Representative Kane with delegation from Gensuikyo On Thursday, 10 October, High Representative Kane met with a delegation from Gensuikyo, also known as the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. The delegation was in New York at UN …
CTBTO’s of Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) On Thursday 26 September 2013, the eve of the Eighth Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), a new initiative to advance the CTBT’s entry into force …
Heads of State, Heads of Government, and Foreign Ministers gathered today at an historic High-level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament. Selected highlights of the opening plenary session are below. General Assembly President John Ashe Opened by General …
Fear and empty classes is what Subita recalls from her first year at school: “One of our teachers was killed during the conflict that is why school was closed for a long time and it affected our studies very much”. A decade of conflict in Nepal left over …
The General Assembly convened on 5 September 2013 an informal meeting to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In acclaiming Kazakhstan’s steps to outlaw nuclear weapons testing and advance global nuclear disarmament, United Nations …
Minister Bozhko, Ambassador Aitimova, excellencies, distinguished guests and friends—welcome all of you to this inauguration of this deeply moving exhibition, “Looking for Peace”. High Representative Kane delivering her remarks I am especially pleased …
The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs is pioneering new software applications to support ammunition stockpile management in the field. Not only essential to save the lives and livelihoods of those living there, but also to improve the safety of UN …
27 – 28 June 2013 — The International Arab Banking Summit, which was held in Vienna, devoted a special session to issues on UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004); a key international instrument in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass …
Below is a statement by Ms. Angela Kane, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Security on 2 July 2013 at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna, Austria. Excellencies, …
Below is a statement by Ms. Angela Kane, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Plenary Meeting of the Conference on Disarmament on 25 June 2013 at the Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. H.E. Mr. Zebari, Ambassador Ismail, Mr. …
