CHAPTER I. Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues = 1
Introduction = 1
Developments and trends, 2001 = 3
Issues related to the CTBT = 4
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 10
Other missile-related issues = 21
Strategic doctrines = 22
IAEA safeguards = 23
Nuclear safety and radioactive waste, including physical protection = 29
Draft Convention on Nuclear terrorism = 32
Export controls = 32
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 35
General Assembly, 2001 = 35
Conclusion = 48
CHAPTER II. Biological and chemical weapons = 49
Introduction = 49
Developments and trends, 2001 = 50
Biological weapons = 51
Chemical Weapons = 57
UNMOVIC = 63
Australia Group = 66
General Assembly, 2001 = 67
Conclusion = 69
CHAPTER III. The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 71
Introduction = 71
Preparatory process for the 2001 UN Conference = 74
The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 76
The Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 81
Other issues related to small arms and light weapons = 82
Feasibility study = 82
Coordinating Action on Small Arms mechanism (CASA) = 84
Practical disarmament measures and assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms = 85
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition = 86
General Assembly, 2001 = 87
Conclusion = 88
CHAPTER IV. Other conventional weapons issues = 91
Introduction = 91
Developments and trends, 2001 = 93
The Second Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW= 96
Preparatory Committee for the Second Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW = 97
Anti-personnel mines = 102
Transparency in Arms Transfers and Military Expenditures = 107
Wassenaar Arrangement = 110
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 112
Transparency in armaments = 112
Anti-personnel mines = 113
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 113
General Assembly, 2001 = 114
Conclusion = 117
Annex: Composite table of replies of Governments for the Register of Conventional Arms: 2000 = 118
CHAPTER V. Regional disarmament = 125
Introduction = 125
Developments and trends, 2001 = 127
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 127
Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean, 2001 = 129
Conventional disarmament at regional levels = 130
General Assembly, 2001 = 146
Conclusion = 152
CHAPTER VI Other issues = 155
Introduction = 155
Terrorism and disarmament = 155
General Assembly, 2001 = 157
Outer space = 158
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 159
General Assembly, 2001 = 163
Moscow Conference = 163
Information security = 164
General Assembly, 2001 = 165
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament = 165
General Assembly, 2001 = 166
Depleted uranium = 166
General Assembly, 2001 = 167
Relationship between disarmament and development = 168
General Assembly, 2001 = 170
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements = 170
General Assembly, 2001 = 170
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 172
Decisions by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights = 175
Conclusion = 176
CHAPTER VII Institutional aspects = 179
Introduction =179
Developments and trends, 2001 = 179
Implementation of the Millennium Declaration = 179
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 181
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 185
The question of a fourth special session on disarmament = 186
Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters = 187
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services = 189
Department for Disarmament Affairs = 190
General Assembly, 2001 = 195
Conclusion = 197
Annex I: Members of the Advisory Boardon Disarmament Matters, 2001 = 198
Annex II: Agenda items of the General Assembly allocated to the First Committee = 199
CHAPTER VIII Studies and information = 203
Introduction = 203
Disarmament studies programme = 203
Studies completed in 2001 = 203
Studies in progress = 204
Studies mandated in 2001 = 206
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 207
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research = 210
Annex I: Composition of the Panel of Governmental Experts on Missiles = 211
Annex II: Composition of the Group of Governmental Experts on preparing a UN Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education = 212
Annex III: Publications and other materials of the Department for Disarmament Affairs or produced in collaboration with the Department = 214
Annex IV: List of symposia and panels sponsored by DDA 214 . . . . . . . .
Annex V: Publications of UNIDIR = 215
APPENDICES = 217
<<V.29(2004)>>
Foreword = 4
Acknowledgements = 13
Chapter 1 Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation = 1
Introduction = 1
Developments and trends, 2004 = 3
Issues relatied to NPT = 5
Issues related to the CTBT = 18
Conference on Disarmament 2004 = 20
Bilateral agreement and other issues = 28
Six-Party Talks on DPRK nuclear issue = 28
Draft Convention on Nuclear Terrorism = 29
IAEA Verification = 29
Nuclear safety and security = 35
Radiological weapons = 41
Missile-related issues = 41
Export controls = 43
Security Council resolution 1540(2004) = 45
Political declarations and otherinitiatives = 46
General Assembly, 2004 = 50
Conclusion = 66
Charpter 2 Biological and chemical weapons = 73
Introduction = 73
Developments and trends 2004 = 74
Biological Weapons = 76
Chemical Weapons = 81
UNMOVIC = 84
Australia Group = 86
Gemeral Assembly, 2004 = 87
Conclusion = 88
Chapter 3 Converntional Weapons issues = 91
Inroduction = 91
Developments and trends 2004 = 95
Small arms and light weapons = 97
Transparency in conventional arms transfers and military expenditures = 104
The meeting of the states parties to the CCW = 106
Meetings of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts = 108
Anti-personnel mines = 113
Wassenaar Arrangement = 116
General Assembly, 2004 = 117
Conclusion = 123
Chapter 4 Regional disarmament = 131
Introduction = 131
Developments and trends, 2004 = 134
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 135
Conventional Disarmament at regional Levels = 138
General Assembly, 2004 = 156
Conclusion = 161
Chapter 5 Related issues and approaches = 163
Introduction = 163
Recommendations by the high-level panel on issues relates to disarmament and non-proliferation = 163
Terrorism and disarmament = 167
Outer space = 171
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 174
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the cocntext of international security = 178
Relationship between disarmament and development = 180
Gender and disarmament = 183
Multilateralism and disarmament = 185
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements, including verification of compliance = 187
Conclusion = 189
Chapter 6 Institutional aspects = 207
Introduction = 207
Developments and trends, 2004 = 208
Conference on Disarmament, 2004 = 209
Disarmament Commission, 2004 = 211
Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters = 212
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services, 2004 = 214
Department for Disarmament affairs = 215
Regional centres = 218
General Assembly, 2004 = 220
Conclusion = 225
Chapter 7 Studies, education and information = 231
Introduction = 231
Disarmament studies = 232
DDA Implementation of the recommendations of the 2002 UN Study on Disarmament and Non- Proliferation Education(DNP) = 234
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 240
United Nations Institute for disarmament Research(UNIDIR) = 245
General Assembly, 2004 = 246
<<V.30(2005)>>
Foreword = 11
Acknowledgements = 15
Chapter 1 The 2005 review conference of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons = 1
Introduction = 1
Preparation for the 2005 NPT Revies conference = 2
The 2005 NPT Review conference = 4
Negotiations regarding the Procedural aspects of the conference = 8
Review of the implementation of the Treaty = 9
General Assembly, 2005 = 21
Conclusion = 23
Chapter 2 Other nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues = 25
Introduction = 25
Developments and trends, 2005 = 27
Issues related to the CTBT = 28
Conference on Disarmament 2005 = 33
Bilateral agreements and other issues = 37
International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism = 38
IAEA verification = 40
Other Safeguards Implementation Issues = 46
Nuclear Safety and Security = 46
Export Controls = 51
Missile related issues = 53
Security Council resolution 1540(2004) = 53
Political declarrations and other initiatives = 56
General Assembly, 2005 = 60
Conclusion = 72
Chapter 3 Biological and chemical weapons = 75
Introduction = 75
Developments and trends 2005 = 76
Biological Weapons = 78
Chemical Weapons = 83
UNMOVIC = 86
Australia Group = 89
General Assembly, 2005 = 90
Conclusion = 91
Chapter 4 Conventional weapons issues = 93
Introduction = 93
Developments and Trends, 2005 = 95
Small Arms and Light Weapons = 98
Transparency in conventional arms transters and military expenditures = 107
Convention on Certain conventional Weapons(CCW) = 110
The meeting of the states parties = 114
Anti-personnel mines = 116
Wassenaar Arrangement = 119
General Assembly, 2005 = 120
Conclusion = 129
Chapter 5 Regional disarmament = 141
Introduction = 141
Developments and trends, 2005 = 144
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 146
Disarmament at regional levels = 147
General Assembly, 2005 = 162
Conclusion = 167
Chapter 6 Related issues and approaches = 189
Terrorism and Disarmament = 189
General Assembly, 2005 = 192
Outer Space = 193
General Assembly, 2005 = 195
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 196
Developments in the field of information technology and security = 200
General Assembly, 2005 = 202
Relationship between disarmament and development = 203
General Assembly, 2005 = 204
Gender and disarmament = 205
Multilateralism and disarmament = 207
General Assembly, 2005 = 208
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements, including verfification of compliance = 208
General Assembly, 2005 = 209
Conclusion = 212
Chapter 7 Institutional aspects = 215
Introduction = 215
Developments and trends, 2005 = 216
Conference on Disarmament, 2005 = 218
Disarmament Commission, 2005 = 221
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services, 2005 = 224
Department for disarmament Affairs = 225
Regional Centres = 228
General Assembly, 2005 = 230
Conclusion = 233
Chapter 8 Studies, information and education = 241
Introduction = 241
Disarmament studies = 242
Disarmament and non-proliferation education = 244
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 251
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research(UNIDIR) = 255
General Assembly, 2005 = 256
Introduction = 1
Developments and trends, 2001 = 3
Issues related to the CTBT = 4
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 10
Other missile-related issues = 21
Strategic doctrines = 22
IAEA safeguards = 23
Nuclear safety and radioactive waste, including physical protection = 29
Draft Convention on Nuclear terrorism = 32
Export controls = 32
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 35
General Assembly, 2001 = 35
Conclusion = 48
CHAPTER II. Biological and chemical weapons = 49
Introduction = 49
Developments and trends, 2001 = 50
Biological weapons = 51
Chemical Weapons = 57
UNMOVIC = 63
Australia Group = 66
General Assembly, 2001 = 67
Conclusion = 69
CHAPTER III. The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 71
Introduction = 71
Preparatory process for the 2001 UN Conference = 74
The 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 76
The Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects = 81
Other issues related to small arms and light weapons = 82
Feasibility study = 82
Coordinating Action on Small Arms mechanism (CASA) = 84
Practical disarmament measures and assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms = 85
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition = 86
General Assembly, 2001 = 87
Conclusion = 88
CHAPTER IV. Other conventional weapons issues = 91
Introduction = 91
Developments and trends, 2001 = 93
The Second Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW= 96
Preparatory Committee for the Second Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW = 97
Anti-personnel mines = 102
Transparency in Arms Transfers and Military Expenditures = 107
Wassenaar Arrangement = 110
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 112
Transparency in armaments = 112
Anti-personnel mines = 113
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 113
General Assembly, 2001 = 114
Conclusion = 117
Annex: Composite table of replies of Governments for the Register of Conventional Arms: 2000 = 118
CHAPTER V. Regional disarmament = 125
Introduction = 125
Developments and trends, 2001 = 127
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 127
Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean, 2001 = 129
Conventional disarmament at regional levels = 130
General Assembly, 2001 = 146
Conclusion = 152
CHAPTER VI Other issues = 155
Introduction = 155
Terrorism and disarmament = 155
General Assembly, 2001 = 157
Outer space = 158
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 159
General Assembly, 2001 = 163
Moscow Conference = 163
Information security = 164
General Assembly, 2001 = 165
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament = 165
General Assembly, 2001 = 166
Depleted uranium = 166
General Assembly, 2001 = 167
Relationship between disarmament and development = 168
General Assembly, 2001 = 170
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements = 170
General Assembly, 2001 = 170
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 172
Decisions by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights = 175
Conclusion = 176
CHAPTER VII Institutional aspects = 179
Introduction =179
Developments and trends, 2001 = 179
Implementation of the Millennium Declaration = 179
Conference on Disarmament, 2001 = 181
Disarmament Commission, 2001 = 185
The question of a fourth special session on disarmament = 186
Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters = 187
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services = 189
Department for Disarmament Affairs = 190
General Assembly, 2001 = 195
Conclusion = 197
Annex I: Members of the Advisory Boardon Disarmament Matters, 2001 = 198
Annex II: Agenda items of the General Assembly allocated to the First Committee = 199
CHAPTER VIII Studies and information = 203
Introduction = 203
Disarmament studies programme = 203
Studies completed in 2001 = 203
Studies in progress = 204
Studies mandated in 2001 = 206
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 207
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research = 210
Annex I: Composition of the Panel of Governmental Experts on Missiles = 211
Annex II: Composition of the Group of Governmental Experts on preparing a UN Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education = 212
Annex III: Publications and other materials of the Department for Disarmament Affairs or produced in collaboration with the Department = 214
Annex IV: List of symposia and panels sponsored by DDA 214 . . . . . . . .
Annex V: Publications of UNIDIR = 215
APPENDICES = 217
<<V.29(2004)>>
Foreword = 4
Acknowledgements = 13
Chapter 1 Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation = 1
Introduction = 1
Developments and trends, 2004 = 3
Issues relatied to NPT = 5
Issues related to the CTBT = 18
Conference on Disarmament 2004 = 20
Bilateral agreement and other issues = 28
Six-Party Talks on DPRK nuclear issue = 28
Draft Convention on Nuclear Terrorism = 29
IAEA Verification = 29
Nuclear safety and security = 35
Radiological weapons = 41
Missile-related issues = 41
Export controls = 43
Security Council resolution 1540(2004) = 45
Political declarations and otherinitiatives = 46
General Assembly, 2004 = 50
Conclusion = 66
Charpter 2 Biological and chemical weapons = 73
Introduction = 73
Developments and trends 2004 = 74
Biological Weapons = 76
Chemical Weapons = 81
UNMOVIC = 84
Australia Group = 86
Gemeral Assembly, 2004 = 87
Conclusion = 88
Chapter 3 Converntional Weapons issues = 91
Inroduction = 91
Developments and trends 2004 = 95
Small arms and light weapons = 97
Transparency in conventional arms transfers and military expenditures = 104
The meeting of the states parties to the CCW = 106
Meetings of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts = 108
Anti-personnel mines = 113
Wassenaar Arrangement = 116
General Assembly, 2004 = 117
Conclusion = 123
Chapter 4 Regional disarmament = 131
Introduction = 131
Developments and trends, 2004 = 134
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 135
Conventional Disarmament at regional Levels = 138
General Assembly, 2004 = 156
Conclusion = 161
Chapter 5 Related issues and approaches = 163
Introduction = 163
Recommendations by the high-level panel on issues relates to disarmament and non-proliferation = 163
Terrorism and disarmament = 167
Outer space = 171
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 174
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the cocntext of international security = 178
Relationship between disarmament and development = 180
Gender and disarmament = 183
Multilateralism and disarmament = 185
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements, including verification of compliance = 187
Conclusion = 189
Chapter 6 Institutional aspects = 207
Introduction = 207
Developments and trends, 2004 = 208
Conference on Disarmament, 2004 = 209
Disarmament Commission, 2004 = 211
Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters = 212
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services, 2004 = 214
Department for Disarmament affairs = 215
Regional centres = 218
General Assembly, 2004 = 220
Conclusion = 225
Chapter 7 Studies, education and information = 231
Introduction = 231
Disarmament studies = 232
DDA Implementation of the recommendations of the 2002 UN Study on Disarmament and Non- Proliferation Education(DNP) = 234
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 240
United Nations Institute for disarmament Research(UNIDIR) = 245
General Assembly, 2004 = 246
<<V.30(2005)>>
Foreword = 11
Acknowledgements = 15
Chapter 1 The 2005 review conference of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons = 1
Introduction = 1
Preparation for the 2005 NPT Revies conference = 2
The 2005 NPT Review conference = 4
Negotiations regarding the Procedural aspects of the conference = 8
Review of the implementation of the Treaty = 9
General Assembly, 2005 = 21
Conclusion = 23
Chapter 2 Other nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues = 25
Introduction = 25
Developments and trends, 2005 = 27
Issues related to the CTBT = 28
Conference on Disarmament 2005 = 33
Bilateral agreements and other issues = 37
International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism = 38
IAEA verification = 40
Other Safeguards Implementation Issues = 46
Nuclear Safety and Security = 46
Export Controls = 51
Missile related issues = 53
Security Council resolution 1540(2004) = 53
Political declarrations and other initiatives = 56
General Assembly, 2005 = 60
Conclusion = 72
Chapter 3 Biological and chemical weapons = 75
Introduction = 75
Developments and trends 2005 = 76
Biological Weapons = 78
Chemical Weapons = 83
UNMOVIC = 86
Australia Group = 89
General Assembly, 2005 = 90
Conclusion = 91
Chapter 4 Conventional weapons issues = 93
Introduction = 93
Developments and Trends, 2005 = 95
Small Arms and Light Weapons = 98
Transparency in conventional arms transters and military expenditures = 107
Convention on Certain conventional Weapons(CCW) = 110
The meeting of the states parties = 114
Anti-personnel mines = 116
Wassenaar Arrangement = 119
General Assembly, 2005 = 120
Conclusion = 129
Chapter 5 Regional disarmament = 141
Introduction = 141
Developments and trends, 2005 = 144
Nuclear-weapon-free zones = 146
Disarmament at regional levels = 147
General Assembly, 2005 = 162
Conclusion = 167
Chapter 6 Related issues and approaches = 189
Terrorism and Disarmament = 189
General Assembly, 2005 = 192
Outer Space = 193
General Assembly, 2005 = 195
Human rights, human security and disarmament = 196
Developments in the field of information technology and security = 200
General Assembly, 2005 = 202
Relationship between disarmament and development = 203
General Assembly, 2005 = 204
Gender and disarmament = 205
Multilateralism and disarmament = 207
General Assembly, 2005 = 208
Arms limitation and disarmament agreements, including verfification of compliance = 208
General Assembly, 2005 = 209
Conclusion = 212
Chapter 7 Institutional aspects = 215
Introduction = 215
Developments and trends, 2005 = 216
Conference on Disarmament, 2005 = 218
Disarmament Commission, 2005 = 221
Disarmament fellowship, training and advisory services, 2005 = 224
Department for disarmament Affairs = 225
Regional Centres = 228
General Assembly, 2005 = 230
Conclusion = 233
Chapter 8 Studies, information and education = 241
Introduction = 241
Disarmament studies = 242
Disarmament and non-proliferation education = 244
United Nations Disarmament Information Programme = 251
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research(UNIDIR) = 255
General Assembly, 2005 = 256