High Representative Statements (2013)

December

4th

Disarmament: Old Challenges, New Opportunities

3rd

High Representative’s keynote address at Canadian Parliamentary Forum on Nuclear Disarmament

November

29th

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s closing remarks on Opportunities and Challenges for Disarmament in the South Atlantic and Antarctica

14th

High Representative Kane’s opening statement at the 12th UN-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues

12th

High Representatives remarks on “A Culture of Cooperation” at the Seoul Defense Dialogue

October

29th

Remarks on the Challenge of Chemical Weapons at the First Committee Side Event

28th

Nuclear Weapons: Threats and Solutions

25th

The Year in Review: Taking Stock of New Nuclear Disarmament Initiatives

24th

High Representative’s Remarks on the Arms Trade Treaty presented during International Law Week

High Representative’s Remarks at United Nations Event on Argentina’s National Program for the Voluntary Surrender of Firearms

23rd

High Representative’s Remarks at 2013 Future Policy Award Ceremony

17th

Statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly: Exchange with the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and other high-level officials in the field of arms control and disarmament

16th

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

Strengthening Non-Proliferation: Game-Changing Ideas

7th

High Representative’s Statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly

High Representative’s Remarks to Disarmament Fellows

High Representative’s Remarks at Informal Luncheon Discussion with Visiting European Political Leaders

September

30th

High Representative’s remarks to the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference

19th

Statement on the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence (16-21 September 2013) by Angela Kane High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

18th

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s Remarks at the Breakfast meeting of the International Service Division , Rotary International

4th

Remarks by Angela Kane High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Opening of the Exhibition “Looking for Peace” Hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan

August

7th

A Nuclear-Weapon-Free, Peaceful and Just World: The Relevance of the UN Charter

3rd

A World Without Nuclear Weapons: From Dream to Reality

July

2nd

High Representative Kane addresses International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Security: Enhancing Global Efforts

June

26th

High Representative’s remarks to the 60th Session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

25th

High Representative’s remarks to the Conference on Disarmament

3rd

Special Event to Mark the Opening of the Arms Trade Treaty for Signature

May

30th

High Representative’s statement to the Human Rights Council on the topic of lethal autonomous robotics

23rd

High Representative’s message to the OSCE inaugural conference on tracing illicit small arms and light weapons (Video)

6th

High Representative Kane delivers speech on “The Strategic Concept of Disarmament” to NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation

April

25th

“Passing the Torch: Some Remarks to the Next Generation of Nuclear Specialists” by Angela Kane, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

24th

Remarks by High Representative Kane on “The ‘step-by-step’ process of nuclear disarmament: Quo vadis?”

22nd

High Representative Kane addresses NPT PrepCom, hopes deliberations will create climate for full implementation of all NPT commitments

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s statement “Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors: The implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) in the Arab World”

15th

SIPRI side-event on Global military expenditures, Opening remarks by Ms. Gamba

9th

Opening remarks at launch event: “Applying a Disarmament Lens to Gender, Human Rights, Development, Security, Education and Communication: Six Essays”

1st

Statement before the Disarmament Commission

March

19th

“The Myth of the UN Gun Grab” — Op-ed in the Huffington Post

18th

Opening remarks at Arms Trade Treaty conference side event on “Arms Transfers, Transparency, and the ATT”

February

27th

High Representative Kane’s opening statement to the 59th Session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

14th

High Representative Kane’s remarks at special event ‘United for a Culture of Peace through Interfaith Harmony’ marking World Interfaith Harmony Week

2nd

Realizing World Peace through Disarmament: A Message from the United Nations to the Next World Citizens

January

30th

Opening Statement at the 24th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Shizuoka, Japan

25th

Brainstorming Workshop: Dialogue on Nuclear Disarmament

8th

Video message by Ms. Angela Kane to the Civil Society Forum in support of United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 — Watch the video