Contents

Contents

The texts of all disarmament resolutions and decisions are contained in Appendix VII.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter I

Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues

Developments and trends, 2003

Issues related to NPT

Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference

Issues related to the CTBT

Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the CTBT

The Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO

Conference on Disarmament 2003

Nuclear disarmament

Fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices

Negative security assurances

Bilateral agreement and other issues

Draft Convention on Nuclear Terrorism

IAEA Verification

Comprehensive safeguards agreements and additional protocols

Challenges to the safeguards regime

Application of Agency Safeguards in the Middle East

Nuclear disarmament verification

Nuclear safety and security

Application of international safety standards

Convention on Nuclear Safety

Joint Convention

Safe transport of nuclear and radioactive material

Nuclear security

Physical protection

Radioactive sources

Radiological weapons

Missile-related issues

The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC)

Export Controls

Nuclear Suppliers Group

The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

Political declarations and other initiatives

General Assembly 2003

Annex I

Chairman's Factual Summary on the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Chapter II

Biological and chemical weapons

Developments and trends 2003

Biological Weapons

First Meeting of Experts

First Meeting of States Parties to BWC

Chemical Weapons

First Review Conference of CWC

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Australia Group

General Assembly, 2003

Chapter III

Conventional weapons issues

Developments and trends, 2003

Small arms and light weapons

Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects

First Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, at the National, Regional and Global Level

The Coordinating Action on Small Arms (CASA) mechanism

Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures

Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons

Transparency in conventional arms transfers and military expenditures

Annual report on the Register for the calendar year 2002

Objective information on military matters, including transparency of military expenditures

Conference on Disarmament, 2003

Transparency in armaments

The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW)

The Meeting of the States Parties to the CCW

Meetings of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE)

Anti-personnel mines

Fifth Annual Meeting of States Parties to the Mine-Ban Convention

The Fifth Annual Conference of the States Parties to the Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW)

Wassenaar Arrangement

General Assembly, 2003

Annex I

Composite table of replies of Governments for the Register of Conventional Arms: Calendar Year 2002

Annex II

Chairperson's summary on the Report of the United Nations First Biennial Meeting of States to consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

Annex III

Recommendations of the 2003 Group of Governmental Experts on the UN Register of Conventional Arms

Chapter IV

Regional disarmament

Developments and trends, 2003

Nuclear-weapon-free zones

Conventional disarmament at regional levels

Asia and the Pacific

General Assembly, 2003

Chapter V

Related issues and approaches

Terrorism and disarmament

General Assembly, 2003

Conference on Disarmament, 2003

General Assembly, 2003

Human rights, human security and disarmament

55th Session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Disarmament and Human Security

Information security and the role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament

General Assembly, 2003

Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament

General Assembly, 2003

Relationship between disarmament and development

General Assembly, 2003

Gender and Disarmament

Multilateralism and disarmament

General Assembly, 2003

Arms limitation and disarmament agreements, including verification of compliance

General Assembly, 2003

Annex I

Decision 2003/105 Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: The prevention of human rights violations committed with small arms and light weapons

Annex II

Overview of gender and disarmament activities of DDA and other offices and organizations

Chapter VI

Institutional aspects

Developments and trends, 2003

Conference on Disarmament, 2003

Disarmament Commission, 2003

Open-ended Working Group on SSOD IV

Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters

Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services

Department of Disarmament Affairs

Regional Centres

General Assembly, 2003

Annex I

Members of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 2003

Annex II

Agenda items of the General Assembly as allocated to the First Committee

Chapter VII

Studies, education and information

Disarmament studies

Studies completed in 2003

Studies in progress

Studies mandated in 2003

DDA Implementation of the recommendations of the 2002 UN study on disarmament and non-proliferation education (DNP)

United Nations Disarmament Information Programme (UNDIP)

DDA panels, NGO panel discussions and participation in the Biennial Meeting of States

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Annex I

Composition of the Group of Governmental Experts on identifying and tracing illicit small arms and light weapons

Annex II

Composition of the Group of Experts on the continuing operation of the Register of Conventional Arms and on its further development

Annex III

Composition of the Group of Governmental Experts on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development

Annex IV

Publications and other materials of the Department of Disarmament Affairs or produced in collaboration with the Department and its regional centres

Annex V

UNIDIR Publications

Annex VI

List of symposia and panels sponsored by DDA

Appendix I

Status of multilateral arms regulation and disarmament agreements

Appendix II

Final Declaration and Measures to Promote the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Appendix III

Political Declaration of the First Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (First Review Conference)

Appendix IV

Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War

Appendix V

An Appeal of the States Parties to Amended Protocol II to the Convention on the Occasion of the Fifth Annual Conference

Appendix VI

Declaration of the Fifth Meeting 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

Appendix VII

Text of disarmament resolutions and decisions

Appendix VIII

Voting patterns of resolutions and decisions on disarmament adopted by the General Assembly in 2002

Appendix IX

Table of Resolutions and Decisions on Disarmament Issues

Appendix X

Disarmament resolutions and decisions listed by chapter

Appendix XI

List of reports and notes of the Secretary-General

Appendix XII

Abbreviations and acronyms

Selective Index