"DISARMAMENT"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Press Briefing by Syed Hasrin Syed Hussin, Chair of the Third Preparatory Committee for the 2020 NPT Review Conference.

The recent missile launched by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) serve “only to increase tensions in the region,” a United Nations spokesperson said. UNIFEED

United Nations reforms crucial for effective, relevant multilateralism, speakers tell General Assembly, as meeting on international day concludes.

Secretary-General’s Special Representative warns against reopening Colombia’s final peace agreement in climate of uncertainty at 8511th meeting.

Security Council announces benchmarks to guide decision on potential lifting of arms embargo against Central African Republic at 8503rd meeting.

New approach crucial for eliminating atomic bombs, speakers tell Security Council, warning dangerous rhetoric about nuclear weapons use is eroding disarmament gains at 8500th meeting.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing the Security Council on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, said the post-Cold War disarmament and arms control framework “is eroding,” and as a result, “the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons is higher than it has been in generations.” UNIFEED