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On 23 October 2008 in the margins of the First Committee during the 63rd session of the General Assembly, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and International Security jointly sponsored a presentation for all interested delegations and civil society representatives to introduce the template of the database. This publication reproduces the presentation in narrative, together with graphics from the power point display. …

This publication is being published as a convenient collection of key documentation of the Security Council relevant to the work of the 1540 Committee. It is intended as a reference tool for participants in regional workshops on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) organized by UNODA. …

Summarizes developments and trends in 2007 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 2007. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …

This publication is a convenient collection of key international instruments relating to the issue of small arms and light weapons at the United Nations. It also contains the most recent documentation from the Security Council and the General Assembly relevant to the subject, such as the 2007 report by the United Nations Expert Group on illicit brokering in small arms, and the 2008 Secretary-General's report on small arms to the Security Council. …

This publication contains the report of the Panel of Government Experts on verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification. The Panel held three sessions in 2006 and examined the purpose of verification; its conceptual evolution; developing methods, procedures and technologies; and verification and compliance mechanisms. The report includes 21 generic recommendations for active consideration by Member States, treaty bodies or the United Nations. …

Compiles the resolutions and decisions of the sixty-second 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-second session of the General Assembly and in the First Committee. …

This publication includes the edited transcripts of four discussions held at the United Nations Headquarters, in April and October 2007, organized by the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, in cooperation with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs. Three of the discussions focused on the feasibility of verification of a possible fissile material treaty and of the Biological Weapons Convention. The fourth presentation focused on the value of a code of conduct for outer space. …

Summarizes developments and trends in 2006 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. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …

Summarizes developments and trends in 2005 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. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …

Summarizes developments and trends in 2004 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. Has a foreword written by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. …