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Conference on Disarmament
(CD)
Sessions:
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 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 2011 [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.
• NGO paper on the high-level meeting on 24 September 2010
Drafted by Reaching Critical Will and the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, endorsed by other organizaitons.
• Reaching Critical Will / Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy position paper on revitalizing multilateral disarmament negotiations, 17 June 2011
Background information and key documents:
• 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.
•CD Archive - An overview of developments, annual reports and programmes of work in the CD from 1979 to 2000.
• 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.
• Chair's summary of the high-level meeting on revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral disarmament negotiations, 24 September 2010
Non-governmental perspectives:
• NGO
Submissions to the CD - Information for NGOs
and civil society organizations on submitting papers to
the CD
• Engagement of civil
society in the work of the Conference
•
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 2012
Part One: 24 January–30 March
Part Two: 14 May–29 June
Part Three: 30 July–14 September
During 2012, the rotating presidency of the Conference will be held by
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Finland.
Conference
on Disarmament 2011
Part One: 24 January–1 April
Part Two: 16 May–1 July
Part Three: 2 August–16 September
During 2011, the rotating presidency of the Conference will
be held by
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Conference
on Disarmament 2010
Part One: 18 January–26 March
Part Two: 31 May–16 July
Part Three: 9 August–24 September
During 2010, the rotating presidency of the Conference will
be held by
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, and Cameroon.
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
Part One: 21 January–28 March
Part Two: 12 May–27 June
Part Three: 28 July–12 September
During 2008, the rotating Presidency of the Conference was
held by Tunisia,
Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, and
Venezuela.
Conference
on Disarmament 2007
Part One: 22 January–30 March
Part Two: 14 May–29 June
Part Three: 30 July–14 September
During 2007, the rotating Presidency of the Conference was
held by South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Syria.
Conference
on Disarmament 2006
Part One: 23 January–31 March
Part Two: 15 May–30 June
Part Three: 31 July–15 September
During 2006, the rotating Presidency of the Conference was
held by Poland,
the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, Senegal
and Slovakia.
Conference
on Disarmament 2005
Part One: 24 January–1 April
Part Two: 30 May–15 July
Part Three: 8 August–23 September
During 2005, the rotating Presidency of the Conference was
held by
the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan and
Peru.
Conference
on Disarmament 2004
Part One: 19 January–26 March
Part Two: 10 May–25 June
Part Three: 26 July–10 September
During 2004, the rotating Presidency
of the Conference was held by
Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco and Myanmar.
Conference
on Disarmament 2003
Part One: 20 January–28 March
Part Two: 12 May–27 June
Part Three: 28 July–10 September
Conference
on Disarmament 2002
Part One: 21 January–28 March
Part Two: 16 May–28 June
Part Three: 31 July–13 September
Conference
on Disarmament 2001
Part One: 22 January–30 March
Part Two: 14 May–29 June
Part Three: 30 July–14 September
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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