High Representative Statements (2014)

December

5th

High Representative’s remarks at the The Prague Agenda 2014 – “Outlook for the 2015 NPT Review Conference and the Prague Agenda”

4th

Director’s opening remarks at the 13th UN-ROK Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues Jeju Island, Republic of Korea

November

22nd

High Representative’s remarks at the 2014 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference – “Outlook for the 2015 NPT Review Conference and Beyond: The Roles of the Russian Federation and the United States”

20th

Director’s remarks at the Nuclear Discussion Forum – “A New Perspective: Institutionalizing the Humanitarian Approach”

17th

Message of Congratulations by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala on his receipt of the 2014 Inter Press Service International Achievement Awards for Nuclear Disarmament

12th

High Representative’s remarks at the Amman Security Colloquium – “The Great Acronym Carousel in the Middle East: WMD, MEWMDFZ, NPT, and UN”

5th

Director’s remarks at The Royal Institute of International Affairs: Next Steps for 1540

3rd

Director’s remarks at the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union: ATT – Looking Ahead: Entry into Force and the First Conference of State Parties

October

30th

High Representative’s remarks on Military Confidence-building and Conflict Prevention at the 3rd Seoul Defense Dialogue, Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea

28th

Director’s remarks at the First Committee Side Event The United Nations and a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: New approaches and Initiatives

27th

High Representative’s opening remarks at the Regional Workshop on Promoting Full Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540: Sharing Effective Practices, Revitalizing Assistance, and Developing Future Strategy, Seoul, Republic of Korea

22nd

High Representative’s remarks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for International Studies : “The United Nations and Disarmament: Old Problems, New Opportunities, and Challenges Ahead”

17th

High Representative’s remarks at the Side Event of the First Committee on a Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities

16th

High Representative’s remarks at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly ” Capacities for Disarmament “

13th

High Representative’s remarks at the Side Event of the 69th Session of the First Committee on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education

7th

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

High Representative’s remarks on the New Zealand Lectures on Disarmament

September

23rd

High Representative’s remarks at the Assessment Implementation Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition

Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control: The role of the United Nations

10th

High Representative’s Remarks at the Informal Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Mark the 2014 Observance of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests

9th

Presentation by the High Representative at the First Round of Informal Consultations to Prepare for the First Conference of States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty

4th

High Representative’s Keynote Address to the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference : The “Swerve” of Disarmament

August

6th

For a Nuclear-Weapon Free, Peaceful, and Just World

July

11th

High Representative’s remarks at the Organization of the American States (OAS) Headquarters: Contributions of the United Nations in Implementing Resolution 1540

2nd

High Representative’s Statement to the sixty-second session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

June

23rd

High Representative’s remarks at the Tenth Annual NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

19th

Nuclear Verification: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

16th

Statement at the Forty-Second Session of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom)

High Representative’s remarks to the Fifth 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 and Light Weapons as delivered by Ms. Virginia Gamba

3rd

“Security Assurances in the Context of the NPT”: High Representative’s remarks at the Nuclear Discussion Forum hosted by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan

High Representative’s remarks on the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening for signature of the Arms Trade Treaty

May

21st

The Modernization of Disarmament: A Common Cause for the OSCE and UNODA

15th

Toward a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: The Contribution of Parliaments

12th

High Representative’s remarks at the the Saudi Command and Staff College regarding “the Role of the United Nations in Advancing Global Disarmament Objectives”

8th

Statement by Ms. Virginia Gamba on International cooperation for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1540

7th

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s remarks on The United Nations and Nuclear Disarmament: The Road Travelled, The Journey Ahead

High Representative’s remarks on Cooperation among Parties to Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

6th

Remarks at the signing ceremony of the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia

2nd

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s remarks on The United Nations Role in Promoting Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education

1st

A Tribute to Douglas Roche

April

30th

High Representative’s remarks on Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass

High Representative’s opening remarks on Hiroshima’s Nuclear Disarmament Initiatives

29th

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s opening remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the UN SaferGuard Technical Review Board

28th

High Representative’s opening statement to the 2014 NPT Preparatory Committee

Confronting Nuclear Challenges: Ukraine’s Historic Choices

25th

High Representative’s remarks to the United Nations Disarmament Commission

23rd

High Representative’s remarks on the Nuclear Security Summits

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s introductory remarks on the occasion of the “V Foro Intercontinental de Mutualismo”

14th

Global Day of Action on Military Spending

10th

The Disarmament Taboo

9th

Disarmament: The Balance Sheet – Emerging Issues and Disarmament Education

8th

Remarks on Parliaments and Disarmament

7th

Disarmament: The Balance Sheet – Is the World Listening to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Calls for Progress?

Remarks on a “Nuclear Free World”

3rd

Lecture – Disarmament: Prospects, Possibilities, and Potential Pitfalls

1st

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s remarks at the International Seminar of the German Federal Academy for Security Policy

March

5th

High Representative’s remarks to the 61st Session of the Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

February

26th

Toward a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: A United Nations Perspective

19th

High Representative’s Remarks at the French Reserve Officers Association Dinner

January

31st

Ms. Virginia Gamba’s opening remarks on Opportunities and Challenges for Disarmament Education