United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

"...the General Assembly may consider the general principles of cooperation in the maintenance of international peace ans security, including the principles governing disarmament and regulation of armaments ..." - Article 11 of the UN Charter

- First Committee, "Disarmament and International Security Committee", is concerned with disarmament and related international security questions.

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- United Nations Disarmament Commission - UNDC
Created by the General Assembly in 1952, the UNDC has a general mandate to discuss disarmament questions. It convens each year for a three week period in April-May.

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- Special Sessions on Disarmament - SSOD
The General Assembly has held three Special Sessions devoted to Disarmament (SSOD): SSOD-I in 1978, SSOD-II in 1982 and SSOD-III in 1988. Since 1995, the General Assembly has been calling for a fourth session on disarmament. It then established a Working Group in 2003 to discuss the agenda and the possibility of establishing a preparatory committee for an SSOD-IV.

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- Open-Ended Working Group on an ATT
Member States decided in 2008 "to establish an open-ended working group, to meet for up to six one-week sessions starting in 2009".

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- UN Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
On 28 May 1992, the Secretary-General established the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa.

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- GA Resolutions and Decisions (database)