7 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM ITS PRESIDENT AND THE GROUP OF 21
05 August 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by its President, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on behalf of the Group of 21, and Russia. Conference Members decided to cancel scheduled informal sessions on the timetable of a planned Schedule of Activities.
The President of the Conference, Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, gave an update on the status of ongoing consultations and proposed the cancellation of the outstanding scheduled informal sessions on substantive agenda items on the Schedule of Activities. No Conference Member…
7 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STARTS THIRD AND LAST PART OF ITS 2014 SESSION, HEARS STATEMENTS FROM ITS PRESIDENT AND THE GROUP OF 21
31 July 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning started the third and last part of its 2014 session, hearing statements by the President of the Conference, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on behalf of the Group of 21, and the United Kingdom.
The President of the Conference, Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, said that during the inter-sessional period he had held a number of consultations on how the work of the Conference could be moved forward. Views had been shared on the proposal to establish an informal…
7 years ago
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION MEETING OF EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN GENEVA FROM 4 TO 8 AUGUST 2014
30 July 2014
Meeting Summaries
The 2014 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of Experts will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 8 August 2014. Formally known as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, the Convention was the first multilateral disarmament treaty to ban an entire category of weapons. It was opened for signature in 1972 and entered into force in 1975. It currently has 170 States Parties, with a further 10 having signed but…
7 years 1 month ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS BY ITS PRESIDENT, KENYA, UKRAINE, SOUTH AFRICA, RUSSIA, TURKEY AND UNITED STATES
24 June 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, the incoming President of the Conference, as well as Kenya, Ukraine, South Africa, Russia, Turkey and United States.
Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, the incoming President of the Conference, stated that in the increasingly interdependent world, none of the serious problems could be solved by any party alone. Steady progress had been made under the schedule of activities, and work on the substantive agenda, while the…
7 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC ON BEHALF OF OBSERVER STATES AND FROM BULGARIA
17 June 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by the Czech Republic, speaking on behalf of the Informal Group of Observer States to the Conference, and by Bulgaria.
The President of the Conference, Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi of Kazakhstan, informed that he had appointed Ambassador Filloreta Kodra of Albania as the Friend of the President on the issue of the enlargement of the Conference, a function she would perform until the end of 2014.
The Czech Republic, speaking on behalf of the Informal Group of Observer…
7 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM DIGNITARIES FROM SENEGAL AND THE UNITED STATES
10 June 2014
Meeting Summaries
Acting Secretary-General of the Conference, Russia and China Take the Floor
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, Mankeur Ndiaye, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and Defence Policy of the United States, Frank A. Rose, the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference, Michael Møller, as well as the Ambassadors of the Russian Federation and China.
Mankeur Ndiaye, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, stated that the proper functioning of the Conference was crucial for the…
7 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS RESPONSES TO PROPOSALS BY MICHAEL MØLLER ON HOW TO REVITALIZE THE CONFERENCE
03 June 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament today heard responses to proposals by its Acting Secretary-General, Michael Møller, on how to revitalize the Conference.
Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi of Kazakhstan, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that last week he had suggested that the Conference devote today’s plenary to the consideration of the proposals made by the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference, Michael Møller, on May 20. After further consultations with many Member States, he had decided that today’s plenary should…
7 years 2 months ago
ACTING SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT MICHAEL MØLLER ADRESSES DELEGATIONS
02 June 2014
Meeting Summaries
Conference Hears Reports from Bodies Dealing with Outer Space, Fissile Material, Nuclear Disarmament and Autonomous Weapons
The Conference on Disarmament today heard a statement by its Acting Secretary-General, Michael Møller, as well as presentations by Russia on the work of the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities, by Canada on the work of the Group of Governmental Experts to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the…
7 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS BY ITS PRESIDENT, PAKISTAN AND SWITZERLAND
27 May 2014
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi of Kazakhstan, the incoming President of the Conference, Pakistan and Switzerland.
Ambassador Tileuberdi said it was an honour for him and for Kazakhstan to preside the Conference on Disarmament for the next four weeks. He thanked his predecessors for the important efforts that they had each invested in carrying forward the work of the Conference. The re-establishment of the informal working group and the beginning of informal meetings under the schedule of…
7 years 3 months ago
UNITED NATIONS MEETING OF EXPERTS ON LETHAL AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS SYSTEMS CONCLUDES
16 May 2014
Meeting Summaries
The four-day meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems held under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded today. This was the very first step by States, United Nations organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations to examine the implications of autonomous weapons. The meeting attracted record attendance. Discussions were held on the ethical, legal, military and technical aspects of these weapons systems.“Autonomous weapons are a complex issue. We had very fruitful discussions on…
