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Secretary-General’s Message to the Twentieth Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered a message to the Twentieth Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Read more about the message here. [source: United Nations Secretary-General]
Secretary-General’s Message to the Fifteenth Meeting of the States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Santiago Chile
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered a message to the Fifteenth Meeting of the States Parties of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Santiago Chile. Read more about the message here. [source: United Nations Secretary-General]
High Representative Commemorates UNRCPD’s Resumption of Operations in Kathmandu and Re-launches the “Kathmandu Process”
On 21 November, the Foreign Minister of Nepal, Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, and the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo, unveiled a plaque commemorating the resumption of operations of the Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament… [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas Message on the Role of Civil Society in Promoting Disarmament
United Nations Messenger of Peace, Michael Douglas, issued a message on the role of civil society in promoting disarmament. Read the message here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Secretary-General’s Remarks on “Future of Multilateral Disarmament” at New York University
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered remarks on "Future of Multilateral Disarmament" at New York University. Read more about the remarks here. [source: United Nations Secretary-General]
High Representative’s Remarks to the 15th Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues
The UNODA High Representative, Mr. Kim Won-soo, gave remarks to the 15th Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues. Read the remarks here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
Security Council Extends Mandate of Mechanism to Identify Perpetrators Using Chemical Weapons in Syria
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations-Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Joint Investigative Mechanism, the body mandated to determine responsibility for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, for an additional year. View… [source: United Nations]
Jeju Island to Host 15th UN-ROK Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues, 17-18 November
The fifteenth United Nations–Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non‑proliferation Issues takes place on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from 17 to 18 November. Read more about the Conference here. [source: United Nations]
Secretary-General’s Message to the 8th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, delivered a message to the 8th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention. Listen to the message here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]
High Representative’s Remarks to the 8th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
The UNODA High Representative, Mr. Kim Won-soo, gave remarks to the 8th Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention. Read the remarks here. [source: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]