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Options for the further strengthening of the NPT's review process by 2015
Parties participating in the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) decided to defer its consideration of further strengthening of the review process of the Treaty to the next review cycle. Consequently, this issue was addressed at the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference, held in Vienna from 30 April to 11 May 2012. This paper examines the various proposals that have been put forward thus far and that could incrementally improve accountability and efficiency as well as provide greater continuity and substantial savings. This includes smarter use of the time for substantive consideration, on the general debate and early establishment of subsidiary bodies, on moving to digitized records, on the establishment of an NPT Secretariat and the enhancement of participation by non-governmental …
Dec 1, 2012
Summarizes developments and trends in 2011 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. Reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. Contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2011. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …
Sep 30, 2012
Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions of the Sixty-sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Compiles the resolutions and decisions of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, the voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee report and dates of their adoption. Contains a snapshot of votes by thematic cluster of resolution numbers, titles and votes in the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly and in the First Committee. …
Apr 30, 2012
Disarmament: A Basic Guide is published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in collaboration with the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security pursuant to the purposes of the United Nations Disarmament Information Programme (UNDIP). The book is aimed to inform, educate and generate public understanding of and support for multilateral action in the field of arms limitation and disarmament. It is intended for the general reader, but may also be useful for the disarmament educator or …
Jan 1, 2012
Critical Disarmament Issues
Delegitimizing Nuclear Weapons
This publication contains extensive excerpts from transcripts of panel discussion held by the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, in cooperation with the Office for Disarmament Affairs, on December 6, 2010. The Office for Disarmament Affairs is publishing the material as edited by the NGO Committee. …
Dec 31, 2011
Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security
This Study Series focuses on the report of the 2009/2010 Group of Governmental Experts on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security (A/65/201). It also includes the two reports of the Secretary-General containing the views of Member States (A/66/152 and A/65/154). …
Dec 30, 2011
Study on the Development of a Framework for Improving End-use and End-user Control Systems
This paper aims to develop a coherent United Nations approach to support the international community's efforts to improve the regulation of international transfers of conventional arms. It records the United Nations Organization's advocacy over the past years of a robust and comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty that covers the full array of conventional weapons as well as ammunition and that includes provisions that arms not be transferred where there is a clear risk that they will be used to commit violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law or seriously undermine …
Dec 1, 2011
Summarizes developments and trends in 2010 on key issues of multilateral consideration at the international and regional levels. Reviews the activity of the General Assembly, the Conference on Disarmament and the Disarmament Commission. Contains a timeline that highlights events in multilateral disarmament in 2010. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …
Sep 30, 2011
Disarmament Resolutions and Decisions of the Sixty-fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Compiles the resolutions and decisions of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly, the voting patterns in the General Assembly and the First Committee report and dates of their adoption. Contains a snapshot of votes by thematic cluster of resolution numbers, titles and votes in the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly and in the First Committee. …
Apr 30, 2011
Promoting Further Openness and Transparency in Military Matters: An Assessment of the United Nations Stardardized Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures
This publication was prepared to facilitate the discussions of the Group of Governmental Experts on the Operation and Further Development of the United Nations Standardized Instrument for Reporting Military Expenditures, which released its report in 2011. The paper argues for a reconsideration of the matrix, linking the Instrument to other activities on the nexus of security and development (such as security sector reform) and to other reporting obligations in order to increase its relevance. …
Nov 1, 2010
