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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FIRST COMMITTEE - " DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY"
At each new session of the General Assembly the First
Committee handles issues of Disarmament and International
Peace & Security; as 190+ nations seek, where possible,
to harmonize the approaches of UN Member States. The First
Committee drafts resolutions and forwards these to the Plenary
Meetings of the General Assembly for final consideration and
adoption.
 Fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly
    
Resolutions of the First Committee of the
General Assembly
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION
UNDC - Disarmament Commission
This subsidiary organ of the General
Assembly was with the function of considering and making recommendations
on various problems in the field of Disarmament and of following
up on the relevant decisions and recommendations of the First
General Assembly
special session on Disarmament (1978). It reports annually
to the General Assembly.
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT-
UNCD - The Conference on Disarmament - UNCD
With 66 Members, UNCD is the single
multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international
community
TERRORISM
Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism
The General Assembly created this Committee in 1996 to develop
a Legal framework for dealing with International Terrorism
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OPCW - ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS SEARCH
The OPCW Implements the provisions of The Chemical Weapons Convention,
29 April 1997.
Assistance and Protection
against Chemical Weapons
Inspection Activity
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UNIDIR - UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR DISARMAMENT RESEARCH
Diversified and complete data on problems
relating to international security, the armaments race and disarmament
in all fields. UNIDIR was created at the First session of the General
Assembly devoted to Disarmament (1978),.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S ADVISORY BOARD ON DISARMAMENT
MATTERS
The Advisory Board
This Board of Trustees of UNIDIR
advises
the Secretary-General on arms limitation and Disarmament;
including on the studies and research of the United Nations
system.
The agenda of the Board
is based on requests from the Secretary-General and on its
own recommendations. The Advisory Board submits a private
report of its two yearly sessions to the Secretary-General.
The Secretary-General reports annually to the General
Assembly on the activities of the Advisory Board
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DDA - DEPARTMENT FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Overview of th Treaty
on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
CTBTO - Preparatory Commission for : A COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN
TREATY ORGANIZATION
In 1996, The Preparatory Commission
was established to prepare for the Nuclear Test-ban Treaty's
Entry into force. This occurs 180 days after the Treaty has
been ratified by the 44 States listed in its Annex 2.
[ The Treaty in PDF Format ]
The first conference after ratification of the Treaty, will
replace the Preparatory Commission with the Commission
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SMALL ARMS &
LIGHT WEAPONS |
SMALL ARMS AND
DEMOBILIZATION
ANNUAL UN OBSERVANCE 9 July
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Group of Governmental
Experts on Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons
Reports to the 58th General Assembly on
its study of developing an international instrument to enable
States to identify and trace, in a timely and reliable manner,
illicit small arms and light weapons
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
Children and Small Arms[ SEE; also: "CHILDREN", below]
DDA - THE DEPARTMENT FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS
Gender perspectives and Small Arms
UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Small Arms and Demobilization
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SUBTOPICS
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IAEA - INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
[SEE, under "Global Issues: Atomic Energy"
- includes IAEA Mandate in
Iraq]
The IAEA is an autonomous
specialized agency of the United Nations system serving as the
global focal point for nuclear cooperation
Activities of the IAEA in relation
to the Non-proliferation Treaty
IAEA Safeguards and Verification
Activities of the IAEA monitoring the international use
and movement of nuclear materials
In the News, the IAEA on "Upgrading Nuclear
Security"
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DDA - THE DEPARTMENT FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS
Disarmament and Children
- UN Goals
THE WORLD BANK
Children Affected by War and
Violence
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT
1996 General Assembly recommendation based on "The
Impact of Armed Conflict on Children" (and Add.1),
prepared by Ms. Graça Machel, former Minister of Education
of Mozambique. Concerned States and institutions provide
voluntary contributions in support of the work of the Special
Representative.
"to
promote the protection, rights and welfare of children: Preventively
before conflict erupts, in the Midst of conflict, and in Post-conflict
situations"
Child Protection
Advisors
Children and Small Arms
Child Soldiers
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OCHA - OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN
AFFAIRS
Protection of Civilians in Armed
Conflict
Gender Perspectives on Disarmament |
