The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic debate on assessing the implementation of nuclear disarmament, hearing from the Russian Federation and the United States on their efforts to reduce their nuclear arsenals and from other Member States who outlined their priorities within the…

The United Kingdom and France today called on the Conference on Disarmament to immediately start negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty. The United Kingdom said it fully supported the Conference on Disarmament and was committed to achieving substantive progress in the Conference in the…

Member States Urge Conference to Allow Representatives of Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations to Address the Conference in their Own Voice The Russian Federation and China today presented to the Conference on Disarmament a revised compilation of comments and suggestions on the working paper on…

The President of the Conference on Disarmament today outlined the timetable that the Presidents of the 2006 session of the Conference had agreed upon to ensure focused and structured debates on the agenda items. Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki of Poland, the President of the Conference, said the lack…

Observes Minute of Silence in Memory of Victims of Sunken Red Sea Ferry The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard general statements from France, Nigeria, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Syria on their priorities within the Conference and how to get substantive work started. At…

President of Conference Names Six Friends of Presidents The Conference on Disarmament today heard from a number of Member States who outlined their countries’ positions and priorities within the Conference, and heard proposals by France and Switzerland to add the issue of threats to civil…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, this morning held its thousandth meeting, an anniversary that was highlighted by all the speakers who urged further cooperation, compromise and change in order to break the deadlock and return the…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from a number of States on how to resolve the impasse in its work, hearing praise for steps taken by the President of the Conference and support for the Five Ambassadors plan. The plenary, which was devoted to general statements related to the…

The Conference on Disarmament today held the first plenary of its 2006 session in which it adopted its agenda and approved the participation of 26 States as observers. Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki of Poland, President of the Conference, said every effort had to be made to break the stalemate within…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first plenary of its 2006 session on Tuesday, 24 January, at the Palais des Nations. The session will open under the presidency of the Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki of Poland. The…