UN Disarmament Commission – 2018 Session

This page links to resources and press releases related to the 2018 Substantive Session of the UN Disarmament Commission.

Report of the 2018 session

A/73/42 – Report of the Disarmament Commission for 2018

Chair’s Letter

Letter from the UNDC Chair to Delegations regarding Working Groups

Statements

Remarks by High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu (Delivered by Director and Deputy to the High Representative, Mr. Thomas Markram)

 

 

 

Agenda

• A/CN.10/L.79 – Provisional Agenda for the Organizational Session
• A/CN.10/L.80/Rev.1 – Provisional Agenda
• A/CN.10/2018/CRP.1 – Draft schedule of meetings

Documentation before the Commission

• A/CN.10/2018/L.1 – Draft report of the 2018 session of the Disarmament Commission

Working Group I

• A/CN.10/2018/WG.I/CRP.1 – Working paper by the Non-Aligned Movement
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.I/CRP.2 – Working paper by the States members of the League of Arab States
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.I/CRP.3 – Chair’s paper (12 April 2018)
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.I/CRP.4 – Report of Working I on agenda item 4

Working Group II

• Indicative timetable for discussions – revised 5 April
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.II/CRP.1 – Working paper by Australia
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.II/CRP.2 – Working paper by the Russian Federation [orginal language]
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.II/CRP.3 – Working paper by the States members of the League of Arab States [original language]
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.II/CRP.4 – Chair’s paper (18 April 2018)
• A/CN.10/2018/WG.II/CRP.5 – Report of Working Group II on agenda item 5
• Summary of discussions – Non paper by the Chair
• Non paper by the Secretariat

Press releases / Meeting summaries

• 20 April 2018 – “Disarmament Commission Concludes Session, Sending Draft Report to General Assembly”
• 3 April 2018 – “Delegates Voice Alarm over Mounting Chemical Weapon Threats, as Disarmament Commission Concludes General Debate”
• 2 April 2018 – “Amid Rising Global Anxieties about Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament Commission Can Play Unique Role in Reducing Arsenals, Delegates Hear at Session Opening”
• 21 February 2018 – “At Organizational Meeting, Disarmament Commission Elects Chair, Vice-Chairs for 2018 Substantive Session, Further Adds New Items to Agenda”