Reaching Critical Will

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Conference on Disarmament

General Assembly First Committee

UN Disarmament Commission

Special Session on Disarmament

Statements from First Committee 2008
6–31 October 2008

General Debate | Thematic Debate | Voting

General Debate

Monday, 6 October

Chair, Ambassador Marco Antonio Suazo
Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Rio Group, delivered by the delegation of Mexico
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by H.E. Dr. Marty M. Natalegawa of Indonesia
African Group, delivered by Mr. Lawrence Olufemi Obisakin of Nigeria
European Union, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Eric Danon of France
New Agenda Coalition, delivered by the delegation of South Africa
Brazil, H.E. Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
China, H.E. Mr. Wang Qun
Mexico, H.E. Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba (Spanish)
Colombia, H.E Mrs. Claudia Blum de Barberi
Jamaica, H.E. Raymond O. Wolfe
Australia, H.E. Robert Hill
Bangladesh, H.E. Ms. Ismat Jahan

Tuesday, 7 October

ASEAN, delivered by H.E. U Wunna Maung Gwin of Myanmar
Indonesia, Dr. Desra Percaya
Switzerland, H.E. Mr. Jurg Streuli
Japan, H.E. Mr. Sumio Tarui
Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Zamir Akram
Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. A. I. Antonov
Bulgaria, Dr. Petio Petev
Ukraine, H.E. Mr. Yuriy Sergeyev
Nigeria, Prof. U Joy Ogwu
United Arab Emirates, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Jarman (Arabic)
Canada, H.E. Mr. Marius Grinius
Holy See, H.E. Archbishop Celestino Migliore
Iran, Right of Reply to the European Union statement on 6 October

Wednesday, 8 October

Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Kim Bong-hyun
New Zealand, H.E. Mr. Don Mackay
United States, H.E. Mrs. Christina Rocca
Myanmar, H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin
Lebanon, H.E. Mr. William Habib (Arabic)
Dominican Republic, H.E. Mr. Enriquillo A. del Rosario Ceballos
Norway
Qatar, H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
Tunisia, H.E. Mr. Habib Mansour (French)
Fiji, H.E. Mr. Berenado Vunibobo
El Salvador, H.E. Mrs. Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez (Spanish)
Egypt, H.E. Mr. A. Maged Abdelaziz

Thursday, 9 October

Kuwait, Mr. Naser Abdullah H.M. Al-Hayden
Syrian Arab Republic, H.E. Mr. Mourad Benmehidi
Viet Nam, H.E. Mr. Hoang Chi Trung
Cuba, H.E. Mr. Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
Algeria, H.E. Mr. Bashar Ja'afari (French)
Malaysia, Dr. Abdul Rashid Ngah
Venezuela, H.E. Mr. Jorge Valero Briceno (Spanish)
Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Nurbeck Jeenbaev
Ghana, H.E. Mr. Leslie Kojo Christian
Turkey, Mr. Fazli Corman
Sudan, H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad (Arabic)
Yemen, Mr. Ismail Mohamed Yahya Almaabri (Arabic)
United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Mr Augustine P. Mahiga
Iraq, Mr. Abdul Karim Shwaikh
Thailand, H.E. Mr. Chirachai Punkrasin
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mr. Songkan Louangmuninthone

Friday, 10 October

Belarus, H.E. Mr. Viktor Gaisenok
Philippines, H.E. Mr. Hilario G. Davide, Jr.
Israel, Mr. Amir Weissbrod
Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. H. M. G. S. Palihakkara
Mongolia, H.E. Mr. Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan
Kazakhstan, Mr. Anuar Tanalinov
Ethiopia, Mr. Desalegn Alemu
Singapore, Ms. Jeanette Kwek
Kenya, H.E. Mr. George Olago Owuor
India, H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao
Senegal, H.E. Mr. Paul Badji
Zambia, H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe
South Africa, H.E. Mr. Leslie Gumbi
Republic of Congo, Mr. Luc Joseph Okio

Monday, 13 October

CARICOM, delivered by the delegation of Haiti
Nepal, H.E. Mr. Madhu Raman Acharya
Armenia, H.E. Mr. Armen Martirosyan
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Sin Son Ho
Papua New Guinea, H.E. Mr. Robert Guba Aisi
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, H.E. Mr. Giadalla A. Ettalhi (Arabic)
Burkina Faso, H.E. Mr. Michel Kafando (French)
Nicaragua, H.E. Mrs. Maria Rubiales de Chamorro (Spanish)
Eritrea, Ms. Elsa Haile
Oman, Mr. Yousuf Said Al-Amri (Arabic)
San Marino, H.E. Mr. Daniele D. Bodini
Jordan, H.E. Mr. Mohammed F. Al-Allaf
Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Mr. Eshagh Al Habib
Morocco, H.E. Mr. Hamid Chabar (French)
Benin, H.E. Mr. Jean-Marie Ehouzou (French)

Tuesday, 14 October

Georgia, Mr. Shalva Tsiskarashvili
Bahrain, Mr. Ahmed Al-Muharraqi (Arabic)
Palestine, Mr. Anmar Hijazi
International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Robert Young

Follow-up of resolutions and decisions adopted by the First Committee
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte

Thematic Debate

Tuesday, 14 October
Nuclear Weapons

European Union, delivered by H.E. Mr. Eric Danon of France
Arab Group, delivered by Lebanon (Arabic)
MERCOSUR and Associated States, delivered by H.E. Mr. Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares of Brazil
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Dr. Desra Percaya of Indonesia
States of Central Asia, delivered by Kyrgyzstan
Canada, Mr. Tyler Cummings
South Africa, H.E. Leslie Gumbi

Wednesday, 15 October
Representatives of intergovernmental organizations

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte
Conference on Disarmament, Deputy Secretary-General Tim Caughley
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Director-General Rogelio Pfirter
CTBT Organization, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission Tibor Tóth
International Atomic Energy Agency, Representative of the Director General Gustavo Zlauvinen

Nuclear Weapons

Australia, H.E. Ms. Caroline Millar
Chile, H.E. Mr. Alfredo Labbe
Norway, H.E. Mr. Knut Langeland
Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Zamir Akram
Japan, H.E. Mr. Sumio Tarui
Austria, H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik
Russian Federation, Mr. Victor Vasiliev
New Zealand, H.E. Mr. Don Mackay
Indonesia
Cuba, H.E. Ms. Marieta García Jordán
Kuwait, H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Soyan Alazemi

Thursday, 16 October
Nuclear Weapons

New Agenda Coalition, delivered by South Africa
United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. John Duncan
Mongolia, H.E. Mr. J.Enkhasaikhan
United States, Mr. Garold N. Larson
United States, Ms. Paula A. DeSutter
China, Mr. Kang Yong
United Arab Emirates, H.E. Mr. Hani Mohamed bin Huwaidin
Mexico (Spanish)
Turkey, Mr. Vehbi Esgel Etensel
Bangladesh, Ms. Ishrat. J Ahmed
Myanmar, H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin
Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Im Han-taek
Algeria
Kazakhstan
Egypt
Qatar (Arabic)
India, H.E. Mr. Vishvjit P Singh
Switzerland, H.E. Mr. Jürg Streuli
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mr. Kang Myong Chol

Friday, 17 October
Other weapons of mass destruction

Chair of the Panel of Government Experts on Missiles
Chair of the 2008 meeting of the BTWC, H.E. Mr. Georgi Avramchev of Macedonia
European Union, delivered by H.E. Mr. Eric Danon of France
MERCOSUR and Associated States, delivered by H.E. Mr. Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares of Brazil
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Witjaksono Adji of Indonesia
Norway, H.E. Mr. Knut Langeland
Lithuania, H.E. Mr. Vaidotas Verba
Belarus, Mr. Igor Ugorich
Australia, Hon. Joanna Gash, MP
Cuba, Mrs. Marieta Garcia Jordan
Republic of Korea, Mr. Kim Hak-jo
Hungary

Monday, 20 October
Other weapons of mass destruction

Poland, Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki

Outer Space

Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Victor Vasiliev
Belarus
United States, Ms. Karen E. House
Cuba
Republic of Korea, H.E. Ambassador Im Han-taek
Sri Lanka, Mrs. Aruni Wijewardane
Canada, Ms. Gillian Frost
Egypt

Conventional Weapons

Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts for the Arms Trade Treaty, Ambassador Roberto Garcia Moritan (Spanish)
European Union, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Eric Danon of France
MERCOSUR, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares of Brazil
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Fabrian A. Ruddyard of Indonesia
CARICON, delivered by Barbados
SICA, delivered by H.E. Jorge Arturo Reina of Honduras (Spanish)
Denmark

Tuesday, 21 October
Conventional Weapons

Former Chair of the Third Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms, Ambassador Dalius Cekuolis
Ireland, H.E. Ambassador Daithi O'Ceallaigh
Chile, H.E. Mr. Alfredo Labbe
Japan, H.E. Mr. Sumio Tarui
South Africa, H.E. Ambassador Leslie Gumbi
Pakistan, Mr. Raza Bashir Tarar
Jordan, Ms. Saja S. Majali
Argentina
Jamaica, H.E. Mr. Raymond O. Wolfe
Mali, H.E. Mr. Oumar Daou (French)
Kazakhstan
Norway, Mr. Knut Langeland
Switzerland, H.E. Ambassador Jurg Streuli
Austria, H.E. Ambassador Alexander Marschik
Colombia
Nigeria, H.E. Ambassador Bukun-Olu Onemola
Belarus
Fiji, Mr. Mason Smith
Finland
New Zealand, Ms. Joan Mosley
Chair of GGE on Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles in Surplus, Mr. Michael Hansenau
Russian Federation
President-Designate of the Second Conference on CCW Protocol 5, H.E. Mr. Edvardas Borisovas of Lithuania
United States, H.E. Mr. Anthony H. Gioia
Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Eden Charles
Sweden, Mr. Magnus Hellgren
Australia, H.E. Ms. Caroline Millar
Cuba, Mrs. Marieta Garcia Jordan
Indonesia, Mr. Witjaksono Adji
Mozambique
Thailand, Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana
Turkey, Mr. Vehbi Esgel Etensel
India, H.E. Mr. Arjun Charan Sethi
Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Kim Bong-hyun
Canada, Mr. Richard Bruneau
Cote d'Ivoire, Madame Chantal Fanny
Uruguay, Mr. Federico Perazza
Israel, Mr. Meir Itzchaki
United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. John Duncan
Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga
ECOWAS Countries, delivered by Burkina Faso

Wednesday, 22 October
Conventional Weapons

Gabon
China
Ecuador
Germany
Senegal, H.E. Mr. Paul Badji
Kenya, H.E. Mr. Philip Richard O. Owade
Netherlands, H.E. Johannes C. Landman
Paraguay (Spanish)
Zambia, Brig Gen Bob D. Dulima
Togo (French)
Mexico (Spanish)
Ireland
Iran
Libya (Arabic)

Other Disarmament Measures and International Security

Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Febrian A. Ruddyard of Indonesia
Russian Federation
Singapore, Mr.Tan Jee Piau
Cuba (Spanish)
India
Mexico
Japan, H.E. Mr. Sumio Tarui
Republic of Korea

Regional Disarmament and Security

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte

Thursday, 23 October
Disarmament machinary

President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador German Mundarain Hernandez
Chairman of the 2008 session of the UNDC, Ambassador Piet de Klerk
President of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, Professor Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Deputy Director of UNIDIR, Christiane Agboton Johnson
European Union, delivered by Ms. Sophie Moal-Makame of France
MERCOSUR, delivered by H.E. Mr. Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares of Brazil
Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Fabrian A. Ruddyard of Indonesia
Member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, delivered by H.E. Mr. Nasser Abdulaziz Al Nasr of Qatar

Friday, 24 October
Regional disarmament and security

UN Office for Disarmament Affairs Regional Disarmament Branch, Ms. Anges Marcaillou
UN Reginal Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, Ms. Jacqueline Seck Diouf
UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Developement in Latin America and the Caribbean
MERCOSUR and Associated States, delivered by H.E. Mr. Luiz Filipe de Macedo Soares of Brazil (Spanish)
UN Standing Advisory Committee for Security Questions on Central Africa, H.E. Mr. Ismael A. Gaspar Martins of Angola
Myanmar, Mr. U Kyaw Zwar Minn
Pakistan, Mr. Raza Bashir Tarar
Azerbaijan, Mr. Ogtay Ismayil-Zada
Colombia, H.E. Mrs. Claudia Blum de Barberi
Algeria, M. Larbi El Hadj Ali (French)
Malta, H.E. Mr. Saviour F. Borg
Peru
Nepal, H.E. Mr. Madhu Raman Acharya

Disarmament machinery

Netherlands, H.E. Mr. Piet de Klerk
Venezuela, H.E. Mr. German Mundarain Hernandez
Turkey, Mr. Vehbi Esgel Etensel
Norway, H.E. Mr. Knut Langeland
Saudi Arabia (Arabic)

Monday, 27 October
Disarmament machinery

Cuba, Mrs. Marieta Garcia Jordan
Malaysia
Canada, Ms. Rebecca Hall
India
Chile
Nigeria

NGO presentations

Hibakusha Appeal for a Nuclear Free World, delivered by Setusko Thirlow
Nuclear Weapons, delivered by John Loretz, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Space Security, delivered by Ben Baseley-Walker, Secure World Foundation
Cluster Munitions, delivered by Raza Shah Khan, Cluster Munition Coalition
Small Arms and Light Weapons, delivered by Rebecca Peters, International Action Network on Small Arms
Arms Trade Treaty, delivered by Dr Widad Akrawi, Defend International and IANSA (also in Arabic)
Small Arms and Light Weapons, delivered by C. Edward Rowe, World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities

Voting
General statements only - for explanations of vote, see the resolutions page.

Tuesday, 28 October

Mongolia, H.E. Ch.Baatar (on L.28)
European Union, Madam Sophie Moal-Makame (on L.38 and L.55)
Mexico (on L.55)
Cuba (on L.7, L.14, L.15, L.16*, L.19)
Iran (on L.27)
Syria (on L.2)

Wednesday, 29 October

Jordan (on L.6)
Venezuela (on L.47)
Turkey (on L.47)
Netherlands (on L.48)
Mali (on L.41)
Angola (on L.46)
European Union (on L.18)
Pakistan (on L.8, L.9, L.10)
Cuba (on L.48)

Thursday, 30 October

Joint Statement on the Global Initiative to Prevent Terrorism, delivered by Morocco
Comment on Joint Statement, Turkey
Pakistan (on L.7)
Cuba (on L.45)
Republic of Korea (on L.43)
African Group (on L.50/Rev.1 and L.49)

Friday, 31 October

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (on L.30)
Indonesia (on L.25)
Cuba (on L.44/Rev.1)
United Kingdom (on L.39*)
Australia (on L.39*)
Japan (on L.39*)
Mexico (on L.39*)
Uruguay (on L.39*)
Nigeria (on L.39*)
Non-Aligned Movement (on L.20, L.21, L.23, L.26)
Cuba (on L.20, L.21, L.23, L.26)
Nepal (on L.42)
Non-Aligned Movement (on L.22, L.24, L.13, L.42)
Peru (on L.13)
Cuba (on L.13)