Secretary General Statements (2014)

December

23rd

Arms Trade Treaty’s Entry into Force Is Testimony of International Commitment to Stop Irresponsible Arms Transfers

8th

Secretary-General’s message to the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons [delivered by Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs]

2nd

Secretary-General’s address at the Harvard Foundation (as prepared for delivery)

1st

Secretary-General Underscores Immense Value of ‘Effective’ Chemical Weapons Convention in Message to States Parties Nineteenth Session Conference

October

1st

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the closure of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission

September

26th

Secretary-General’s remarks at the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

25th

Secretary-General’s message to the High-level event on the Arms Trade Treaty [delivered by Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs]

24th

Nuclear Disarmament ‘Not an Idealistic Dream’, but Urgent Necessity for Humanity’s Security

22nd

Secretary-General’s message to the 58th Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference [delivered by Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs]

10th

Secretary-General remarks at the informal meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests

2nd

Convention Might Have Banned Cluster Munitions, but Allegations of Use by Non-States-Parties Persist, Says Secretary-General

August

25th

Ending All Nuclear Tests Will Lead to Safer, More Prosperous Future, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

21st

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the one year anniversary of the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Damascus

20th

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the one year anniversary of the chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, Damascus

6th

Secretary-General’s message to Peace Memorial Ceremony [delivered by Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs]

Secretary-General’s message to the 2014 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs [delivered by Ms. Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs]

June

26th

Secretary-General’s message to third review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction [delivered by Ms Angela Kane, High Represen

23rd

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria : completion of removal of chemical weapons material

3rd

Secretary-General’s video message on the retirement of Michael Douglas from Board of Ploughshares Fund

May

6th

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the occasion of the signing by all nuclear-weapon States of the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia

April

29th

Secretary-General’s message on the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Chemical Warfare

25th

Reaffirm Commitment to Eradicating Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Secretary-General Urges in Anniversary Message

7th

Deputy Secretary-General Says There Is No Reason Disarmament Commission Cannot Use New Session to Rebuild Trust, Confidence among Member States

4th

Secretary-General’s message on the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

2nd

Statement on the first anniversary of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty

March

24th

Primary Responsibility for Nuclear Security Rests with National Governments, Secretary-General Tells Hague Summit

7th

Secretary-General’s remarks to the 61st Session of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters [as prepared for delivery]

January

22nd

Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security Council on OPCW’s fourth monthly progress report on the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria

21st

Secretary-General’s remarks to the Conference on Disarmament

7th

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the work of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission

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