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Dysfunction in United Nations Disarmament Machinery Has ‘Insidious Effect’ of Stopping People from Listening to Each Other, First Committee Told
Dysfunction in United Nations Disarmament Machinery Has ‘Insidious Effect’ of Stopping People from Listening to Each Other, First Committee Told. View News Item Source> [source: UNODA]
‘Choose Wisely’ between Static or Dynamic Future, High Representative Warns First Committee as It Considers Deadlock in Disarmament Machinery
‘Choose Wisely’ between Static or Dynamic Future, High Representative Warns First Committee as It Considers Deadlock in Disarmament Machinery. View News Item Source> [source: UNODA]
High Representative’s speaks about “Capacities for Disarmament ” at First Committee high-level panel of inter-governmental organizations working in the field of disarmament
High Representative's speaks about "Capacities for Disarmament " at First Committee high-level panel of inter-governmental organizations working in the field of disarmament. View News Item Source> [source: UNODA]
Strategies Contemplating Nuclear Weapons Use, Acquisition by Terrorists Fortify Case for Their Elimination, Say First Committee Speakers
Strategies Contemplating Nuclear Weapons Use, Acquisition by Terrorists Fortify Case for Their Elimination, Say First Committee Speakers. View News Item Source> [source: UN]
Control Arms Launches 50 Celebrating 50 Initiatives
To mark the achievement of the 50th ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty, Control Arms has launched a photo exhibition “50 Celebrating 50” displayed both online (English, French, and Spanish) and in an installation at the UN Headquarters in New York. The exhibit highlights…
Vietnam vows to join global efforts in disarmament
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has confirmed Vietnam’s ongoing policy to support comprehensive disarmament, especially with regard to nuclear weapons. She made the affirmation at the general debate of the First Committee on Disarmament… [source: Talk Vietnam]
Development of New Warfare Technologies Like ‘Killer Robots’ Raises Concerns in First Committee about Machines Taking ‘Life-and-Death’ Decisions
Development of New Warfare Technologies Like ‘Killer Robots’ Raises Concerns in First Committee about Machines Taking ‘Life-and-Death’ Decisions. View News Item Source> [source: UNODA]
Boosting Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education
On Monday 13 October 2014, on the sidelines of the first day of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, the Permanent Missions of Austria, Japan and Mexico to the United Nations in cooperation with the Office for Disarmament… [source: UNODA]
High Representative’s Remark at the Side Event of the 69th Session of the First Committee on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education
High Representative's Remark at the Side Event of the 69th Session of the First Committee on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Education. View News Item Source> [source: UNODA]
Speakers in First Committee Signal Appetite for Accelerating Disarmament, Spotlighting Cross-Border ‘Hotbeds of Tension and Conflict’
Speakers in First Committee Signal Appetite for Accelerating Disarmament, Spotlighting Cross-Border ‘Hotbeds of Tension and Conflict’. View News Item Here> [source: UN]