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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Missiles, Resolution 1540, Counter-Terrorism Strategy, CBW Use Investigations, NPT PrepCom 2009, Report of the Secretary-General: Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction
Conventional Arms
Small Arms / Armed Violence, Arms Trade Treaty, Transparency Registers, Ammunition, Landmines, Certain Conventional Weapons & Cluster Munitions
Regional Disarmament
Regional Approach to Disarmament, Cooperation with Regional Partners, UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
UN Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament:
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean

MEETINGS/EVENTS

* First Committee Side Events
* Perspectives for an Increase in Accountability and Transparency through International Mechanisms for Non-Proliferation 29 October 2009
* Special Event: Closing in on Entry-into-Force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions - Opening remarks by Sergio Duarte, 21 October 2009
* :*WMD – We Must Disarm* -

100 Reasons To Disarm

NEWS Press Center>>> * United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa holds Ministerial Meeting, N’djamena, Chad, 9 to 13 November (6 November 2009)

* The Disarmament Committee today recommended that the General Assembly convene a United Nations conference on an arms trade treaty in 2012 (30 October 2009)

* First Committee Advances Bold, Sweeping Plans to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Arsenals, Build Confidence, Boost Transparency, Submitting Nine Texts to General Assembly (29 October 2009)

* Disarmament Committee Sends 25 Texts to General Assembly, Seeking to Avert Outer Space Arms Race, Unilateral Actions, Unverified Non-Compliance Accusations (28 October 2009)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

* The next session on an Arms Trade Treaty will be held in New York from 12 to 23 July 2010
* Secretary-General's priority for action on Non-proliferation and disarmament
* Secretary-General's five point proposal on nuclear disarmament
* Small Arms: New Chair-designate for 2010 Biennial Meeting of States endorsed by Member States
* Nuclear-weapon-free zone mousepads and postcards depict spread of zones since 1967


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