disarmament

New chairman of UN disarmament commission predicts challenges amid stalemate

6 December 2006
Citing a stalemate in international efforts to dismantle arsenals and stop the spread of arms, the newly elected Chairman of the United Nations Disarmament Commission predicted a challenging session ahead.

UN Assembly takes steps towards new treaty regulating global conventional arms trade

6 December 2006
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution effectively kicking off a diplomatic process aimed at promulgating a new international treaty on the global trade in conventional arms – a move immediately hailed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan – as it acted on a series of resolutions adopted at the recommendation of its Disarmament and International Security (First) Committee.
Kofi Annan

Secretary-General urges seminar to seek bold response to recent nuclear setbacks

2 November 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged participants at an international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation seminar to find bold responses to recent setbacks in the field, including concerns over the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear test and Iran’s nuclear programme.

UN disarmament panel opens session on preventing weapons proliferation to rogue groups

8 February 2006
Measures to prevent the proliferation of weapon systems to rogue groups will top the agenda of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, which today opens a three-day meeting in New York.