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UN General Assembly - 1st Committee (Disarmament)
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| 7 November, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3471 | First Committee, Concluding Session, Sends 59 Draft Texts to General Assembly, Consistent with Its Practice of Voting on Nearly Half |
| 6 November, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3470 | Diplomatic Frustration over Conference on Disarmament Deadlock Sparks Urgent Calls for Tangible Results in First Committee Drafts |
| 5 November, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3469 | Persistent Divisions in First Committee Lock Voting Machine in Familiar Pattern as 26 Drafts, 16 by Recorded Vote, Forwarded to General Assembly |
| 2 November, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3468 | First Committee Approves Series of Drafts on Which Diverse Positions Converge before Tackling Raft of More Contentious Texts Next Week |
| 1 November, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3467 | First Committee, Seeking to Catch Up in Hurricanes Wake, Speeds through Thematic Debates, Hearing Calls to Translate Arms Trade Concerns into Durable Treaty |
| 25 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3466 | Conference on Disarmament President Tells First Committee Do Not Ask What the CD Can Do for Your Country, Ask What Your Country Can Do for the CD |
| 24 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3465 | Complexity of Arms Restraint Considered in First Committee as Delegates Urge Get Back to Work on Binding Treaty to Regulate Trade |
| 23 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3464 | Full-Spectrum Dominance of Outer Space Can Turn Frontier into Military Theatre, Build Walls of Suspicion, Breach Global Security, First Committee Told |
| 22 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3463 | Manifold Misery of Mass Destruction Weapons Captures Attention of First Committee as Speakers Wrestle with Consequences of Unmet Commitments, Weak Verification |
| 19 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3462 | Nuclear Weapons Remain Integral to Strategic Doctrines of Military Alliances, Despite High-Sounding and Moralistic Assertions, First Committee Told |
| 18 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3461 | Centrality of Missiles for Offensive, Defensive Purposes, Absence of Far-Reaching Commitments to Restrain Their Proliferation Draw Attention of First Committee |
| 17 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3460 | As First Committee Begins Focused Debate on Nuclear Weapons, National Positions Converge on Principles, Classic Differences Persist on Practical Enforcement |
| 16 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3459 | Attempts to Further Mass Destruction Weapon-Free Zone in Middle East Falter amid Seemingly Insoluble Disagreements, Speakers Tell First Committee |
| 15 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3458 | End Nuclear Testing Before Nuclear Testing Ends Us, First Committee Told, as Disarmament Machinery Chiefs Assist Search for Global Consensus |
| 12 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3457 | Non-Nuclear-Armed States in First Committee Seek to Bridge Security Gap with Unconditional Pledge of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons against Them |
| 11 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3456 | Prospects for Nuclear-Weapon-Free World Increasingly Illusive as Tectonic Shifts from Unilateral Measures Affect Strategic Stability, First Committee Told |
| 10 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3455 | United States Patience Wearing Thin on Unblocking Progress to Ban Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons, Delegate Tells Disarmament Committee |
| 9 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3454 | High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Urges First Committee Not to Become Arena for Competitive Advancement of One State's Interests Over Another |
| 8 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3453 | Opening Day in First Committee Spotlights Strategic Uncertainty, Political Stasis, as Speakers Urge Save Ourselves from Ourselves |
| 5 October, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3452 | First Committee Prepares for Annual Debate with Approval of Agenda, Work Programme for Sixty-Seventh Session |
| 18 September, 2012 | | BIO/4406-GA/DIS/3451 | Desra Percaya of Indonesia Chair of First Committee |
| 4 September, 2012 | | GA/DIS/3450 | First Committee Elects Bureau for Sixty-Seventh General Assembly Session |
| 31 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3449 | First Committee, Concluding Work for Session, Sends 52 Draft Texts to General Assembly Covering Broad Spectrum of Disarmament, Security Concerns |
| 28 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3448 | If Disarmament Conference Fails to Start Work by End of 2012 Session, General Assembly to Consider Options for Fissile Material Ban, Says First Committee |
| 27 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3447 | First Committee Seeks to Ban Development of New Types of Mass Destruction Weapons, by One of 22 Draft Texts Forwarded to General Assembly for Adoption |
| 26 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3446 | Voting Machine Locks in Familiar Pattern as Disarmament Committee Sends 17 Drafts to General Assembly for Adoption |
| 25 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3445 | Perception in First Committee World Cannot Afford to Stand Still on Disarmament, but Divergent Views Emerge on Reasons for Stagnation, Ways to Overcome It |
| 24 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3444 | Seven Draft Resolutions Introduced in First Committee, Two Reflecting Divergent Views on Solving Impasse in Multilateral Disarmament Forum |
| 21 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3443 | If Conference on Disarmament Cannot Break 15-Year-Long Deadlock, United Nations Could Lose Legitimacy in Disarmament Affairs, First Committee Told |
| 20 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3442 | Unregulated Information Highway is Non-Traditional Security Threat with Too Many Traffic Accidents, China Tells First Committee, Warning of Security Breaches |
| 19 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3441 | Worlds Weapons Stockpile Over-Supplied, as States Reshape True Aim of Charter-based Article on Self-Defence, First Committee Told |
| 18 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3440 | Stockpiled Instruments of Modern Violence Conventional Weapons Focus of Debate in First Committee, as Delegates Rally Support around Key Draft Resolutions |
| 17 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3439 | First Committee Hears Introduction of Eight Drafts on Range of Topics, from Threat of Outer Space Arms Race to Terrorist Acquisition of Mass Destruction Weapons |
| 14 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3438 | When It Comes to Non-Proliferation, Arms Limitation, Disarmament Agreements, Rules Must Be Binding, Violations Must Be Punished, First Committee Told |
| 13 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3437 | It Is Bitter Reality in Complex, Dangerous World that Possession of Nuclear Weapons by Some Gives Others Excuse to Acquire Them, First Committee Told |
| 12 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3436 | Sorry to Report, Conference on Disarmament Official Tells First Committee, No Key Disarmament, Non-Proliferation Treaties in Pipeline Now |
| 11 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3435 | Mantra of Nuclear-Armed States that Fissile Material Ban Ripe for Negotiation Follows Dictates of Convenience, Not Security, First Committee Told |
| 10 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3434 | International Community Wise to Take Step Back, Seriously Question Approach as Mindless Arms Race Flourishes Unencumbered, First Committee Hears |
| 7 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3433 | China Champions New Thinking on Security, Shaped by Mutual Trust, Mutual Benefit, Amid Calls in First Committee for Binding Pledges of Non Use of Nuclear Weapons |
| 6 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3432 | Membership in Conference on Disarmament Yields Rights but Also Responsibilities, First Committee Told, as Delegations Make Clear Deadlock Taking Its Toll |
| 5 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3431 | Nuclear Proliferation Biggest Danger Facing Our Planet, Says France, Warning in First Committee Debate More Disarmament Will Not Suffice to Stop It |
| 4 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3430 | Path from Prague Fast and Straight, but Moving into Uncharted Terrain, United States Delegate Tells First Committee during General Debate |
| 3 October, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3429 | First Committee Must Not Close Shop and Wait for World Peace before Furthering Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Delegations Told as Debate Opens |
| 30 September, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3428 | First Committee, in Preparation for Start of Annual General Debate Monday, Holds Organizational Meeting to Adopt Agenda, Work Programme for Session |
| 16 September, 2011 | | GA/DIS/3427 | First Committee Completes Bureau for Sixty-Sixth General Assembly Session |
| 14 September, 2011 | | BIO/4319-GA/DIS/3426 | Jarmo Viinanen of Finland Chair of First Committee |
| 29 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3425 | Disarmament Committee Notes New Strategic Relationship between Russian Federation, United States, Their Endeavour to Reduce Role, Importance of Nuclear Weapons |
| 28 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3424 | Conventional Arms Control, Symmetry as Lynchpin to Regional, Subregional Stability Subject of One of 16 Draft Resolutions, Decisions Approved by First Committee |
| 27 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3423 | Time Now Opportune for Nuclear-Armed States to Take Effective Disarmament Measures to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, by 1 of 12 Drafts Approved in First Committee |
| 26 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3422 | General Assembly to Ask Nuclear Powers to Meet Obligations to Forswear Nuclear Weapons, Reduce Significance in Security Concepts, by First Committee Text |
| 25 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3421 | Momentum Gathering for Weaponization of Outer Space, Risk of Outer Space Arms Race Rising, Warns Chinas Delegation in First Committee, Urging Binding New Treaty |
| 22 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3420 | First Committee Considers One of Greatest Contemporary Security Threats Chemical, Biological Weapons, as Thematic Debates, Introduction of Drafts Continue |
| 21 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3419 | Fortifying Regional Disarmament and Security, Countering Potential Cyberwarfare, Misuse of Dual-Purpose Technologies, Focus of Debate in First Committee |
| 20 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3418 | Arms Supplies to Conflict-Ridden Regions with Unmanageable Conventional Weapons Imbalance Enhance Compulsion to Acquire Nuclear Weapons, First Committee Told |
| 19 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3417 | Patchwork of National, Regional Controls over Conventional Weapons Trade Lacks Global Support Needed to Reduce Arms in Circulation, First Committee Hears |
| 18 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3416 | High Priests of Disarmament Content with Status Quo, First Committee Told, as Debate Intensifies Over Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament Gridlock |
| 15 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3415 | Thematic Debate Continues in First Committee, as Speakers Seek to Recast Norm against Nuclear Weapons Possession, Codify Global Security Architecture |
| 14 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3414 | Double Standards, Discriminatory Practices Must Be Traded for Trust to Overcome Obstacles to Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, First Committee Hears in Debate |
| 13 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3413 | Conference on Disarmament Chief Asks Member States in First Committee: Do You Want Disarmament or Do You Want Consensus?, as Nuclear Weapons Debate Begins |
| 12 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3412 | Treaty Banning Only Future Production of Fissile Material Will Freeze Asymmetries in Stockpiles, Be Injurious to Pakistans National Security, First Committee Told |
| 11 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3411 | Controlling Fissile Material Holdings of Key Nuclear Weapons Possessors Would Go Far to Curb Proliferation, Prevent Nuclear Terrorism, First Committee Told |
| 8 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3410 | Diplomatic Clash over Absence of Binding Promises Never to Use Nuclear Weapons against Non-Nuclear-Weapon States Resurfaces in First Committee during Debate |
| 7 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3409 | Alongside Focus on Nuclear Threat, Eyes Must Be Pinned on Devastating Small Arms Scourge Fuelling Armed Violence, Black Market Trade, First Committee Told |
| 6 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3408 | Rule of Law Not Rule of Power Needed to Tackle Disarmament Challenges, First Committee Told in Debate on Full Range of Security Threats |
| 5 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3407 | World Faces Conundrum over Desire for Security through Outdated Machinery that Delivers Stalemates Instead of Progress, First Committee Hears |
| 4 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3406 | May the Momentum Be with Us, Urges Disarmament Chief in First Committee, Warning against Indefinite Delays, Chronic Compliance Questions, Military Spending Trends |
| 1 October, 2010 | | GA/DIS/3405 | First Committee Completes Bureau, Prepares Ground for Upcoming General Debate on All Disarmament, International Security Items, in Organizational Meeting |
| 14 September, 2010 | | BIO/4239-GA/DIS/3404 | Milo Koterec of Slovakia Chair of First Committee |
| 2 November, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3403 | Reframing Disarmament Debate in First Committee, Strengthening Multilateralism Advanced Momentum, Led to Approval of 54 Drafts, Chair Says as Session Closes |
| 30 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3402 | Sending Six Drafts to General Assembly, First Committee Calls for International Day for World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Conference on Arms Trade Treaty in 2012 |
| 29 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3401 | First Committee Advances Bold, Sweeping Plans to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Arsenals, Build Confidence, Boost Transparency, Submitting Nine Texts to General Assembly |
| 28 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3400 | Disarmament Committee Sends 25 Texts to General Assembly, Seeking to Avert Outer Space Arms Race, Unilateral Actions, Unverified Non-Compliance Accusations |
| 27 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3399 | Gravely Concerned at Danger of Possible Nuclear Weapons Use, First Committee Draft Resolution Calls on States to Prevent Proliferation, Promote Nuclear Disarmament |
| 23 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3398 | Barriers Blocking Disarmament Negotiations Beginning to Yield, First Committee Told, Examining Strength of Disarmament Machinery Following Years of Paralysis |
| 22 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3397 | Robust Regional Action, Combined with Strict Compliance with Arms Control Accords, Contains Arms Races, First Committee Told during Debate on Regional Disarmament |
| 21 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3396 | Time for General Discussion on Arms Trade Treaty Is Over, First Committee Hears, Seeking in One of Five Drafts to Prevent Diversion of Weapons to Illicit Market |
| 20 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3395 | Divergent Paths Emerge as First Committee Debates Issues of Cluster Munitions, Transparency of Weapons Sales, Viability of International Arms Trade Treaty |
| 19 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3394 | First Committee Wraps Up Debate on Disarmament Aspects of Outer Space, Opens Discussion on Conventional Weapons, Hearing Introduction of Six Draft Texts |
| 16 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3393 | Chemical Weapons Ban Took a Century to Enact, But Living Example of Success in Field, First Committee Told, Taking Up Weapons of Mass Destruction Debate |
| 15 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3392 | First Committee Hears Introduction of Five Drafts, Detailed Accounts by Russian Federation, United States of Reductions in Nuclear Warheads, Ballistic Missiles |
| 14 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3391 | Proposal for International Day to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons Submitted in First Committee, with Traditional Text on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Southern Hemisphere |
| 13 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3390 | Efforts to Stem Spread of Violence, Armed Conflict Finds Diverse Allies, Boosting Chances of Achieving Disarmament Goals, Disarmament Chief Tells First Committee |
| 12 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3389 | New Brand of Nuclear Arms Race, Ballooning Defence Budgets, Still-Full Nuclear Arsenals Challenge Renewal of Non-Proliferation Regime, First Committee Hears |
| 9 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3388 | New Winds Blowing through the Halls of Disarmament, but Real Menace - Small Arms, Light Weapons -- Destabilizing Societies Everywhere, First Committee Told |
| 8 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3387 | Exploiting Renewed Focus on Nuclear Disarmament Requires Political Will, Reversal of Past Policies, Understanding New Dynamics Among Nations, First Committee Told |
| 7 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3386 | For First Time in Years, Notion of Nuclear-Weapon-Free World Supported by Leaders of All Major Industrialized Countries, Disarmament Committee Hears in Debate |
| 6 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3385 | One Nuclear Weapon Exploded in One Major City Could Kill Hundreds of Thousands; No Single Nation Could Halt Spread Alone, United States Tells First Committee |
| 5 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3384 | Disarmament Remains Burning Problem of Our Time, But Todays World Capable of Solving Problem, Disarmament Chief Tells First Committee as Debate Opens |
| 1 October, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3383 | Disarmament Committee Prepares for Start of General Debate on Monday, 5 October, with Adoption of Agenda, Work Programme, in Brief Organizational Meeting |
| 15 September, 2009 | | BIO/4125-GA/DIS/3382 | Jos Luis Cancela of Uruguay Chair of First Committee |
| 14 July, 2009 | | GA/DIS/3381 | First Committee Completes Bureau for Sixty-Fourth General Assembly Session |
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