UN Disarmament Commission – 2012 Session

This page links to resources and press releases related to the 2012 Substantive Session
of the UN Disarmament Commission.

Statements

• 02 April 2012
  Secretary-General Urges Disarmament Commission to Focus on Finding Common Ground for Elimination of Deadliest Weapons, Reducing Conventional Arms
  [delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the United Nations Disarmament Commission in New York on 2 April]
• 02 April 2012
  Statement at the United Nations Disarmament Commission
  H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the General Assembly
• 02 April 2012
  Statement Before the Disarmament Commission
  Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

Report

• A/67/42 Report for 2012

Provisional agenda

• A/CN.10/L.68
• A/CN.10/L.67/Rev.1
• A/CN.10/L.67

List of participants

• A/CN.10/2012/INF/1

Working papers

• A/CN.10/2012/WP.2Facilitating substantive discussions in the Disarmament Commission
  Working paper submitted by Japan
• A/CN.10/2012/WP.1Recommendations on the functioning of the Disarmament Commission
  Working paper submitted by Poland

Press releases

• 18 April 2012
  Disarmament Commission Elects Two Vice-Chairs, Rapporteur for Current Session
• 05 April 2012
  Disarmament Commission Reaches Agreement on Agenda, Ending Three-day Stalemate, Concludes General Debate
• 04 April 2012
  Still Absent Agreement on Agenda, Disarmament Commission Continues Debate, with Speakers Questioning Commission’s Role after 12 Unproductive Years 
• 03 April 2012
  Following Two-Day Deliberation, Disarmament Commission Begins General Debate for Current Session without Agreement on Substantive Aspects of Agenda
• 02 April 2012
  One Responsible Course for Disarmament Commission — Find ‘Common Ground’ to Address Challenges Posed by Deadliest Weapons, Says Secretary-General, as Session Opens