High Representative Statements (2009)

December

15th

Consideration of the Priorities for the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Abu Dhabi

November

20th

“The Secretary-General’s Five-Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament And the Road Ahead for the Nuclear-Weapon States”. by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Beijing, China

16th

“Eighth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues” keynote address by Sergio Duarte, Jeju, Republic of Korea

6th

“Bringing Democracy to Disarmament”, keynote address by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at the International Conference – Reaching Nuclear Disarmament – The Role of Civil Society in Strengthening the NPT, Stockholm, Sweden.

October

29th

Perspectives for an Increase in Accountability and Transparency through International Mechanisms for Non-Proliferation

21st

Special Event: Closing in on Entry-into-Force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

15th

Decreasing the Operational Readiness of Nuclear Weapons Systems in the U.S.-Russia Context: Reframing the Issue by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

13th

Current state of affairs in the field of arms control and disarmament and the role of the respective organizations – Statement before the First Committee of the General Assembly by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

Follow-up of resolutions and decisions adopted by the First Committee at its past session – Statement before the First Committee of the General Assembly by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

12th

Pugwash Consultation on the Status of the CTBT and Prospects for its Entry into Force by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

“The Secretary-General’s Five-Point Plan on Nuclear Disarmament” by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,

5th

Statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,

1st

HR’s remarks to Disarmament FellowsUnited Nations

“Resolution 1540: at the Crossroads”, HR’s message to civil society session United Nations,

September

19th

“The Partnership between the United Nations and Civil Society to Achieve a World Free of Nuclear Weapons”,United Nations

18th

The future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-test-Ban Treaty

“Disarm Now for a Better World”, remarks at the International Day of Peace

15th

Cluster Munitions and International Peace and SecuritySantiago, Chile

11th

Closing remarks at the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!Mexico City, Mexico – En español

Closing remarks at the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!Mexico City, Mexico

10th

Remarks to the OPANAL Council

3rd

Introductory remarks at the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO ConferenceMexico City, Mexico

August

26th

Opening remarks at the 21st UN Conference on Disarmament Issues.
From Niigata to the World: “Renewed Determination and Action Toward a Nuclear Weapon-Free World” Niigata City, Japan

10th

Opening of Kazakhstan/Japan Joint Exhibition on “Against Nuclear Arms”United Nations

7th

Article in the Disarmament Times summer 2009 Issue: “Nuclear Weapons and the “D-Word”

Opening plenary address: “A New Dawn for Nuclear Disarmament”, Nagasaki, Japan

July

1st

Opening Remarks to the 52nd Session of The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, Geneva

June

15th

Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

May

7th

The United Nations and Nuclear Disarmament, “Voices of Experience”, A Panel Event Hosted by UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and Pugwash Conferences, United Nations

5th

Remarks to Mayors for Peace, Towards a Decisive Decade for Nuclear Disarmament: 2010-2020, New York

Towards a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Remarks at a Book Promotion Event, New York

1st

An Update on the Disarmament Cascade, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Final Meeting, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

April

20th

An Effective and Legitimate Strategy for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, “Nuclear Nonproliferation : Time for Critical Decisions” Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Statement before the United Nations Disarmament Commission

3rd

Opening Remarks at the Special Briefing and Strategy Session: Contributions of the United Nations System in Advancing the Entry Into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations,
New York, NY

1st

Achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world: How parliaments can help – Article

Achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world: How parliaments can help

Recovering from the disarmament recession, “Weapons of Mass Destruction: Can the UN Build Momentum for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation?”, International Peace Institute, New York seminar, Rye Brook

March

17th

Remarks to the Group of Francophone Ambassadors, New York

14th

Response to Remarks by Chairman Boniface G. Chidyausiku, Meeting on Prospects for 2009 NPT PrepCom, Annecy

2nd

First substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group towards an Arms Trade Treaty, New York, US

Opening remarks at the International Symposium on Nuclear Security, International Atomic Energy Agency,Vienna

February

18th

Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, New York, US

January

1st

“New Imperatives and Openings for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World”, Rathaus Schönberg Berlin, Germany