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General Assembly Plans High-Level Meeting to Mark Third Annual International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, 26 September
The third annual International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Tests will be observed on 26 September at United Nations Headquarters. The 2016 observance will be marked by a one-day high-level plenary meeting to be convened by Peter Thomson… [source: United Nations]
New UNODA Publication: “Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century”
New UNODA publication, Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century, was released. It is available for download as a PDF. Hard copies can be ordered from the UN Bookstore. View more information here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Swaziland Becomes 165th State to Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Swaziland has become the 165th State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). View more information here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Myanmar Becomes 166th State to Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Myanmar has become the 166th State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). View more information here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Secretary-General’s Remarks to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, gave remarks to the Eighth Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the CTBT. Read the remarks here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
The 2015 Disarmament Yearbook (Part 2) Released
The 2015 Disarmament Yearbook (Part 2) was released. It is available for download as a PDF. Hard copies can be ordered from the UN Bookstore. Read the Yearbook here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
High Representative’s remarks at the “UN International Day of Peace Observance: Sustainable Peace, Sustainable Development”
The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo, gave remarks at the “UN International Day of Peace Observance: Sustainable Peace, Sustainable Development”. Read the remarks here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
High Representative Interviewed by NHK (Japan) on Nuclear Test Ban
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs High Representative, Mr. Kim Won-soo, was interviewed by NHK (Japan) on nuclear test ban. Read more about the interview. [source: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) World]
Secretary-General’s Message to the Sixth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, issued a message to the Sixth Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Read the message here. [source: United Nations Secretary-General]
Member States Highlight UNRCPD Cooperation at CSP2
The Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), or CSP2, took place in Geneva from 22 to 26 August 2016. In the statements delivered by Member States in the United Nations' General Assembly General Debate, four…