Paul Kavanagh, the new Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Kavanagh had been serving as the…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Kazakhstan on the anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, and Italy and Sweden on the relevance of a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty for cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament.…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner…

The 2006 United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament begins 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…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, the World…

The new Ambassador of the Netherlands, Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, this afternoon presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikdze, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. van Eedennaam was Ambassador of The Netherlands to the United States…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning was addressed by the Head of the Verification and Security Policy Coordination of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in the context of its discussion of Fissile Material Cut-Off issues. The Conference then resumed its discussion on Transparency in…

The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its discussion of Transparency in Armaments, hearing speakers urge further controls on Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS), whose proliferation and unauthorised use was, according to speakers, an imminent and acute threat to…

Hears Statement by Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Argentina on the United Nations Register for Conventional Arms The Conference on Disarmament this morning began a focused, structured debate on transparency in armaments. Roberto García Moritán, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, said…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard a statement from the incoming President of the Conference, Ambassador Anton Pinter of Slovakia. It also held a general debate in which speakers addressed issues connected to the report of the Conference and to the agenda for the next year’s…