Secretary General Statements (2009)

December

8th

Remarks at breakfast meeting on the Secretary-General’s action plan on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation

November

30th

Secretary-General’s message to 14th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapon Convention

12th

Secretary-General’s message to Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

11th

Secretary-General’s message to Eleventh Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to amend Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

9th

Secretary-General’s message to Third Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

October

26th

Secretary-General Urges ‘Transformational Change’ to End Extreme Poverty, Tackle Climate Change, Banish Nuclear Weapons, Ensure Peace, Security, Human Rights

5th

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the Geneva Lecture: Resetting the nuclear disarmament agenda, Geneva, Switzerland

September

24th

New Momentum for World Free of Nuclear Weapons ‘Must Be Seized’, Says Secretary-General to Test-Ban Treaty Conference

Disarmament, Non-Proliferation Must Proceed Together, Secretary-General Says, Hailing Historic Summit as New Page in History of Security Council

Secretary-General welcomes Resolution adopted at ‘Historic’ Security Council Summit, says new chapter opened in Council efforts to address Nuclear Disarmament

14th

Highlighting Nuclear Issues, Secretary-General Spells out Priorities in Message to International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference

9th

Secretary-General Stresses Plan to ‘Stop the Bomb’ as Annual Dpi/Ngo Conference Opens on Theme ‘For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!’

August

6th

“My Plan to Drop the Bomb”, A new start toward a world free of nuclear weapons, Washington Times article, 6 August 2009

In Message to Hiroshima Ceremony, Secretary-General Says 6 August Not Just Day to Remember Past — Day to Recommit to ‘A World Free of Nuclear Weapons’

July

15th

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

7th

Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement between Russian Federation, United States to Reduce Strategic Warheads, Delivery Vehicles, as Follow-On to ‘Start’

June

15th

Seize current moment to sign, ratify, Secretary-General says in strong appeal for entry into force of comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty

13th

Secretary-General’s message to mark the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace

10th

Secretary-General hails International Scientific Studies Conference as important step in gauging ability, readiness to detect nuclear explosions worldwide

May

29th

Secretary-General Welcomes Conference on Disarmament’s Adoption of Work Programme; Heartened Substantive Talks Can Begin on Strategic Disarmament, Non-Proliferation

19th

Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

4th

Secretary-General Welcomes Cartagena Meeting’s Focus on How Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Can Fit into Peacebuilding, in Message to Congress

Nuclear Weapons Remain ‘Apocalyptic Threat’, World Cannot Afford to Place Disarmament, Non-Proliferation on Backburner, Says Secretary-General in New York Remarks

April

29th

SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS AGAINST COMPLACENCY IN MESSAGE TO MARK DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL CHEMICAL WARFARE VICTIMS

17th

Message to the 58th Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, delivered by Sergio Duarte The Hague

Ban, in Princeton, calls for a “new multilateralism”

March

18th

‘WE MUST CONSIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS TO THE PAGES OF HISTORY,’ ENSURE RAPID OPERATION OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION, SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL

10th

Secretary-General, new United States President agree on wide range of issues in first official meeting(…)They also discussed disarmament and non-proliferation issues

February

27th

Secretary-General calls for recommitment to ridding world of anti-personnel mines, assisting survivors, 10 years after Mine-ban Convention’s entry into force

18th

Pay more attention to cyberwarfare, verification, Secretary-General advises in remark to Advisory Board on Disarmament Affairs

January

22nd

Secretary-General’s message to U.N. Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) Conference on Innovative Policies to Advance Security Governance [Delivered by David Veness, Under-Secretary-General, U.N. Department of Safety and Security]

21st

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES BARACK OBAMA ON INAUGURATION AS UNITED STATES PRESIDENT; SAYS ‘OUR GOALS ARE SHARED’, NEW ERA OF STRONG PARTNERSHIP AHEAD

20th

Secretary-General’s message to the Conference on Disarmament [Delivered by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, UN Office at Geneva, and Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament]

13th

Secretary-General congratulates Iraq on accession to Chemical Weapons Convention, says demonstrates commitment to disarmament, non-proliferation