Secretary General Statements (2008)

December

4th

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the conclusion of the signing conference of the Cluster Munitions Convention in Oslo

3rd

Signing of Cluster Munitions Convention marks major step forward in global efforts to control noxious spread of deadly, inhumane weapons, says Secretary-General

2nd

SECRETARY-GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN IMPLEMENTING CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, AS SIGNATORIES MEET IN THE HAGUE

1st

Secretary-General highlights crucial work done to strengthen barriers against biological weapons, bioterrorism, in message to Geneva Meeting

November

24th

Secretary-General calls Mine Ban Treaty ‘a classic case of disarmament as humanitarian action’ in message to states parties at ninth meeting

19th

Secretary-General’s message to Security Council Thematic Debate on Strengthening Collective Security through General Regulation and Reduction of Armaments [Delivered by Sergio Duarte, U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

Greater transparency key to discussions about limiting or eliminating armaments, Secretary-General stresses in message on strengthening collective security

14th

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS THERESA A. HITCHENS OF UNITED STATES DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR DISARMAMENT RESEARCH

October

24th

The United Nations and Security in a Nuclear-Weapon-Free world

21st

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, “Securing the Common Good in a Time of Global Crises”, delivered (21 October) at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

6th

Message to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Delivered by Mr. Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

September

29th

International Atomic Energy Agency’s nuclear safety standards serve environment, humanity, says Secretary-General in message, calling for universal adherence

August

4th

Remarks to the Extraordinary Session of OPANAL, the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

July

14th

Third Biennial Meeting of States to consider the National, Regional and Global Implementation of the Programme of action on Illicit Trade in Small Arms Delivered by Mr. Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, in New York

May

19th

Video message to Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions issues call to eliminate scourge of cluster munitions

15th

Message to the twenty-seventh ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa

April

7th

Remarks to the Disarmament Commission New York

Secretary-General Says Impact of Near-Universal Chemical Weapons Convention ‘Momentous’ In Message To Second Review Conference

February

20th

Remarks to the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

January

23rd

Statement to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva