Secretary General Statements (2000)

December

15th

Enrique Román-Morey appointed Deputy Secretary-General of Conference on Disarmament

13th

Secretary-General, welcoming imminent closure of Chernobyl Nulcear power plants, calls for international assistance to mitigate disaster’s long-term impact

November

20th

Secretary-General stresses academy’s key role in promoting Nuclear Disarmament

October

16th

Deputy Secretary-General praises un film on small arms plague

September

18th

Addressing 44th General Conference of IAEA, Secretary-General reviews past successes, future risks in nuclear field

June

9th

Governments who have not yet ratified Anti-Personnel Mine Convention must be convinced to do so, Secretary-General says

May

22nd

‘Historic Consensus’ significant step towards more peaceful world, says Secretary-General, at conclusion of NPT Review Conference

April

24th

Secretary-General deeply gratified by Russian Federation’s ratification of Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Secretary-General urges Member States to reaffirm commitment to reduce dangers of existing nuclear weapons, further proliferation

14th

Secretary-General welcomes Russian Ratification of Start II Treaty

3rd

‘We the Peoples: the Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century’ presented to General Assembly by Secretary-General

March

26th

Secretary-General says Biological Weapons Convention has made important contribution to efforts to eliminate weapons of mass destruction

11th

Excerpt from the Report of the Secretary-General to the Millennium Assembly (A/54/2000), sect. F.

3rd

Secretary-General, on anniversary of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, urges parties to reaffirm commitment at upcoming review conference

February

2nd

Secretary-General stresses immediate need for new and effective measures for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation

January

18th

Secretary-General says disarmament conference should draw strength from achievements, assess lack of progress on certain issues