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UN Press Releases
- Secretary-General’s Anniversary Message Hails Tlatelolco Treaty as Example of Regional Initiatives Advancing Global Norms on Nuclear Disarmament - 14 February 2012
- Conference on Disarmament No Longer Living Up to Expectations, Secretary-General Warns, Stressing That Its Future Is in Hands of Member States - 24 January 2012
- New Chairman, Bureau Members Elected as Disarmament Commission Remains Deadlocked in Impasse over Agenda for Upcoming Substantive Session - 19 January 2012
- Central African Republic’s Political Dynamic Offers Chance for Peace, but Failure to Finance Disarmament Could Result in Renewed Violence, Security Council Told - 14 December 2011
- General Assembly, Gravely Concerned about Status of UN Disarmament Machinery, Especially in Conference on Disarmament, Invites States to Explore Options - 2 December 2011
- Security Council Demands Immediate Halt to All Attacks by Lord’s Resistance Army In Central Africa, Especially on Civilians, Insisting on Disarming Combatants - 14 November 2011
- Tenth United Nations-Republic of Korea Joint Conference, 7-8 November, to Address Decade’s Achievements, Setbacks, Challenges on Disarmament, Non-proliferation - 3 November 2011
UN News Centre Stories
Senior UN official calls on countries to end stalemate on disarmament
14 February 2012 - A senior United Nations official called today on countries to boost their efforts and find common ground to reach an agreement and end the existing impasse within the world’s sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum.
Ban hails Latin American nuclear weapon-free zone on 45th anniversary
14 February 2012 - On the 45th anniversary of the treaty that created a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the pact as an example of how regional initiatives can advance global norms on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of atomic energy.
Soil erosion and nuclear reactor management emerging as key green issues – UN
13 February 2012 - The depletion of soil and the growing number of end-of-life nuclear power reactors are some of the most pressing environmental issues, according to a United Nations yearbook launched today that compiles the most important events and developments of the year.
In South Sudan, work begins on UN-backed training centre for ex-soldiers
9 February 2012 - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has helped to launch the construction of a training centre in the west of the country that is aimed at helping former soldiers disarm, demobilize and return to civilian life.
Nuclear test ban treaty the focus of Ban’s visit to Austrian capital
9 February 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Austria next week for a three-day official visit focused on efforts to tackle the illegal drug trade in Afghanistan and the push for a global treaty banning nuclear tests.