First Committee: Disarmament and International Security
Press Releases, Draft Resolutions, Statements, Secretary-General’s Reports, and Side Events
Press Releases
Meetings Coverage
- 8 November 2019
First Committee Votes to Reject Draft Decision on Relocating Overseas, Unanimously Approving 2020 Work Programme as Session Concludes
- 7 November 2019
Approving 17 Drafts, First Committee Rejects Bid to Suspend Disarmament Commission until Resolution of Visa Issue
- 6 November 2019
First Committee Defers Action on Text Proposing Move to Geneva, while Approving 9 Draft Resolutions
- 1 November 2019
First Committee Sends 19 Resolutions, Decisions to General Assembly, Issuing Strong Calls for Clearing Path towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
- 31 October 2019
First Committee Members Offer Fresh Ideas for Reviving Stalled Disarmament Machinery, including New Draft to Relocate Next Session Overseas
- 29 October 2019
First Committee Delegates Exchange Divergent Views on How Best to Prevent Weaponizing Outer Space, Cyberspace amid Eroding Global Trust
- 23 October 2019
Concerned about Chemical Weapon Attacks, First Committee Delegates Discuss Best Ways to Identify, Bring Perpetrators to Justice
- 21 October 2019
Amid Frozen Disarmament Momentum, Nuclear-Weapon States Must Renew Drive to Reduce, Liquidate Stockpiles, Delegates Tell First Committee
- 18 October 2019
Delegates Support Swift Creation of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Middle East as First Committee Concludes General Debate
- 14 October 2019
Warning of New Arms Race, First Committee Delegates Call for Galvanized Efforts to Overcome Stalled Disarmament Machinery
- 8 October 2019
First Committee Adopts Programme of Work as Chair Proposes Revisiting Visa Concerns following General Debate
- 7 October 2019
First Committee Suspends Meeting as Differences Flare among Delegations over Issuance of Visas
- 3 October 2019
First Committee Refrains from Adopting Programme of Work
Draft Resolutions tabled at the First Committee
Note by the Secretary-General
Note by the Secretariat
High Representative Statements
24 October 2019
24 October 2019
21 October 2019
18 October 2019
18 October 2019
10 October 2019
Other Statements
Countries, Groups and Organisations’ Statements
General Debate
- Statement by Indonesia on behalf of the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)
- Statement by Myanmar
- Statement by Zambia
- Statement by Trinidad and Tobago
- Statement by Egypt
- Statement by Tunisia
- Statement by European Union
- Statement by Mexico
- Statement by El Salvador
- Statement by Germany
- Statement by The United States of America
- Statement by Uruguay
- Statement by United Kingdom
- Statement by Australia
- Statement by Peru
- Statement by Poland
- Statement by Guatemala
- Statement by Yemen
- Statement by Algeria
- Statement by China [E] [C]
- Statement by The Russian Federation [E] [R]
- Statement by Republic of Korea
- Statement by Finland
- Statement by Sri Lanka
- Statement by Egypt
- Statement by Norway
- Statement by Estonia
- Statement by Kazakhstan
- Statement by Lebanon
- Statement by Maldives
- Statement by Italy
- Statement by Germany (Statement in the exercise of the right of reply)
- Statement by Malaysia
- Statement by Canada
- Statement by Thailand
- Statement by Singapore
- Statement by New Zealand
- Statement by Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Mongolia
- Statement by Argentina
- Statement by Brunei Darussalam
- Statement by Iraq
- Statement by India
- Statement by Libya
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by Kuwait
- Statement by Botswana
- Statement by Iceland
- Statement by Sweden
- Statement by Qatar
- Statement by Jamaica
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by South Africa
- Statement by Mali
- Statement by Honduras
- Statement by Colombia
- Statement by Kenya
- Statement by Bangladesh
- Statement by Panama
- Statement by France
- Statement by Bahrain
- Statement by Indonesia
- Statement by Honduras( Statement in the exercise of the right of reply )
- Statement by Turkey
- Statement by Georgia
- Statement by Zambia
- Statement by Guinea
- Statement by Oman
- Statement by Philippines
- Statement by Fiji
- Statement by Senegal
- Statement by Belarus
- Statement by Eritrea
- Statement by Cambodia
- Statement by Hungary
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Ghana
- Statement by Sudan
- Statement by Saudi Arabia
- Statement by Afghanistan
- Statement by Liberia
- Statement by Malawi
- Statement by Bulgaria
- Statement by Samoa
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by Ireland
- Statement by Iran
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Cameroon
- Statement by Nigeria
- Statement by Angola
- Statement by Kyrgyzstan
- Statement by Timor-Leste
- Statement by Nepal
- Statement by OPANAL [E] [S]
- Statement by Zambia
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Liechtenstein
- Statement by Israel
- Statement by Ethiopia
- Statement by Tanzania
- Statement by Armenia
- Statement by Cote d’Ivoire
- Statement by Nicaragua
- Statement by Guinea-Bissau
- Statement by Burkina Faso
- Statement by Bolivian Republic of Venezuela
- Statement by Congo
- Statement by Myanmar
- Statement by Lesotho
- Statement by Comoros
- Statement by Morocco
- Statement by Haiti
- Statement by Syrian Arab Republic
- Statement by Holy See
- Statement by The State of Palestine
- Statement by the League of Arab States
- Statement by International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC)
Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons
- Statement by European Union
- Statement by Mexico
- Statement by Indonesia ( on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement – NAM)
- Statement by Egypt ( on behalf of New Agenda Coalition – NAC )
- Statement by Jamaica ( on behalf of States of the Caribbean Community – CARICOM )
- Statement by Vietnam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN )
- Statement by Australia ( on behalf of the Non-proliferation and Disarmament Initiative )
- Statement by Netherlands ( on behalf of a group of countries )
- Statement by Tunisia (On behalf of the Arab Group)
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by China [ CN ]
- Statement by Norway
- Statement by Singapore
- Statement by United Kingdom
- Statement by Egypt
- Statement by Canada
- Statement by New Zealand on behalf of the De-alerting Group
- Right of reply by China [E] [C]
- Statement by Bangladesh
- Statement by Iraq
- Statement by Nepal
- Statement by United States of America
- Statement by Indonesia
- Statement by Zambia
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by South Africa
- Statement by Qatar
- Statement by Poland
- Statement by Austria
- Statement by Italy
- Statement by Ukraine
- Statement by Ghana
- Statement by Germany
- Statement by India
- Statement by Hungary
- Statement by Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
- Statement by El Salvador
- Statement by Finland
- Statement by The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Senegal
- Statement by Republic of Korea
- Statement by Brazil
- Statement by Thailand
- Statement by Australia
- Statement by Slovakia
- Statement by Czech Republic
- Statement by Ireland
- Statement by France
- Statement by Samoa
- Statement by Myanmar
- Statement by New Zealand
- Statement by Argentina
- Statement by Portugal
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by Slovenia
- Statement by Nigeria
- Statement by Turkey
- Statement by Latvia
- Statement by Saudi Arabia
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Russian Federation [E] [R]
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Eswatini
- Statement by Colombia
- Statement by Israel
- Statement by Holy See
- Statement by Indonesia
- Statement by Norway (on behalf of the Nordic Countries)
- Statement by Japan
Thematic Debate on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Statement by European Union
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by Poland
- Statement by United States of America
- Statement by Italy
- Statement by Germany
- Statement by India
- Statement by Kazakhstan
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Slovakia
- Statement by Nepal
- Statement by France
- Statement by Republic of Korea
- Statement by Japan
- Statement by Argentina
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by Islamic Republic of Iran
- Statement by New Zealand
- Statement by Russian Federation [E] [R]
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Turkey
- Statement by Malaysia
- Statement by Australia
- Statement by China [E] [C]
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Lao Peoples Democratic Republic on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN )
- Statement by United Kingdom
Thematic Debate on Conventional Weapons
- Statement by United States
- Statement by Guyana ( on behalf of CARICOM )
- Statement by Finland ( on behalf of the Nordic Countries )
- Statement by Cambodia ( on behalf of ASEAN )
- Statement by Singapore
- Statement by China [E] [C]
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by Mozambique
- Statement by United Kingdom
- Statement by Norway
- Statement by South Africa
- Statement by Austria
- Statement by Italy
- Statement by Ukraine
- Statement by Ghana
- Statement by Germany
- Statement by India
- Statement by Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Statement by El Salvador
- Statement by Kazakhstan
- Statement by Kuwait
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Thailand
- Statement by Senegal
- Statement by Portugal
- Statement by Bangladesh
- Statement by Togo
- Statement by Ireland on behalf of group of countries
- Statement by Czech Republic
- Statement by Samoa
- Statement by France
- Statement by Ireland
- Statement by Japan
- Statement by Jamaica
- Statement by Burkina Faso
- Statement by Brazil
- Statement by Indonesia
- Statement by Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by China [E] [C]
- Statement by Eritrea
- Statement by Guatemala
- Statement by New Zealand
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Turkey
- Statement by Sudan
- Statement by Madagascar
- Statement by Cameroon
- Statement by Australia
- Statement by Slovenia
- Statement by Bahamas
- Statement by Cote d’Ivoire
- Statement by Malyasia
- Statement by Argentina
- Statement by Republic of Maldova
- Statement by Latvia
- Statement by Mali
- Statement by Colombia
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Myanmar
- Statement by Israel
- Statement by Holy See
- Statement by European Union
Thematic Debate on Regional Disarmament and Security
- Statement by Chief of ODA-Ms Mary Soliman
- Statement by the European Union
- Statement by Poland
- Statement by Ukraine
- Statement by Armenia
- Statement by Myanmar
- Statement by United States
- Statement by Nepal
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by United Arab Emirates [E] [A]
- Statement by Georgia
- Statement by Peru
- Statement by Iran
- Statement by Russian Federation [E] [R]
- Statement by Tunisia
Thematic Debate on Disarmament Aspects of Outer Space
- Statement by Australia
- Statement by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM )
- Statement by Malaysia on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Statement by European Union
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by Egypt
- Statement by South Africa
- Statement by Ecuador
- Statement by Kazakhstan
- Statement by Sri Lanka
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Zambia
- Statement by Germany
- Statement by Argentina
- Statement by Japan
- Statement by Nigeria
- statement by Myanmar
- Statement by Saudi Arabia
- Statement by Tunisia on behalf of the Arab Group
- Statement by Iraq
Thematic Debate on Disarmament Machinery
- Statement by Philippines
- Statement by Bahamas
- Statement by France
- Statement by Switzerland
- Statement by Poland
- Statement by India
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Mexico
- Statement by UNIDIR
- Statement by South Africa
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by Ireland
- Statement by Namibia
- Statement by the Czech Republic
- Statement by France
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by China [E] [C]
- Statement by the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Turkey
- Statement by Japan
- Statement by Malaysia
- Statement by Portugal
Thematic Debate on Other Disarmament Measures and International Security
- Statement by Singapore on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN )
- Statement by Singapore
- Statement by Pakistan
- Statement by Philippines
- Statement by Montenegro
- Statement by Italy
- Statement by Cuba
- Statement by Mexico
- Statement by Bangladesh
- Statement by Estonia
- Statement by Republic of Korea
- Statement by France [E] [F]
- Statement by Netherlands
- Statement by Russian Federation [E][R]
- Statement by Japan
- Statement by Slovenia
- Statement by Spain
- Statement by Malaysia
- Statement by Austria
- Statement by Indonesia
- Statement by India
- Statement by Brazil
Civil Society and NGO Presentations
Humanitarian disarmament | David Onazi | International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War – Nigeria |
Nuclear weapons | Maria Eugenia Villareal | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons |
Nuclear weapons | Derek Johnson | Global Zero |
Biological weapons | Katrin Geyer | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
Fully autonomous weapons | Marta Kosmyna | Campaign to Stop Killer Robots |
Armed drones | Brittany Roser | PAX |
Explosive weapons in populated areas | Roos Boer | PAX and the International Network on Explosive Weapons |
Incendiary weapons | Jacqulyn Kantack | Human Rights Watch |
Landmines | Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan | International Campaign to Ban Landmines |
Cluster munitions | Jared Bloch | Cluster Munition Coalition |
International arms trade | Montserrat Martinez | Control Arms Coalition |
Small arms and light weapons | Rose Welsch | International Action Network on Small Arms |
Cyber | Allison Pytlak | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |
Outer space | Cesar Jaramillo | Project Ploughshares |
Gender | Arlyssa Bianca Pabotoy | Center for Peace Education-Miriam College |
Youth | Mary-Lynn Hearn | Pace University |
Secretary-General’s Reports
Late Submission to the Secretary-General’s Report
A/74/96 | Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation | Honduras Jordan |
A/74/97 | Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region | |
A/74/98 | Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context | Brunei Honduras Jordan |
A/74/99 | Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control | Honduras Jordan |
A/74/116 | Relationship between disarmament and development | Jordan |
A/74/117 | Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels | Honduras Mauritius |
A/74/120 | Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security | Brunei Georgia Mauritius Ukraine |
A/74/122 | Current developments in science and technology and their potential impact on international security and disarmament efforts | Jordan Mauritius |
A/74/140 | Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction |
Brunei Bulgaria Georgia |
A/74/141 | Follow-up to the 2013 High-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament |
India Morocco Spain |
A/74/157 | Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East |
Iraq Jordan Spain |
A/74/201 | Transparency in armaments United Nations Register of Conventional Arms | Albania Argentina China Norway Republic of Korea Suriname |
Other Reports
Rapporteur’s Reports of the First Committee
List of Proposals for Consideration by the General Assembly
Resolutions adopted by the 74th Session of the General Assembly
Reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions from the Fifth Committee
A/RES/74/XX | Forthcoming |