High Representative Statements (2018)

December

24th

Remarks by Ms. Anja Kaspersen at the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference on behalf of HR Nakamitsu

14th

Remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at the 100th Adherence to the Arms Trade Treaty Commemorative Event

5th

HR Nakamitsu’s remarks at 17th Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues: “Disarmament to Save Humanity – towards a World Free from Nuclear Weapons”

3rd

Statement of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu to the 2018 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention ( Delivered by Anja Therese Kaspersen, Director, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Branch )

November

23rd

Remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at The Hague campus of Leiden University

21st

Remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs to the opening of the 2018 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons ( Delivered by Anja Therese Kaspersen, Director, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Branch )

5th

Briefing to the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East (Syria)

October

30th

High Representative’s remarks at the University of Iceland on “A Practical Approach to Disarmament in an Increasingly Dangerous World”

29th

High Representative’s keynote address to NATO Conference on WMD Arms Control and Disarmament

26th

HR Remarks at Round-table Discussion on the NPT hosted by James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Permanent Mission of Malaysia

24th

HR Nakamitsu’s Remarks at High-Level Side-Event on Disarmament That Saves Lives

18th

Statement by HR Nakamitsu at Nuclear Discussion Forum on “Consolidating and Enhancing Cooperation among Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones”

17th

HR Nakamitsu’s remarks on “Current state of affairs in the field of disarmament and arms control”

16th

Remarks by HR Nakamitsu to First Committee on follow-up to Resolutions and Decisions adopted by the Committee, including on UNIDIR

Opening Remarks of HR Nakamitsu at First Committee side event on “Reducing Nuclear Risks”

15th

Remarks by HR Nakamitsu at the International Gender Champions Disarmament Impact Group side event

Remarks of HR Nakamitsu to the II Edoardo Amaldi Lecture on “North Korea: The Most Challenging Nuclear Test”

9th

Remarks at the First Committee Side Event “Disarmament to Save Humanity: Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons”

8th

Remarks at the Opening of the Seventy-Third Session of the First Committee of the General Assembly

September

27th

Remarks at High-Level Event “Impact of Cyber-Attacks on International Relations and Security: A Multidimensional Perspective”

26th

Remarks at the Signature and Ratification Ceremony for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

25th

Opening Remarks at the High-Level Event on Cyber Security, hosted by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

24th

Remarks at the Launch of the Digital Peace Campaign

18th

Opening Remarks at the 2018 Singapore International Cyber Week

6th

Remarks to the Security Council on the Agenda Item “The Situation in the Middle East (Syria)”

3rd

Message of HR Nakamitsu on the 10th Anniversary of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)

August

27th

Remarks by USG and HR for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, delivered by Ms. Anja Kaspersen at the opening of the GGE on emerging technologies in Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)

July

5th

USG/HR Remarks on the Inauguration of the New Premises of UNREC and the Launch of Activities of the Arms-Marking Project in Togo and Madagascar

2nd

USG/HR Nakamitsu’s remarks at 2018 Annual Arms Control Conference and Experts Forum, Tel Aviv, 2 July 2018

June

25th

Keynote Address by USG/HR Izumi Nakamitsu at the Atlanta Council on International Relations (ACIR)

7th

High Representative Nakamitsu addresses Foreign Policy Association stressing disarmament for peace and stability

May

25th

High Representative Nakamitsu addresses 2nd CTBTO Science Diplomacy Symposium

7th

Statement by the High Representative for the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

April

25th

Remarks of USG/HR Nakamitsu at “Women in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” event in Geneva

23rd

Statement by USG/HR Nakamitsu at the 2nd Session of the Preparatory Committee on Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 2020 Review Cycle

9th

Remarks of USG/HR Nakamitsu to the Security Council on the agenda item “The Situation in the Middle East (Syria)” (Delivered by Director and Deputy to HR, Mr. Thomas Markram)

Remarks of USG/HR Nakamitsu at 2nd Formal Meeting of GGE on Emerging Technologies in LAWS (Delivered by Director of UNODA Geneva Branch, Ms. Anja Kaspersen)

4th

Remarks of USG/HR Nakamitsu to the Security Council on the agenda item “The Situation in the Middle East” (Delivered by Director and Deputy to HR, Mr. Thomas Markram)

2nd

Opening Remarks of HR/USG Nakamitsu at the 1st meeting of the 2018 session of the UN Disarmament Commission (delivered by Director and Deputy to the HR Thomas Markram)

March

28th

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Seminar for New York-based Diplomats – Welcoming Remarks by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu

19th

USG/HR Nakamitsu’s Statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons

February

28th

USG/HR Nakamitsu’s Statement at Open-ended Briefing on International Partnership Against Impunity for Use of Chemical Weapons

5th

High Representative Nakamitsu briefs the Security Council on the implementation of SC Resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

January

23rd

Remarks of Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu to the Conference on Disarmament