from delegations on…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES HUMANITARIAN IMPACT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MODEL CONVENTION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE FISSILE MATERIALS CUT-OFF TREATY
28 January 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today held two plenary meetings, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, in which it conducted interactive debates on the issues of humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, the Model Convention on Nuclear Weapons submitted by Costa Rica and Malaysia and the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty. The Conference also discussed other items of the agenda, including the non-placement of nuclear weapons in the outer space introduced by the Delegation of the…
6 years 6 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONSIDERS DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK
27 January 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement from its President outlining the schedule for the week’s work and presenting a draft programme of work, to be considered for adoption on Thursday, 29 January.
President of the Conference on Disarmament, Jorge Lomonaco of Mexico, incited delegates to be creative and constructive in overcoming artificial limitations that had been building for more than a decade; to distinguish between rules, traditions and mythology, and to create the incentives for the much needed political will that was essential…
6 years 6 months ago
MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
20 January 2015
Press Release
Delivered by Mr. Michael Moller, Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament
It gives me great pleasure to greet the Conference on Disarmament as it opens its session for 2015.
The need for progress in multilateral disarmament is greater than ever. Increasing tension and instability around the world have severely diminished the prospects for new arms control measures, and are jeopardizing existing arrangements. Unresolved regional disputes are putting pressure on disarmament and non-proliferation norms. Modernization programmes for nuclear weapons are under way…
