Statements from First Committee 2007

• Chairperson of the First Committee, H.E. Paul Badji of Senegal
• High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, H.E. Mr. Sergio Duarte
• Rio Group (statement delivered by Dominican Republic), H.E. Enriquillo A. del Rosario C.
• Mexico, H.E. Luis Alfonso de Alba (only in Spanish)
• European Union(statment delivered by Portugal), H.E. José Júlio Pereira Gomes
• New Agenda Coalition (NAC) (statement delivered by Mexico)
• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (statement delivered by Indonesia), H.E. Dr. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa
• Brazil, H.E. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
• China, H.E. Cheng Jingye
• Egypt, H.E. Maged Abdel Aziz
• Malaysia
• Japan, H.E. Sumio Tarui
• Norway, H.E. Kåre Aas

Tuesday, October 9

• Canada, H.E. Marius Grinius (French & English)
• Iceland, H.E. Hjálmar W. Hannesson
• Switzerland, H.E. Jürg Streuli (French & English)
• Republic of Korea, H.E. Kim Hyun Chong
• South Africa, H.E. Glaudine Mtshali
• Australia, H.E. Robert Hill
• ASEAN, (statement delivered by Myanmar), H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin
• Kazakhstan, H.E. Byrganym Aitimova
• Turkey, H.E. Baki Ilkin
• Honduras
• United States of America, H.E. Christina Rocca
• Argentina, H.E. Jorge Arguello (Spanish & English)
• Tanzania, H.E. Augustine Mahiga
• Ukraine, H.E. Vasyl Pokotylo
• Togo, H.E. Roland Y. Kpotsra (only in French)

Wednesday, October 10

• Russian Federation , H.E. A.I. Antonov
• Indonesia, H.E. Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady
• New Zealand, H.E. Don Mackay
• Myanmar, H.E. U Wunna Maung Lwin
• Cambodia, H.E. Dr. SEA Kosal
• Viet Nam, H.E. Hoang Chi Trung
• Cuba, H.E. Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz
• Colombia, H.E. Claudia Blum de Barberi (Spanish & English)
• Angola, H.E. Virgilio Marques Faria
• Tunisia, H.E. Habib Mansour (only in French)
• Bangladesh, H.E. Ismat Jahan
• Algeria, H.E. Youcef Yousfi
• Kenya, H.E. Philip Richard O. Owade
• African Group (statement delivered by Nigeria)
• Bahrain (only in Arabic)

Thursday, October 11

• Ghana, H.E. Leslie K. Christian
• Philippines, H.E. Hilario G. Davide Jr.
• El Salvador (only in Spanish)
• Venezuela, H.E. Aura Mahuampi Rodriguez de Ortiz (only in Spanish)
• Syria (only in Arabic)
• Saudi Arabia (only in Arabic)
• Mongolia, H.E. Enkhtsetseg Ochir
• Qatar, H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
• Senegal, H.E. Coly Seck (only in French)
• CARICOM (delivered by Suriname)
• Libya, H.E. Abdurrahman Elgannas
• Yemen
• Syria (only in Arabic)
• Iraq (only in Arabic)
• United Arab Emirates, H.E. Ahmed Al-Jarman

Monday, October 15

• Pakistan, H.E. Masood Khan
• Israel, H.E. Miriam Ziv
• Serbia, H.E. Slavko Kruljevic
• Belarus, H.E. Valery Kolsenik
• Thailand, H.E. Chirachai Punkrasin
• Burkina Faso, H.E. Michel Kafando (only in French)
• Montenegro, H.E. Gojko Celebic
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea, H.E. Pak Gil Yon
• Georgia, H.E Shalva Tsiskarashvili
• Jamaica, H.E. Angella Hamilton Brown
• Gabon, H.E. Alfred M. Moussotsi (only in French)
• Nicaragua, H.E. Mario H. Castellon Duarte (only in Spanish)
• Armenia
• Morocco(only in French)
• Eritrea, H.E. Elsa Haile
• Mali, H.E Drissa Malle (only in French)
• Albania, H.E Lublin Dilja

Tuesday, October 16
Morning Session

• Sudan, H.E. Ahmed Abdelmahmoud
• India, Ms. Sushma Swaray
• San Marino, H.E. Bodini Daniele (statement not available)
• Kuwait, Mr. Naser Al-Hayen
• Lebanon, H.E. Nawaf Salam (only in Arabic)
• Oman, Mr. Mohammed Ba-Omar (only in Arabic)
• Sri Lanka, H.E. Prassad Kariyawasam
• Singapore, Mr. Kenneth Goh
• Laos, H.E. Kanaka Phommachanh
• Iran, H.E. Mohammad Khazaee
• Nepal
• Ethiopia, H.E. Fortuna Dibaco

Afternoon Session

• Zambia, H.E. Lazarous Kapambwe
• Jordan, H.E. Saja Majali
• Holy See, Archbishop Celestin Migliore
• Uganda, H.E. Francis K. Butagira
• Palestine, Mr. Ammar Hijazi
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Ms. Cristina Pellandini
• High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, H.E. Sergio Duarte

• High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Sergio Duarte
• Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, Sergei Ordzhonikidze
• Organization fo the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Director-General Rogelio Pfirter
• International Atomic Energy Agency, Representative of the Director General Gustavo Zlauvinen
• CTBTO, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission Tibor Toth

Afternoon Session
Topic: Nuclear Weapons

• Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Bin Momen
• Mexico, H.E. Luis Alfonso De Alba (only in Spanish)
• European Union (statement delivered by Portugal), H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes
• Uzbekistan (only in Russian)
• Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat (.doc format)
• US State Department, Jeffrey Eberhardt
• UNIDIR, Dr. Patricia Lewis
• Japan, H.E. Sumio Tarui
• Republic of Korea, H.E. Chang Dong-hee
• Switzerland (only in French)

Thursday, October 18
Topic: Nuclear Weapons

• South Africa, H.E. Leslie M. Gumbi
• MEROCOSUR (statement delivered by Uruguay), Mr. Federico Perazza
• Australia, Mr. Craig Maclachlan
• China
• United Arab Emirates, Ms. Hind Abdulaziz Alowais
• Netherlands, H.E. Johannes C. Landman
• New Zealand, H.E. Don Mackay - introduced resolutions L.29, L.27, and L.28
• Russian Federation
• Norway, H.E. Knut Langeland
• Malaysia, H.E. Hamidon Ali - introduced resolution L.36
• Canada, Mr. David Da Silva
• Pakistan, H.E. Masood Khan
• Mongolia, Mr. Nemuun Gal
• Indonesia - introduced resolution L.19
• India, H.E. Jayant Prasad
• Myanmar - introduced resolution L.40
• Brazil
• Cuba
• Iran, S. M. Ali Robatjazi - introduced resolutions L.20 and L.8
• India, H.E. Jayant Prasad - introduced resolutions L.21 and L.23

Friday, October 19
Topic: Other weapons of mass destruction

• Mexico - introduced resolution L.9
• High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, H.E. Sergio Duarte
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Director-General Rogelio Pfirter
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Dr. Hans Reeps
• Council of the European Union, Ms. Annalisa Gianella
• Foreign Ministry of Peru, Ms. Lillian Ballon
• European Union (statement delivered by Portugal), H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes
• Switzerland
• United States, Mr. Garold Larson
• Republic of Korea, H.E. Park Hee-kwon

Monday, October 22
Topic: Other weapons of mass destruction

• Pakistan, H.E. Masood Khan
• MERCOSUR (statement delivered by Uruguay), Mr. Federico Perazza
• Poland, H.E. Zdzislaw Rapacki
• Qatar, H.E. Nassir bin Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

Topic: Outer Space

• Sri Lanka, H.E. Prasad Kariyawasam - introduced resolution L.34
• Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Mr. Gerard Brachet
• Swedish Delegation to First Committee, Mr. Magnus Hellgren
• Canada, Ms. Gillian Frost
• United States, Mr. George Pataki
• Netherlands, H.E. Johannes C. Landman
• Russian Federation, Mr. Victor Vasiliev
• Kazakhstan
• China
• Republic of Korea, H.E. Chang Dong-hee
• Belarus

Tuesday, October 23
Morning Session
Topic: Conventional Weapons

• UN GGE Report on Illicit Brokering in Small Arms and Light Weapons, Daniël Prins
• President of Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Convention, H.E. Caroline Miller (Australia)
• Mine Action Centre in Afghanistan, Dr. Rizza
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, Ian Mansfield
• Landmine Survivors Network, Ken Rutherford

Topic: Other weapons of mass destruction

• Sudan, H.E. Hassan Hamid Hassan
• Cuba, H.E. Marieta Garcia Jordan (only in Spanish)
• Iran, Mr. Reza Najafi
• Norway, H.E. Knut Langeland
• France, H.E. Jean-Francois Dobelle
• Australia, H.E. Caroline Miller

Afternoon Session
Topic: Other weapons of mass destruction

• Algeria
• Morocco
• Russian Federation
• Indonesia
• Jordan, Ms. Saja Majali (only in Arabic)
• Kazakhstan
• India, H.E. Jayant Prasad
• Hungary
• Poland, H.E. Zdizislaw Rapacki

Topic: Other disarmament measures and international security

• GGE on Verification, Mr. John Barrett

Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Centre for Central American Integration System (SICA) and Mexico (statement delivered by Guatemala) - only available in Spanish)
• European Union (statement delivered by Portugal), H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes
• France, H.E. Jean-Francois Dobelle
• President of the CCW Third Review Conference, H.E. Francois Rivasseau (France)
• African Group (statement delivered by Nigeria)
• Nigeria, Mr. Lawrence Olufemi Obisakin
• Switzerland (only in French)
• Finland

Wednesday, October 24
Topic: Other disarmament measures and international security

• Singapore, Dolly Neo
• United States
• Japan, H.E. Sumio Tarui
• Canada, Mr. David Edwards - intrduced resolution L.47
• Indonesia - introduced resolutions L.16, L.13, L.52, L.18, L.51
• Russian Federation - introduced resolution L.45

Topic: Regional disarmament and security

• ODA Regional Disarmament Branch, Ms. Anges Marcaillou
• Azerbaijan, Mr. Ogtay Ismayil-Zada
• Nepal - introduced resolution L.35
• United States, H.E. Christina B. Rocca
• Kuwait
• Peru, H.E. Jorge Voto-Bernales - introduced resolution L.44
• Iraq, H.E. Dr. Hamid AlBayati
• Egypt - introduced resolution L.2
• Algeria - introduced resolution L.48
• United Arab Emirates (only in Arabic)

Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Japan, H.E. Sumio Tarui
• South Africa, H.E. Glaudine Mtshali
• MERCOSUR, Mr. Federico Perazza (small arms)
• MERCOSUR, Mr. Federico Perazza (landmines)

Thursday, October 25
Topic: Other disarmament measures and international security

• Russian Federation
• United States, H.E. Christina B. Rocca
• MERCOSUR, H.E Federico Perazza (delivered by Uruguay)

Topic: Regional Disarmament and Security

• MERCOSUR, H.E Federico Perazza (delivered by Uruguay)
• African Group (delivered by Nigeria)

Topic: Disarmament Machinery

• President of the Conference on Disarmament (CD)
• Vice President of the UN Disarmament Commission (UNDC)
• President of the Advisory Board to the Secretary-General
• Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on SSOD IV, H.E. Alfredo Labbe
• Director of UNIDIR, Dr. Patricia Lewis
• European Union, H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes (delivered by Portugal)
• United Kingdom, H.E. John Duncan
• Poland, H.E. Zdzislaw Rapacki

Friday, October 26
Topic: Disarmament Machinery

• United States
• Canada, Mr. Geoff Gartshore
• Norway, Ms. Ingunn Vatne
• Republic of Korea, H.E. Chang Dong-hee
• Non-Aligned Movement (statement delivered by Indonesia) - introduced resolution L.15
• Uruguay, H.E. Elbio Rosselli
• Qatar

Topic: NGO Presentations

• Western States Legal Foundation, Ms. Jacqueline Cabasso (nuclear weapons)
• Global Security Institute, Ms. Rhianna Tyson (outer space)
• World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting Activities, Mr. Bob Barr (small arms)
• International Action Network on Small Arms, Mr. Joseph Dube (small arms)
• International Action Network on Small Arms, Ms. Rebecca Peters (small arms)

Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Mozambique
• Lesotho, H.E. Lebohang Fine Maema

Monday, October 29
Morning Session
Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Republic of Korea, on behalf of H.E. Kim Hyun Chong
• Gabon, H.E. Alfred M. Moussotsi
• Sierra Leone, H.E. Sylvester E. Rowe
• Canada, Ms. Jennifer Foster
• Mali, M. Drissa Malle

Afternoon Session
Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Mexico
• Denmark (not available)
• Sudan (only in Arabic)
• Lithuania, H.E. Dalius Cekuolis
• New Zealand
• Senegal
• Niger
• Belgium
• Norway, H.E. Ingune Vatne
• SICA and Mexico (delivered by Guatemala)
• Eritrea, H.E. Elsa Haile
• Suriname, H.E. Asha Burkhardt-Remesar
• Bolivia, H.E. Maria-Alicia Terrazas Ontiveros
• Kazakhstan
• China
• Germany, H.E. Bernhard Brasack
• Pakistan, H.E. Khalilullah Qazi

Tuesday, October 30
Morning Session
Topic: Conventional Weapons

• Russian Federation, Mr. Peter G. Litavrin
• Australia, H.E. Caroline Millar
• Malawi, H.E. Steve D. Matenje, SC
• Colombia, Mr. Pedro Agustin Roa Arboleda
• Sweden, Mr. Magnus Hellgren
• Austria
• Jordan, H.E. Mohammad Al-Allaf
• United States, Mr. David Kennedy
• Angola, H.E. Virgilio Marques de Faria
• Cuba, Ms. Marieta Garcia Jordan
• Israel, Mr. Meir Itzchaki
• Kenya
• Iran, Mr. Reza Najafi
• Netherlands
• Moldova
• Tanzania, Mr. Justin Seruhere
• Cambodia
• Central African Economic Group (statement delivered by Cameroon)

Voting
General Statements only - for Explanations of Votes, see the Resolutions page

Tuesday, October 30
Morning Session
Cluster 1: Nuclear Weapons (General Statements)

• Syria - introduced resolution L.2
• Cuba
• Mexico - introduced resolution L. 10
• African Group - correction to L.25 and L.26

Afternoon Session
Cluster 5: Regional Disarmament and Security (General Statements)

• European Union, H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes - introduced resolution L.48

Wednesday, October 31
Cluster 1: Nuclear Weapons

• European Union, H.E. Jose Julio Pereira Gomes - introduced resolution L.28*

Cluster 2: Outer Space

• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benitez Verson

Thursday, November 1
Cluster 1: Nuclear Weapons

• Indonesia - on resolution L.19/Rev.1

Cluster 4: Conventional Weapons

• Australia, Mr. Craig Maclachlan - on resolution L.38/Rev.1

Cluster 6: Other disarmament measures and international security

• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benitez Verson - on resolution L.18/Rev.1
• Non-Aligned Movement (statement delivered by Indonesia) - on resolutions L.16, L.14, L.13, L.52, L.18/Rev.1, L.51

Cluster 7: Disarmament Machinery

• Non-Aligned Movement (statement delivered by Indonesia)

Right of Reply

• Australia, Mr. Craig Maclachlan

Friday, November 2

Cluster 2: Other WMD

• France - on resolution L.46/Rev.1
• CARICOM (statement delivered by Barbados) - on amendments L.53

Cluster 7: Disarmament Machinery

• African Group (statement delivered by Nigeria) - on resolution L.24/Rev.1
• Non-Aligned Movement (statement delivered by Indonesia) - on resolution L.24/Rev.1

Closing Statements

• Chairperson of the First Committee, H.E. Paul Badji of Senegal