disarmament

Amb. Tafrov briefs reporters

Security Council hails Libya's cooperation with UN on weapons verification

23 December 2003
Lauding Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction, Security Council members today encouraged Tripoli to cooperate with the United Nations in verifying that the decision is carried out.
Dr. ElBaradei

UN atomic energy agency chief to visit Libya for talks on nuclear activities

22 December 2003
The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today announced plans to visit Libya with a team of senior technical experts to quickly begin an "in-depth process" of verifying all of the country's past and present nuclear activities.

Annan hails establishment of panel on weapons of mass destruction

16 December 2003
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the establishment of a new Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission headed by former UN expert Hans Blix.

UN disarmament panel chairman says body concerned about multilateralism

10 October 2003
Diplomats in the United Nations General Assembly's disarmament committee have expressed grave concern about the future of multilateralism, especially in the context of disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation, the panel's chairman said.
Nobuyasu Abe

Countries need to boost global security, UN official tells disarmament panel

6 October 2003
United Nations Member States need to explore practical methods of strengthening world security with particular urgency at a time when recent events had shown that people outside of government could produce and use weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), a senior UN official said today.

After decline, arms sales on the rise again - UN report

25 September 2003
Arms sales, which had dropped off at the end of the Cold War, have been rising lately - despite being ineffective in fighting terrorism and having a "negative impact on overall global security," according to a new United Nations report.
Kofi Annan

Warning that nuclear test ban is vital, Annan urges speedy ratification

3 September 2003
Warning that a ban on nuclear testing is more vital than ever given the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on 12 key nations whose ratification is essential for the treaty to enter into force to do so forthwith, specifically naming the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

On Hiroshima Day, Annan urges world to do more for nuclear disarmament

6 August 2003
Commemorating the 58th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community to accelerate nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with the new “major concern” that such weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.

Annan appoints new chief of UN disarmament department

28 May 2003
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of a Japanese diplomat with wide experience in United Nations operations as the new chief of the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs.

UN disarmament commission fails to reach consensus in 2003 session

21 April 2003
In what it called a “disappointing outcome,” the United Nations Disarmament Commission has concluded its 2003 session without concrete proposals to advance either nuclear disarmament or confidence-building in the field of conventional arms.