High Representative Statements (2024)

November

14th

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Keynote address at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference

13th

High Representative opening remarks to the 4th annual meeting of States of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap

High Representative video message at the 2024 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

High Representative remarks at the 2024 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

4th

High Representative’s remarks to the 23rd Republic of Korea – United Nations Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues

1st

High Representative Nakamitsu’s video message to the 14th session of the International Cybersecurity Symposium

High Representative Nakamitsu’s opening remarks (by pre-recorded video message) to the 14th session of the International Cybersecurity Symposium

October

31st

ODA’s Director and Deputy to the High Representative Adedeji Ebo briefs the Security Council on the Threats to International Peace and Security

30th

High Representative’s video-message to the 14th International Cybersecurity Symposium

25th

High Representative’s Keynote Address at the Joint Side Event on Weapons of Mass Destruction Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Instruments in an Age of Accelerated Technological Change

24th

High Representative’s statement at the 15-Year Anniversary of the Establishment of the Mandate on Sexual Violence in Conflict

23rd

High Representative video message to the Regional Workshop on Implementing the Biological Weapons Convention and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia

High Representative opening remarks at the Regional Workshop on Implementing the Biological Weapons Convention and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia

18th

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs exchanges with diplomats about the 79th session resolutions and decisions of the First Committee

High Representative Delivers Opening Plenary Keynote, “Trust and Security in the Digital Era”

High Representative’s remarks at the First Committee side event “Voluntary information exchanges on legal reviews of new weapons, means and methods of warfare”

9th

High Representative Nakamitsu’s opening remarks at First Committee side event on the impacts of nuclear war and the role of the scientific community

High Representative Delivers Remarks on 20th Anniversary of Resolution 1540

7th

High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu delivers remarks to the opening of the 79th session of the First Committee of the General Assembly

September

26th

High Representative’s Keynote Remarks to the High-level Meeting on Safeguarding the Physical Backbone of Digital Futures

25th

ODA’s Director and Deputy to the High Representative Adedeji Ebo delivers remarks at the Conference “Africans against the Bomb”

24th

High Representative’s remarks at the Eleventh Ministerial meeting of the Friends of the CTBT

23rd

HR remarks at The High-level Meeting to Launch the Friends of FMCT

16th

High Representative’s video message at 18th International Forum: Partnership of State Authorities, Business Community and Civil Society in ensuring International Information Security

13th

HR Ms. Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on the threats to International Peace and Security

10th

High Representative delivers remarks at the Twelfth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions

6th

High Representative Nakamitsu’s video message to the African Conference on the Universalisation and Implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

5th

ODA’s Director and Deputy to the High Representative Adedeji Ebo briefs the Security Council on the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

4th

Adedeji Ebo Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks at the High-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests

Director and Deputy to the High Representative for the Disarmament Affairs Adedeji Ebo’s remarks at the CTBTO Youth Group Art Exhibition for the International Day against Nuclear Tests

August

30th

Briefing by Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High-Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security and arms transfer to Ukraine

27th

High Representative’s welcoming remarks at the Workshop on Fostering Cooperation and Enhancing Consultation Mechanisms Among Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in Astana

July

22nd

High Representative delivers opening remarks to the Second Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

June

28th

High Representative delivers remarks at the Security Council on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) weapon transfers

HR Izumi Nakamitsu’s closing remarks at the Fourth Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

18th

HR Opening Remarks at High-level Meeting on “Developmentalizing” programmes on small arms and light weapons control and armed violence reduction

14th

Izumi Nakamitsu’s Briefing to the United Nations’ Security Council Threats to International Peace and Security

12th

Izumi Nakamitsu’s Opening Remarks to the Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship 2024 Online Workshop

11th

High Representative delivers remarks at the Security Council on the implementation of Resolution 2118 (2013)

Izumi Nakamitsu’s Opening Remarks at Regional Meeting on “Perspectives on the Middle East Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference”

May

24th

High Representative’s op-ed for The Mainichi newspaper

20th

Izumi Nakamitsu briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security (Ukraine)

9th

Izumi Nakamitsu’s video message to the First Meeting of Points of Contact Directory for ICT Security

April

30th

Opening Remarks to the 2024 Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapons Systems: “Legal Reviews of New Weapons: Addressing Challenges posed by New and Emerging Technologies”

1st

High Representatives’ opening statement to the Substantive session of the 2024 Disarmament Commission

March

22nd

High Representatives’ briefing to the United Nations’ Security Council on Threats to International Peace and Security

19th

Director and Deputy to the High-Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening remarks to the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons for the Caribbean States

11th

High Representative’s opening remarks to the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons – Latin America

5th

HR’s video message to the Group of Governmental Experts on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

High Representative’s opening remarks to the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the FourthReview Conference on the Programme of Action onSmall Arms and Light Weapons

Director and Deputy to the High-Representative for Disarmament Affairs’ opening remarks to the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

4th

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs video remarks to 7th session of  Open-Ended Working Groups on security of and in the use of ICTs

Statement by Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High-Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the Security Council on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013)

February

20th

HR video message to the 8th meeting of the Middle East Cyber Diplomacy Initiative (MECDI)

14th

HR keynote address at International Humanitarian Law Annual Retreat: Protecting Civilians against digital threats during armed conflicts

12th

High Representative urges boldness in opening statement to the Preparatory Committee to the Fourth Review Conference for the Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

January

31st

Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs delivers remarks to Organization of American States members gathering for 2-day workshop on Promoting Military Confidence Building Measures

30th

HR Nakamitsu delivers video remarks to the Regional Workshop on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences of the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas in Togo

22nd

Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs United Nations Security Council