The Conference on Disarmament today discussed items 5, 6 and 7 of its agenda concerning new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons, a comprehensive programme of disarmament, and transparency in armaments. The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the draft programme of work presented by the President of the Conference, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Mr. Valero said the draft programme of work prepared by the Venezuelan presidency had been circulated and…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard public presentations on items 1, 2 and 4 of the agenda, dealing with nuclear disarmament, followed by an informal discussion. The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), said two…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), during which it discussed the minimum elements that a programme of work should contain. The President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Jorge Valero of…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the issue of transparency in disarmament in its last plenary meeting under the presidency of the United States. The Conference heard from Heather Williams, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at Kings College in London and a member of the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened the second part of its 2019 session. The meeting was held under the Presidency of the United States of America. In an informal setting, the Conference discussed the question of nuclear deterrence, hearing from Brad Roberts, Director of the Center…

The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament, established by UN General Assembly resolution 71/67of 2016, concluded its work today with the adoption of a consensual report. Following the adoption of the final report of the Group, the Chair…

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems will meet in Geneva from 25 to 29 March 2019. The Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the second public plenary meeting of its 2019 session, in which it heard delegations proposing possible ways of moving ahead toward agreement on a programme of work. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, welcomed new…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2019 session on Monday, 21 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open under the presidency of Ukraine. The presidency of the…