High Representative Statements (2020)

December

15th

High Representative’s video message at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Rarotonga Treaty

14th

High Representative’s Opening Remarks at the EU-UN Ad Hoc Seminar of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium: “Addressing illicit small arms in conflict affected areas: The role for peace support operations”

11th

High Representative’s briefing to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2118 (2013) on the elimination of the chemical weapons programme of the Syrian Arab Republic

8th

High Representative delivers opening remarks at UNLIREC’s symposium on Women, Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Arms Control in Latin America and the Caribbean

7th

HR delivers remarks at EastWest Institute’s webinar on International Organizations and Conflict Resolution in the Time of COVID-19: Can we foster world peace online?

3rd

High Representative’s message on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

High Representative delivers Opening Remarks for the 19th ROK-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues

High Representative’s Keynote Speech at “Nuclear Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferations. German and Japanese Perspectives ahead of the NPT Conference” (in Japanese)

1st

The High Representative delivers closing keynote remarks for the Arms Control Association Annual Meeting 2020

November

27th

The High Representative’s video message at the virtual meeting on ‘African Women’s Contribution to Development through Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy’

25th

High Representative’s video message to the opening of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) 2nd Review Conference

18th

High Representative’s video message at the All Japan High School Model UN Conference 2020

16th

High Representative’s Statement at the Eighteenth Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

12th

HR’s keynote address at virtual conference on Nuclear Weapons and International Law 2020

High Representative’s opening statement for the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Conference 2020

10th

High Representative’s statement at the 16th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

5th

High Representative briefs Security Council on implementation of Security Council Resolution 2118 (2013) on Syria

October

26th

HR’s opening remarks at the #75Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge Congratulatory Event

13th

Exchange with the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on the impacts of COVID-19 on arms control and disarmament

10th

High Representative’s statement at press conference announcing UN/Singapore checklist to implement cyber-security norms

High Representative’s message on the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW)

9th

High Representative’s opening statement to the First Committee of the General Assembly at its 75th session

September

26th

High Representative message at #WeThePeoples 2020 event for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

10th

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

7th

High Representative Keynote Address at the Second Online Meeting of the Missile Dialogue Initiative

High Representative remarks at the High-Level Panel on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA)

3rd

High Representative remarks to the Virtual Seoul Defense Dialogue 2020 on “The Peace Process on the Korean Peninsula: Achievements, Prospects, and Challenges”

1st

HR statement “Sustainable Development Goals and Disarmament on the Eve of UN@75: Lessons from Japan” for the Nikkei SDGs Forum Symposium

August

27th

HR Remarks to UNODA-SIPRI Webinar “The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Effective Measures for Nuclear Disarmament”

26th

High Representative’s statement to Virtual High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests

July

27th

High Representative remarks at UNODA-IAEA Webinar “The Tenth NPT Review Conference: IAEA Safeguards in the 21st Century”

16th

High Representative’s remarks at UNODA-BASIC event on ‘The Tenth NPT Review Conference: Youth and the NPT’

7th

High Representative delivers opening remarks at Informal Workshop on Good Practices and Lesson Learned of Existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

6th

High Representative delivers remarks at CNS Summer School on Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament for Diplomats in Latin America and the Caribbean

June

25th

Opening remarks by the High Representative at UNODA-IAEA webinar “The 10th NPT Review Conference: Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology and the Sustainable Development Goals”

24th

High Representative remarks on “United Nations 2020: Enhancing peace, disarmament & the role of women” at global webinar commemorating the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter

23rd

High Representative opening remarks at UNIDIR Webinar: Assessing the Nuclear Risk Reduction Agenda

High Representative address at the 2020 Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead

15th

High Representative delivers remarks at Virtual Dialogue on the Implementation of the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation

10th

High Representative delivers keynote on “Emerging technology and nuclear risks; sustaining and developing expertise in the next generation” at RUSI UK PONI Annual Conference 2020

9th

High Representative’s delivers remarks at Institute for Cyber Stability virtual event “Deciding the Rules of the Road for Cyberspace”

4th

Message from High Representative: Update on how Covid-19 is impacting multilateral disarmament and arms control.

May

28th

High Representative’s Keynote Speech on “Ensuring Collaboration in a Time of Change” at Webinar hosted by Keio University, Columbia University & The Japan Society

High Representative’s Opening Remarks to UNODA, CNS & CENESS Event on “The Tenth NPT Review Conference – Challenges & Opportunities”

27th

Message from the High Representative on the Two Year Anniversary of the launch of the Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament

22nd

High Representative delivers remarks at UNSC Arria-formula meeting on “Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and Capacity Building”

20th

High Representative delivers remarks at virtual event “Reducing Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War No One Wants” hosted by the Commonwealth Club

13th

High Representative delivers statement at the 2020 Friends of Europe Transatlantic Security Jam

11th

High Representative delivers remarks at High-Level Panel Discussion on The NPT at Fifty: Maintaining Momentum towards the Review Conference

April

27th

Message from the High Representative on the NPT Review Conference

26th

High Representative delivers remarks at the Online World Conference for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Climate Peace and Action; and for Social and Economic Justice

9th

Statement by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on Global Days of Action on Military Spending

March

23rd

Statement by the High Representative to the Parliamentary Symposium on Nuclear Disarmament: The NPT at 50: Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament

2nd

High Representative delivers remarks at thematic seminar on Pillar II (Non-Proliferation) of the NPT

February

26th

Statement by the High Representative to the Security Council on the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT

19th

“Securing our Common Future: Why disarmament matters today as much as ever” – Remarks by HR Izumi Nakamitsu at the University of Ottawa

5th

Opening remarks by Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for the “Women in International Security and Cyberspace Fellowship” initiative

High Rep Nakamitsu’s remarks to Security Council in biennial session on Small Arms and Light Weapons

January

13th

High Representative delivers opening remarks at GGE on Ammunition Stockpiles