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Meeting Summaries

BRITISH DEFENCE MINISTER ADDRESSES CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

President of the Conference Announces Appointment of Seven Coordinators Des Browne, the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, told the Conference on Disarmament today that he wanted to send a strong message about the priority the United Kingdom gave to its disarmament commitments…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS URGING ADOPTION OF DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL DECISION

Colombia Announces its Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard general statements from 11 countries, most of whom focused on the need to adopt the draft Presidential decision before the Conference in order to end the stalemate and…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM 12 SPEAKERS ON HOW TO START SUBSTANTIVE WORK, OTHER ISSUES

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard general statements from 12 speakers on how to start substantive work as well as other issues. Some speakers urged the Conference to adopt the Draft Presidential Decision and its concomitant statements in order to create a significant momentum to…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM CHINA, RUSSIA, EUROPEAN UNION, NETHERLANDS AND SRI LANKA

The Conference on Disarmament today heard general statements from China, the Russian Federation, Slovenia on behalf of the European Union, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, focusing on how to move forward on a programme of work. It also heard an opening address by the incoming President of the…
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UN SECRETARY-GENERAL RENEWS CALL TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO ADOPT SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE AND SEIZE HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO END IMPASSE

Conference also Addressed by Foreign Minister of Tunisia, Representatives of Eastern European Group, Group of 21, Western Group and China United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today addressed the opening plenary of the 2008 session of the Conference on Disarmament and renewed his call for…
Press Release

CCW GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS MAKE CRUCIAL START AT NEGOTIATING A PROPOSAL ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS

The first meeting of the 2008 Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) concluded on…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT 2008 SESSION OPENS ON 23 JANUARY

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Address the Opening Meeting The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2008 session on Wednesday, 23 January, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, which will be…
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GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS OF STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NEGOTIATE PROPOSAL ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS

The Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) will meet from 14 to 18 January 2008 at the Palais des…