High Representative Statements (2010)

December

8th

Global Nuclear Disarmament after 2010: Expressway or Cul-de-Sac? Worldview Institute Seminar Hosted by United Nations Association

2nd

Opening statement at the The 9th UN/ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues. Jeju, Republic of Korea

November

16th

Message to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of Soka Gakki. Published in Seikyo Shimbun

9th

Other Weapons of Mass Destruction Seminar on Latin America and the Caribbean Facing Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Opportunities and Challenges. Montevideo, Uruguay

8th

The Secretary-General’s Five-Point Proposal for Nuclear Disarmament. Seminar on Latin America and the Caribbean: Facing Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Opportunities and Challenges. Montevideo, Uruguay

1st

Keynote Address Quo Vadis Nuclear Disarmament: Where Are We Heading? International Seminar on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: Toward the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Hosted by Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

October

23rd

Certificate Award ceremony for the 2010 Fellows on Disarmament

21st

Statement before the First Committee of the General Assembly Follow-up of resolutions and decisions adopted by the First Committee at its past session / Presentation of reports

Statement to the Panel of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly “Current state of affairs in the field of arms control and disarmament and the role of the respective organizations”

7th

Achieving Global Nuclear Disarmament – Lecture sponsored by The Student Political Science Association of Hunter College

4th

Statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly

Message to the Religions for Peace Meeting on Arms Down! Global Youth Campaign for Shared Security, delivered on behalf of the Secretary General

1st

The Ultimate Nuclear Test – An editorial for Project Syndicate by Sergio Duarte and Tibor Toth

September

14th

Keynote Address to the conference. From Aspiration to Reality: Nuclear Disarmament after the NPT Review. Sponsored by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Middle Powers Initiative. Geneva, Switzerland

9th

A Consultation on Prioritizing the NPT Action Plan Sponsored by the EastWest Institute. United Nations, New York

August

27th

The Aftermath of the NPT Review Conference: The United Nations and Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament. 19th World Congress on Nuclear Abolition. International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear Wear (IPPNW). Basel, Switzerland

25th

The 22nd United Nations Conference on Disarmament Issues “A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: Making Steady Progress from Vision to Action” Saitama, Japan

6th

“Democracy, Disarmament, and the Rule of Law” Speech at the 2010 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, 6 August 2010, Hiroshima, Japan

July

19th

Global Nuclear Disarmament: A Practical Necessity, a Moral Imperative 2010 Chautauqua Lectures, Week Four: Nuclear Disarmament, Hall of Philosophy. Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY

12th

Statement of the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty

8th

Message to the UNIDIR Commemoration

7th

Opening Remarks to the 54th session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Geneva

2nd

“Planting the Seeds of Disarmament” Disarmament Times Article. Summer Issue, Volume 33

June

24th

Opening statement at the International Conference on Disarmament Issues in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Region, Hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Address at the International Conference on Disarmament Issues in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Region, Hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,

14th

Opening Remarks at Fourth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, New York

May

26th

Remarks at Mini Treaty Event marking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty by the Central African Republic and Trinidad and Tobago.

11th

Opening Remarks, SGI Hibakusha Event, New Culture Center.

10th

Opening Remarks, Panel on Nuclear Weapons Delegitimization Study, United Nations, New York

5th

Remarks at Book Launching of ‘Security Without Nuclear Deterrence’United Nations Bookstore.

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Regime:Facing Old Hurdles, New Challenges

3rd

Remarks at Hibakusha Stories Reception and Concert: Passing the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Future GenerationsUnited Nations.

2nd

Acceptance of a Petition for Global Nuclear Disarmament

April

17th

Message to the International Conference: “International Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: World Security Without Weapons of Mass Destruction”,[delivered by Taijiro Kimura, Director of the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific], Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

15th

Review Conferences of the Past: Key Decisions, Successful Experiences, and Lessons Learned, A briefing for African States Towards the 2010 NPT Review Conference United Nations,

14th

Opening remarks, Round Table “Enhancing Responsibilities from the States Towards the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”,Embassy of Italy to the United States, Washington D.C

March

24th

The Role of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in the Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Regime, United States Institute of Peace. Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

10th

40th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the NPT, UNIDIR, Geneva, Switzerland

4th

Nuclear Weapons and the NPT, Opening Statement at The Moscow Nonproliferation Conference 2010,Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS), Moscow

1st

Opening statement before the United Nations Disarmament Commission

February

25th

Nuclear Weapons and the Rule of Law, Keynote Address, Conference on Nuclear Weapons and International Law: A Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime for the 21st Century. Fordham University

24th

High Representative’s Opening remarks to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters New York

19th

Nuclear Security and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference: Building Up or Breaking Down: The Direction of Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Albert Schweitzer Institute, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut

10th

Disarmament and Non-Proliferation as Instruments of International Peace and Security, Seminar of the 61st Session of the Institute for High Defense Studies The International Situation. Rome

The United Nations and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament, Vatican CityRome.

2nd

Closing remarks, Workshop on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Working Towards a Successful 2010 NPT Review Conference. Makati, Philippines

January

12th

The 2010 NPT Review Conference: Forecasting the Outcome