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Conference on Disarmament
(CD)
Sessions:
2009 | 2008
| 2007 | 2006 |
2005 | 2004 | 2003
| 2002 | 2001
| 2000
RCW Publications:
• CD
Report
Summary reports and analysis of plenary meetings of the CD. A free news service from
RCW.
• RCW's Guide to the CD 2009 [PDF]
[HTML]
A concise history of the Conference on Disarmament, up-to-date
information and analysis on the key issues, and ideas
for how to engage your governments and move the Conference
forward.
Background information:
• Fact and
Figures - Basic background information about
the world's lone body for negotiating disarmament treaties
•
The Core Issues discussed in the CD
• Positions
Matrix - Who says what in the CD? Member States'
positions on the core issues of Fissile Material Treaty,
Nuclear Disarmament, Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer
Space, Negative Security Assurances and Programme of Work.
•CD Agenda
- What it is the CD is supposed to be working on.
• Membership in the CD-
Who is the CD? What countries have a say
in this forum?
(CD
Delegations Directory)
•
Governmental Contact Information for UN Missions-
Got something to say to your government about what it
is or is not doing in Geneva? Use this handy database
to contact your representatives.
• Rules of
Procedure
•A5 Proposed Agenda
(CD/1693/Rev1) - Five Ambassadors (from Belgium,
Algeria, Chile, Colombia, and Sweden) proposed an agenda
which would establish subsidiary bodies and ad hoc committees.
The A5 proposal enjoys broad, but not consensus, support.
•Shannon
Mandate (CD/1299)- The formerly agreed upon
basis of negotiations of a Fissile Materials Treaty.
Non-governmental perspectives:
• NGO
Submissions to the CD - Information for NGOs
and civil society organizations on submitting papers to
the CD
•
Analysis from the Acronym Institute for Disarmament
Diplomacy on the CD- Good analysis on the
CD from some of the leading disarmament experts in the
world.
• Why the CD Still
Matters, from David Atwood, NGO Committee
on Disarmament, Geneva.
Conference
on Disarmament 2009
Part One: 19 January–27 March
Part Two: 18 May–3 July
Part Three: 3 August–18 September
During 2009, the rotating presidency of the Conference
will be held by
Viet Nam, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, and Austria.
Conference
on Disarmament 2008
During 2008, the rotating Presidency of the Conference
will be held by Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and Venezuela.
| First
Session:
January 21 - March 28
Second Session:
May 12 - June 27
Third Session:
July 28 - September 12 |
•Press Releases
•Statements
to the Conference
•Papers from
the Conference
•CD
Reports
•Summary
of Statements by Topic
Conference
on Disarmament 2007
During 2007, the rotating Presidency of the Conference
will be held by South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Syria.
| First
Session:
January 22 - March 30
Second Session:
May 14 - June 29
Third Session:
July 30- September 14 |
•Press Releases
•Statements
to the Conference
•Papers from
the Conference
•CD Reports
•Summary
of Statements by Topic
Conference
on Disarmament 2006
During 2006, the rotating Presidency of the Conference
will be held by Poland,
the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation,
Senegal and Slovakia.
| First
Session:
January 23 - March 31
Second Session:
May 15 - June 30
Third Session:
July 31- September 15 |
•Press
Releases
•Statements
to the Conference
•Papers from
the Conference
•CD Reports
•Summary
of Statements by Topic
| First
Session:
January 24 - April 1
Second Session:
May 30 - July 15
Third Session:
August 8 - September 23 |
Conference on Disarmament
2005
During 2005, the rotating Presidency of the Conference
will be held by the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway,
Pakistan and Peru.
•Press
Releases
•Statements
to the Conference
•CD Reports
•Summary
of Statements by Topic
Conference
on Disarmament 2004
| First
Session:
19 January to 26 March,
Second Session:
10 May to June 25
Third Session:
26 July- September 10 |
During 2004, the rotating Presidency
of the Conference was held by Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia,
Morocco and Myanmar.
•Draft
Report of the 2004 Session of the CD
•Statements
to the Conference
•Summary of
Statements by Topic
•CD Advisories
•Press Releases
Conference
on Disarmament 2003
| First
Session:
20 January to 28 March,
Second Session:
12 May to 27 June
Third Session:
28 July- 10 September |
•Statements to the
Conference on Disarmament
•CD Alert Emails, including
Summary of Statements by Topic
•Press
releases
Conference on
Disarmament 2002
| First
Session:
21 January to 28 March,
Second Session:
16 May to 28 June
Third Session:
31 July- 13 September |
•Statements to the
Conference on Disarmament
•Press Releases on
the Conference on Disarmament
Conference
on Disarmament 2001
Statements and press releases
from the CD
First Session: January 22 - March 30, 2001
Second Session: May 14 - June 29, 2001
Third Session: July 30 - September 14, 2001
Membership
in the Conference on Disarmament:
Currently, the membership of the CD consists of the following
65 member states:
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus,
Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China,
Colombia, Cuba, DPR Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco,
Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation,
Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
United States of America, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe
The Conference invited the following non-Member States
to participate in its work in 2008:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa
Rica, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Holy
See, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Montenegro, Moldova, Mozambique,
Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Sudan,
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates,
Since 1982, 22 non-members requested membership: Greece,
Croatia, Kuwait, Portugal, Slovenia, the Czech Republic,
Costa Rica, Denmark, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Cyprus, Lithuania, Ghana, Luxembourg, Uruguay, the Philippines,
Azerbaijan, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Armenia, Thailand,
Georgia, Jordan and Estonia.
Groupings in the Conference
on Disarmament:
Western Group
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland,
France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom,
United States.
Group of 21
Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia,
Cuba, DPR Korea, Democratic Rep. of Congo, Ecuador, Egypt,
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq,
Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syrian
Arab Republic, Tunisia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Eastern European Group
Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russian Federation,
Ukraine
Group of One
China
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