Secretary General Statements (2001)

December

14th

Secretary-General regrets United States decision to withdraw from ABM Treaty

11th

Secretary-General highlights ‘Eternal’ humanitarian principles embodied by Conventional Weapons Convention, in message to review conference

November

19th

Implementation of Biological Weapons Convention must be given higher priority, says Secretary-General

11th

‘Precious, but Fleeting’ opportunity exists to free world of nuclear threat, Secretary-General tells Test-Ban-Treaty Conference

September

18th

Secretary-General, in message to Mine-Ban Convention parties, evokes ‘Enormous’ challenges still ahead

17th

Nuclear disarmament progress even more important after terrorist attack on United States says Secretary-General to atomic energy agency meeting

August

6th

Secretary-General calls for renewed vow never to repeat Hiroshima/Nagasaki tragedies

2nd

No country immune from threat of small arms, Secretary-General tells Security Council

July

23rd

Secretary-General lauds move to strengthen Biological Weapons Convention; measures under review to monitor implementation, verify compliance

21st

Secretary-General congratulates conference on ‘Important First Steps’ to combat small-arms scourge

9th

Secretary-General calls for end to ‘Scourge’ of illegal small-arms proliferation

Deputy Secretary-General calls for ‘Strongest Possible’ action programme from Small Arms Conference

June

13th

Secretary-General expresses hope that international community will support Sierra Leone disarmament programme

May

14th

Secretary-General, in message to conference of states parties to Chemical Weapons Convention, urges swift implementation of treaty provisions

1st

Secretary-General says new US defence policy, including plans for missile defences, impacts on global security and strategic stability

April

18th

Secretary-General, in message to Kiev Conference on Chernobyl disaster, says solidarity, transparency needed to cope with industrial accidents

11th

Secretary-General says benefits of space exploration should not be limited to privileged few

February

14th

Secretary-General expresses great regret at death of William Epstein, leading advocate for ‘Noble Cause’ of Global Nuclear Disarmament

5th

Peace-Building done well a powerful deterrent to violent conflict, Secretary-General tells Security Council

2nd

Secretary-General says public attention on importance of disarmament issues must be roused

January

23rd

Secretary-General calls for firm and concerted action at Conference on Disarmament to overcome last session’s stalemate