Following is the message of the UN Secretary-General to the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, which was delivered by Timothy Caughley, Deputy Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament…

The Ninth Annual Conference of the States Parties to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II), annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be…

The Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) will be held from 7 to 13 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in…

The First Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), will be held on 5 November 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Ambassador Johannes C. Landman of the Netherlands, who…

The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its report to the General Assembly and concluded its 2007 session. Speakers made statements, in which they expressed their frustration at coming extremely close to achieving consensus on a programme of work this year, after 10 years of deadlock, and…

Experts Work on Enhancing National Implementation and Regional Cooperation, Strengthening Barriers Against Biological Weapons The Meeting of Experts from States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Geneva from 20 to 24 August 2007. The Meeting of Experts is the first…

As decided by the Sixth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (December 2006) an Implementation Support Unit has been established to assist States Parties in their efforts to strengthen the implementation of the Convention and reduce the threat posed by biological weapons.…

Following agreement to promote universal adherence to the ban on biological weapons, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, and Trinidad and Tobago join treaty regime Current efforts to expand the membership of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), described as a cornerstone of international peace and…

The Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) of the States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded its session on 22 June 2007 in Geneva and…

The Preparatory Committee for the first Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, annexed to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded its work on 18 June 2007 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The one-day meeting organized…