Adopt Decision to Hold Third Review Conference in 2006 The Meeting of the States Parties to the 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), chaired by Ambassador…

States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 5 to 9 December 2005 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on the content, promulgation, and adoption of codes of conduct for scientists. The meeting is the last in a…

The Twelfth Session of the Group of Governmental Experts of the States Parties to the 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 22 November 2005 at the…

Meeting to Discuss Codes of Conduct for Scientists to Strengthen Barriers against Biological Weapons States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will meet in Geneva from 5 to 9 December 2005 to discuss and promote common understanding and effective action on the content,…

The Seventh Annual Conference of the States Parties to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II), annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to…

The Seventh Annual Conference of the States Parties to the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II), annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to…

The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded the third and last part of its 2005 session after adopting its annual report. In its report, which will be presented to the General Assembly at its present session, the Conference noted…

The 2005 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament starts today at the United Nations Office at Geneva with the participation of young diplomats from 30 Member States of the United Nations. The programme will last for a period of almost ten weeks. Diplomats from the following 30…

Observes Minute of Silence in Honour of Victims of Terrorist Attack in London The Conference on Disarmament today observed a minute of silence in honour of victims of last week's terrorist attack in London and heard statements by Bulgaria, Peru, Hungary, the Russian Federation, Brazil, China,…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a meeting to discuss the prevention of an arms race in outer space as one of its core items and in response to the proposal made by the President of the Conference, Ambassador Wegger Strommen of Norway, to hold four public plenaries to address the…