Sergio Duarte Retires

Mr. Sergio Duarte ended a distinguished tenure as the United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on 29 February 2012. Mr. Duarte had held the post four and a half years since his appointment on 2 July 2007 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Prior to his work at the United Nations, Mr. Duarte was a career diplomat in the Brazilian Foreign Service, well-known in disarmament and non-proliferation circles. He and his wife will return to his native Brazil shortly.

Recent SPOTLIGHT Items Featuring Sergio Duarte

14 February 2012

High Representative Duarte Delivers Opening Address at OPANAL 45th Anniversary in Mexico City. (PDF)

12 December 2011

High Representative Duarte Discusses UN System Role in Arms Control and Relevance of International Mechanisms (PDF)

10 November 2011

High Representative Sergio Duarte sends video message to seminar on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC)

4 October 2011

High Representative Duarte addresses opening of First Committee session in New York (PDF)

8 July 2011

Toward a Middle East Zone Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction, remarks by High Representative Duarte at EU Non-Proliferation Consortium Seminar

6 July 2011

59th Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, European Contributions to Nuclear Disarmament, statement by the Secretary-General with addresses to the conference by the High Representative

21 June 2011

The Secretary-General’s message to the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety (PDF) — Delivered by Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

26 April 2011

Spanish language editorial in El Peruano based on interview with High Representative. — Auto-translated English version.

12 April 2011

HR Duarte’s Ottawa speech on
The Secretary-General’s
Five-Point Nuclear Disarmament Proposal: Current Status and Future Prospect (PDF) — Learn more about the Five Point Plan

29 March 2011

Recent speeches by High Representative Sergio Duarte:
Disarmament and Non-Proliferation:
A Historical Review (PDF) and Disarmament, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation:
A Look Ahead (PDF)

15 March 2011

High Representative Sergio Duarte speaks at United Nations University forum on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Video)