United Nations Disarmament - Advisory Board sessions

Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Sessions

52nd Session: 1-3 July 2009, Geneva
- Issues to be discussed
  - Cyberwarfare and its impact on international security
  - Ways to strengthen the field of verification, including the role of the United Nations
  - Conceptual issues leading up to the 2010 NPT Review Conference
- Report presented to the GA at its 63rd session (2008)
  - A/63/279 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
51st Session: 18-20 February 2009, New York
- Issues discussed
  - Cyberwarfare and its impact on international security
  - Ways to strengthen the field of verification, including the role of the United Nations
- Report presented to the GA at its 63rd session (2008)
  - A/63/279 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
50th Session: 9-11 July 2008, Geneva
- Issues discussed
  - Issues of energy security and environment in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation
  - The 'Hoover Plan' for nuclear disarmament: Multilateralism and the UN dimension
  - Emerging weapons technologies, including outer space aspects
- Report presented to the GA at its 63rd session (2008)
  - A/63/279 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
49th Session: 20-22 February 2008, New York
- Issues discussed
  - IIssues of energy security and environment in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation
  - The 'Hoover Plan' for nuclear disarmament: Multilateralism and the UN dimension
  - Emerging weapons technologies, including outer space aspects
- Report presented to the GA at its 62nd session (2007)
  - A/62/309 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
48th Session: 16-18 July 2007, New York
- Issues discussed
  - Review of ways to advance the disarmament agenda
  - Emerging weapons technologies, including outer space aspects
- Report presented to the GA at its 62nd session (2007)
  - A/62/309 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
47th Session: 21-23 June 2006, Geneva
- Issues discussed
  - Building an International Security System: The Way Ahead
  - Consolidating and Further Developing of International Norms on Small Arms and Light Weapons
- Report presented to the GA at its 61st session (2006)
  - A/61/297 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
46th Session: 8-10 February 2006, New York
- Issues discussed
  - Review of The Situation in the Field of Disarmament in the Light of the Decisions taken at the Summit held on the occasion of the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly
  - Measures to Prevent the Proliferation of Weapon Systems to Non-State Actors
- Report presented to the GA at its 60th session (2005)
  - A/60/285 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
45th Session: 29 June-1 July 2005, Geneva
- Press release
  - DC2974, 27 June 2005
- Issues discussed
  - Challenges and Opportunities at the Regional Level in the areas of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Conventional Arms
  - A Review of Disarmament Machinery
- Report presented to the GA at its 59th session (2004)
  - A/59/361 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
44th Session: 23-25 February 2005, New York
- Press release
  - Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters to address nuclear material control, small arms threat at forthcoming session in New York (DC/2945, 22 February 2005)
  - Credibility of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty faces serious challenges, Secretary-General tells Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (DC/2946, 23 February 2005)
- Issues discussed
  - Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Fissile Material Control
  - Regional Security and Global Norms: Small Arms and Light Weapons
- NGO briefing
  - The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Fissile Material Control - by Professor Frank von Hippel
  - Regional and Global Norms in Small Arms and Light Weapons - by Professor Wendy Cukier
- Report presented to the GA at its 59th session (2004)
  - A/59/361 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
43rd Session: 30 June-2 July 2004, Geneva
- Issues discussed
  - Contribution of the Board to the work of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
  - Export controls
- Report presented to the GA at its 58th session (2003)
  - A/58/316 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
42nd Session: 4-6 February 2004, New York
- Press release
  - Disarmament Advisory Board to address terrorism, weapons of mass destruction at forthcoming New York session, 4-6 February (DC/2905, 3 February 2004)
  - Multilateral approaches are effective in countering threat of mass destruction weapons, but serious gaps remain, Secretary-General tells Advisory Board (SG/SM/9144-DC/2906l, 4 February 2004)
- Issues discussed
  - Disarmament and reconciliation in conflict prevention
  - Terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems
- NGO briefing
  - The ten most important moves to rescue the non-proliferation regime - by Jonathan Dean
  - Combating and preparing for radiological terrorism: The international dimension - by Charles D. Ferguson Power point presentation
- Report presented to the GA at its 58th session (2003)
  - A/58/316 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
- Members
  - List
41st Session: 16-18 July 2003, Geneva
- Press release
  - DC/2878
- Issues discussed
  - Compliance, verification and enforcement of multilateral treaties
  - Disarmament and human security
  - Rising military expenditures
- Report presented to the GA at its 58th session
  - A/58/316 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
  - A/58/259 - Report of the Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- Members
  - List
40th Session: 5-7 February 2003, New York
- Remarks
  - Opening remarks by Ambassador Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Chairman
- Press Releases
  - Remarks of the Secretary General, 6 February 2003
- Issues discussed
  - Disarmament and development
  - Review of the functioning and effectiveness of the Board in the context of the 25th anniversary of its establishment
  - Open source data for disarmament
- Members
  - List
39th Session: 17-19 July 2002, Geneva
- Issues discussed
  - Weaponization of outer space
  - Preparedness of public health systems to deal with bio-terrorism
  - Nuclear security and safety
  - Disarmament and development
- Report presented to the GA at its 57th session
  - A/57/335 - Work of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: Report of the Secretary-General
  - A/57/302 - Report of the Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
- Members
  - List
38th Session: 30 January-1 February 2002, New York
- Remarks
  - Opening remarks by the Chairperson
- Issues discussed
  - Biological Weapons and the BWT Convention
  - Small Arms and Light Weapons
  - Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
- Members
  - List
37th Session: 25-27 July 2001, Geneva
- Issues discussed
36th Session: 31 January-2 February 2001, New York
- Statements
  - Statement of the Chairman - Ambassador Nabil Fahmy at the conclusion of the 36th Session. (02 February 2001)
  - Statement by the Secretary-General - Public Attention on Importance of Disarmament Issues Must be roused (02 February 2001)