Secretary General Statements (1999)

December

21st

United Nations welcomes France’s announcement that destruction of anti-personnel mine stockpiles has been completed

October

19th

Secretary-General welcomes completion on 18 October of weapons destruction programme in Liberia

14th

Secretary-General learns with regret of negative vote of United States Senate on ratification of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

6th

Deputy Secretary-General urges universal ratification of Test Ban Treaty

September

24th

Addressing the Security Council, Secretary-General says international community must reverse global proliferation of small arms

August

4th

Secretary-General welcomes recommendations of Tokyo forum for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

July

26th

Secretary-General commends decision to destroy weapons decommissioned from civil war in Liberia

June

29th

Secretary-General stresses urgent need for international community to agree on new agenda for disarmament

May

3rd

Deputy Secretary-General stresses UN commitment to work towards world free of mines, at first meeting of states parties to Ottawa Convention

April

15th

Secretary-General stresses need for multilaterally negotiated norms against development of missiles

March

1st

Secretary-General rings peace bell to mark occasion of entry into force of Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines

At Ceremony to Celebrate entry into force of Ottawa convention, Secretary-General stresses that effort to remove landmines will continue

January

27th

Secretary-General addresses Conference on Disarmament

26th

Secretary-General urges Conference on Disarmament to embark on meaningful negotiations for a Fissile Material Treaty

20th

Secretary-General cites need to further sustain disarmament regimes in message to Disarmament Advisory Board

15th

Secretary-General’s reconstituted Advisory Board on Disarmament matters to meet in Geneva 20 – 22 January