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This website contains information and documents related to the 2020 session of the Conference on Disarmament. Further information and documents related to meetings of previous annual sessions can be found on www.unog.ch/cd.
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Last updated 11th March 2020
Background
An Introduction to the Conference
The Conference on Disarmament (CD), was recognized by the first Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly (SSOD-I) (1978) as the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community.
It succeeded other Geneva-based negotiating fora, which include the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1960), the Eighteen-Nation Committee on Disarmament (1962-68), and the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament (1969-78).
The current Director-General of UNOG is the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament as well as the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the CD.
The terms of reference of the CD include practically all multilateral arms control and disarmament problems. Currently the CD primarily focuses its attention on the following issues: cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament; prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters; prevention of an arms race in outer space; effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons; new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons including radiological weapons; comprehensive programme of disarmament and transparency in armaments.
The CD meets in an annual session, which is divided in three parts of 10, 7 and 7 weeks, respectively. The first week shall begin in the penultimate week of the month of January. The CD is presided by its members on a rotating basis. Each President shall preside for a period of four weeks.
In order to ensure a coherent approach among the six Presidents of the session to the work of the Conference, as of 2006, an informal coordination mechanism - the P6 - was established that provides for the six presidents of the session to informally meet, usually on a weekly basis. Also on a weekly basis, the President meets informally with the Regional Group Coordinators and China together with the P6 (Presidential Consultations).
As originally constituted, the CD had 40 members. Subsequently its membership was gradually expanded (and reduced) to 65 countries. The CD has invited other UN Member States that have expressed a desire to participate in the CD's substantive discussions, to take part in its work as non-member States.
The CD adopts its own Rules of Procedure and its own agenda, taking into account the recommendations of the General Assembly and the proposals of its Members.
It reports to the General Assembly annually, or more frequently, as appropriate. Its budget is included in that of the United Nations. Staff members of the Geneva Branch of the Office for Disarmament Affairs service the meetings of the CD, which are held at the Palais des Nations.
The Conference conducts its work by consensus.
The CD and its predecessors have negotiated such major multilateral arms limitation and disarmament agreements as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques, the Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil thereof, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
As originally constituted, the CD had 40 members. It was subsequently expanded several times and now counts 65 Members.
As per the Rules of Procedure, the CD invites on an annual basis other UN Member States that are not presently members of the Conference to take part in its work.
The current membership is as follows:
| Algeria | Kenya |
| Argentina | Malaysia |
| Australia | Mexico |
| Austria | Mongolia |
| Bangladesh | Morocco |
| Belarus | Myanmar |
| Belgium | Netherlands |
| Brazil | New Zealand |
| Bulgaria | Nigeria |
| Cameroon | Norway |
| Canada | Pakistan |
| Chile | Peru |
| China | Poland |
| Colombia | Republic of Korea |
| Cuba | Romania |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Russian Federation |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senegal |
| Ecuador | Slovakia |
| Egypt | South Africa |
| Ethiopia | Spain |
| Finland | Sri Lanka |
| France | Sweden |
| Germany | Switzerland |
| Hungary | Syrian Arab Republic |
| India | Tunisia |
| Indonesia | Turkey |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Ukraine |
| Iraq | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Ireland | United States of America |
| Israel | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
| Italy | Viet Nam |
| Japan | Zimbabwe |
| Kazakhstan |  |
| The CD has invited other UN Member States that have expressed a desire to participate in the CD's substantive discussions, to take part in its work as non-Member State. | |
The Member States of the Conference on Disarmament are organised into a number of informal regional groups to facilitate their preparation for, and representation in the plenary meetings of the Conference.
Eastern European Group (EEG)
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
Group of 21 (G-21)
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- Venezuela
- Viet Nam
- Zimbabwe
Group of One
China
Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
Documents related to Nuclear Disarmament
| CD/1213 12 August 1993 | Russian Federation: statement related to nuclear weapons on Ukraine’s territory |
| CD/1221 27 August 1993 | Ukraine: Statement concerning nuclear disarmament of Ukraine |
| CD/1225 5 October 1993 | Russian Federation: agreement with Ukraine regarding the recycling of nuclear warheads |
| CD/1226 5 October 1993 | Russian Federation: statement regarding the elimination of nuclear weapons in Ukraine |
| CD/1228* 28 October 1993 | Ukraine: Press release |
| CD/1221 27 August 1993 | Ukarine: Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada regarding ratification of START I |
| CD/1230 30 November1993 | Russian Federation: statement regarding a decision by Ukraine on START I |
| CD/1237 21 January 1994 | Indonesia: statement by President Soeharto on the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula |
| CD/1243 4 February 1994 | Russian Federation: Trilateral statement between the Russian federation, Ukraine and the United States |
| CD/1244 8 February 1994 | Ukraine: START: resolution by the Verkhovna Rada |
| CD/1248 3 March 1994 | UK: Joint UK- Russian declaration on de-targeting nuclear missiles |
| CD/1258 19 May 1994 | USA: Joint US-Ukraine statement on security and defense matters |
| CD/1278 1994 | Netherlands: statement on behalf of the WEOG on FMCT |
| CD/1279 7 September 1994 | Poland: statement on behalf of the EEG on FMCT |
| CD/1280 12 September 1994 | Pakistan: statement on para 39 of the annual CD report on fissile materials |
| CD/1388 14 March 1996 | G21: propsal for the establishment of an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1419 7 August 1996 | Proposal for a programme of action for the elimination of nuclear weapons |
| CD/1445 13 February 1997 | Proposal for a Special Coordinator on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1450 20 March 1997 | Iran: Proposal on a Programme of Work |
| CD/1453 1 April 1997 | Egypt: working paper for a mandate of an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1456 15 May 1997 | Canada: views on the CD’s agenda and programme of work |
| CD/1457 15 May 1997 | India: Final document of the XII Ministerial conference of the NAM |
| CD/1460 26 May 1997 | USA and Russia: Joint summit documents |
| CD/1462 5 June 1997 | G21: Proposal on a Programme of Work |
| CD/1463 12 June 1997 | Proposed mandate for an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1483 20 January 1998 | South Africa: Draft decision and mandate on the establishment of an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1486 21 January 1998 | Canada: Working paper concerning CD action on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1496 12 February 1998 | Belgium: Proposal on nuclear issues |
| CD/1542 11 June 1998 | Sweden: Joint declaration relating to nuclear disarmament |
| CD/1545 31 July 1998 | Algeria: Proposal under item 1 of the agenda of teh CD |
| CD/1549 12 August 1998 | G21 statement |
| CD/1563 26 January 1999 | Egypt: Draft mandate for an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1565 2 February 1999 | Proposal on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1568 4 February 1999 | Canada: proposal concerning CD action on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1571 18 February 1999 | G21: Draft decision and mandate on the establishment of an ad hoc committee on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1574 9 March 1999 | Canada: working paper: substantive discussion in the CD |
| CD/1609 24 March 2000 | New Zealand: Resolution on nuclear disarmament |
| CD/1614 25 May 2000 | Mexico: portion of text adopted at the 2000 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1644 30 May 2001 | Russia: proposals concerning the programme of work |
| CD/1683* 3 September 2002 | Ireland: paper submitted by the NAC at the first session of the PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1707 26 May 2003 | New Zealand: paper submitted by the NAC at the second session of the PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1709 17 June 2003 | UK: working paper submitted at the second session of the PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1715 2 September 2003 | Cuba: note on the eighteenth session of the General Conference of OPANAL |
| CD/1716* 29 September 2003 | Peru: communique adopted by the Rio Group |
| CD/INF.53 1 September 2006 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to Nuclear Disarmament- compilation prepared by the Secretariat |
| CD/1814 14 February 2007 | UK: white paper: The future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent |
| CD/1816 20 February 2007 | India: Working paper: Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1817 23 February 2007 | Algeria: High Level African Regional Conference on the Contribution of Nuclear Energy to Peace and Sustainable Development |
| CD/1821 2007 | Cuba: recommendations for achieving the objective of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear wepaons submitted by the NAM |
| CD/1827 16 August 2007 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2007 session |
| CD/1842 26 March 2008 | France: Statement by President Sarkozy |
| CD/1846 15 August 2008 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2008 session |
| CD/1854 18 December 2008 | France: Letters Mr. Sarkozy and Kouchner |
| CD/1859 13 March 2009 | Russia: Statement President on START I |
| CD/1860 27 March 2009 | France: Visit Pierrelatte and Marcoule |
| CD/1861 20 April 2009 | Russia and US: London statement on reductions in strategic offensive arms |
| CD/1862 20 April 2009 | Russia and US: Joint London statement |
| CD/1877 15 December 2009 | Reports of the seven coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2009 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/188118 January 2010 | Letter dated 12 January 2010 from the permanent representatives of Australia and Japan to the conference on disarmament addressed to the secretary-general of the conference transmitting the synopsis of the report of the international commission on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament entitled “eliminating nuclear threats: a practical agenda for global policymakers” |
| CD/1891 14 September 2010 | Islamic Republic of Iran, Working paper, The position paper of the G-21 on nuclear disarmament |
| CD/1899 14 September 2010 | Reports of the coordinators on agenda items one to seven |
| CD/1904 2 February 2011 | Letter dated 1 February 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Pakistan addressed to the President of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the press statement issued by Pakistan’s National Command Authority dated 14 December 2010 |
| CD/1908 17 May 2011 | Letter dated 13 May 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Deputy Secretary- General of the Conference transmitting the text of the Berlin statement on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issued by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on 30 April 2011 |
| CD/1914 4 August 2011 | Letter dated 19 July 2011 from the Chargé d’affaires of France addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the joint press release issued at the first meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council in follow-up to the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), held in Paris on 30 June-1 July 2011 |
| CD/1915 4 August 2011 | Note verbale dated 3 August 2011 from the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the statement on peace and nuclear disarmament issued by the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba on 28 July 2011 in Havana |
| CD/1916 15 August 2011 | Letter dated 8 August 2011 from the Permanent Representatives of Argentina and Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting an article jointly authored by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of those countries concerning the twentieth anniversary of the Agreement between Argentina and Brazil for the Exclusively Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy”, creating the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) |
| CD/1916/CORR.1 19 September 2011 | Letter dated 8 August 2011 from the Permanent Representatives of Argentina and Brazil to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting an article jointly authored by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of those countries concerning the twentieth anniversary of the Agreement between Argentina and Brazil for the Exclusively Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy”, creating the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) |
| CD/1918 7 September 2011 | Letter dated 1 September 2011 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the five Coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2011 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1923 13 September 2011 | Nigeria on behalf of member States of G-21, Working paper, Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1934 1 June 2012 | Note verbale dated 30 May 2012 from the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the final statement of the Meeting of Cuban Civil Society Organizations on Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, adopted on 24 May 2012 in Havana |
| CD/1936 30 July 2012 | Letter dated 20 July 2012 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting a copy of the joint statement issued at the third meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations on implementing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, held in Washington D.C. on 27 June 2012 |
| CD/1937 24 August 2012 | Letter dated 22 August 2012 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the Istanbul statement adopted at the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) Ministerial Meeting held in Istanbul on 16 June 2012 |
| CD/1938 28 August 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of member States of G-21. Working paper. Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/1942 7 September 2012 | Note verbale dated 5 September 2012 from the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan addressed to the Secretariat of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the declaration and of the joint statement of the Heads of the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization adopted at the Summit in Moscow on 15 May 2012 |
| CD/1950 21 March 2013 | Note verbale of 20 March 2013 addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament by the Permanent Mission of Cuba, transmitting the text of the Declaration adopted at the Workshop of Cuban Civil Society Organizations on Nuclear Disarmament held in Havana on 12 March 2013 |
| CD/1953* 28 June 2013 | Note verbale dated 25 June 2013 from the Delegation of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the text of the White House fact sheet on nuclear weapons employment strategy of the United States of America dated 19 June 2013 |
| CD/1959 9 September 2013 | Bangladesh, on behalf of member States of G-21. Working paper. Nuclear disarmament |
| CD/1962 11 September 2013 | Letter dated 9 September 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Pakistan addressed to the President of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the press release issued by Pakistan’s National Command Authority on 5 September 2013 |
| CD/1962/CORR.1 13 September 2013 | Letter dated 9 September 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Pakistan addressed to the President of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the press release issued by Pakistan’s National Command Authority on 5 September 2013 |
| CD/1995 25 August 2014 | Letter dated 12 August 2014 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the Coordinators on the various substantive agenda items in accordance with decision CD/1978 adopted by the Conference on 26 March 2014 establishing a schedule of activities of the 2014 session |
| CD/2009 23 January 2015 | Note verbale dated 20 January 2015 from the Permanent Mission of Austria addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the Chair’s summary of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, which took place on 8 and 9 December 2014 in Vienna |
| CD/2010 23 January 2015 | Note verbale dated 20 January 2015 from the Permanent Mission of Austria addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the Austrian Pledge that was presented by Austria in her national capacity at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, which took place on 8 and 9 December 2014 in Vienna |
| CD/2026 1 July 2015 | Letter dated 30 June 2015 from the Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the text of the paper entitled “Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons” submitted by New Zealand on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition to the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
| CD/2032 13 August 2015 | Indonesia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper. Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/204712 October 2015 | Note verbale, dated 12 October 2015, to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament from the Permanent Mission of Cuba, transmitting a declaration of the People’s National Assembly of the Republic of Cuba regarding the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons |
| CD/20563 March 2016 | Note verbale dated 26 February 2016 addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament by the Permanent Mission of Argentina in its capacity as coordinator of the work of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean transmitting the communiqué issued on 14 February 2016 concerning the forty-ninth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco |
| CD/20633 June 2016 | Malaysia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper Nuclear disarmament |
| CD/20673 August 2016 | Mongolia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper Follow-up to the 2013 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament |
| CD/2069 3 August 2016 | Mongolia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper. Work of the Conference on Disarmament |
| CD/2075 14 September 2016 | Note Verbale dated 13 September 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Secretariat of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the Declaration “The Astana Vision: From a Radioactive Haze to a Nuclear-Weapon-Free-World” |
| CD/2081 14 November 2016 | Note Verbale dated 26 September 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the document entitled “Cuba commemorates the 26 September: International Day for total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons” |
| CD/2082 16 November 2016 | Note verbale dated 3 November 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the secretariat of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus on the twentieth anniversary of the withdrawal of nuclear weapons by Belarus |
| CD/2091 23 February 2017 | Note verbale dated 20 February 2017 from the Permanent Mission of Mexico addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the Declaration of the Member States of OPANAL on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| CD/2096 23 June 2017 | Letter dated 19 June 2017 from the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament |
| CD/2099 12 September 2017 | Sri Lanka on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper. Nuclear disarmament |
| CD/2101 12 September 2017 | Letter dated 11 September 2017 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament, Mr. Julio Herráiz to all Permanent Representatives of the Member and Non-Member States to the Conference on Disarmament |
| CD/2106 15 September 2017 | Letter dated 14 September 2017 from the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the Report on the informal meetings on Agenda items 1 and 2 with general focus on nuclear disarmament |
Documents related to fissile materials
| CD/1299 24 March 1995 | Shannon report |
| CD/1302 30 March 1995 | Canada: transmitting papers of a workshop held in Toronto, 16-19 January 1995 |
| CD/1304 4 April 1995 | Canada: transmitting a publication on verification |
| CD/1441 22 January 1997 | USA: Statement by President Clinton |
| CD/1485 21 January 1998 | Canada: Working paper on an Ad Hoc Committee on an FMCT |
| CD/1490 28 January 1998 | USA: Statement from the President |
| CD/1492 3 February 1998 | Draft Decision on the establishment of an ad hoc committee |
| CD/1516 28 May 1998 | Report of a seminar on FMCT held in Geneva, 11-12 May 1998 |
| CD/1542 11 June 1998 | Sweden: Joint declaration |
| CD/1545 31 July 1998 | Algeria: proposal under agenda item 1 |
| CD/1547 11 August 1998 | Decision on the establishment of an ad hoc committee under agenda item 1 |
| CD/1548 11 August 1998 | Statement by the President following adoption of CD/1547 |
| CD/1549 12 August 1998 | Statement by the G21 |
| CD/1550 12 August 1998 | Austria: Statement by the Foreign Minister |
| CD/1551 18 August 1998 | The Philippines: Statement by the Foreign Minister |
| CD/1555 1 September 1998 | Report of the ad hoc committee under agenda item 1 |
| CD/1578 18 March 1999 | Working paper: elements of an approach to dealing with stocks of fissile materials |
| CD/1590 19 August 1999 | Japan: Report of the Tokyo Forum |
| CD/1593 6 September 1999 | Finland: Declaration by the EU on fissile materials |
| CD/1614 25 May 2000 | Mexico: portion of text adopted at the 2000 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1671 28 May 2002 | South Africa: Working paper: possible scope and requirements of the FMCT |
| CD/1671/Add.1 23 August | Addendum to CD/1671 |
| CD/1676 19 June 2002 | The Netherlands: Summary of an informal meeting on fissile materials held in Geneva, 7 June 2002 |
| CD/1683* 3 September 2002 | Ireland: paper submitted by the NAC to the First PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1691 13 January 2003 | The Netherlands: Summary of a second informal meeting on fissile materials held in Geneva, 25 September 2002 |
| CD/1705 26 May 2003 | The Netherlands: Summary of a fourth informal meeting on fissile materials held in Geneva, 4 April 2003 |
| CD/1707 26 May 2003 | New Zealand: paper submitted by the NAC to the Second PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1709 17 June 2003 | UK: Working paper submitted to the Second PrepCom of the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1714 19 August 2003 | Japan: Working paper on a FMCT treaty |
| CD/1719 9 October 2003 | The Netherlands: Summary of a fifth informal meeting on fissile materials held in Geneva, 26 September 2003 |
| CD/1724 31 December 2003 | Italy: EU strategy against proliferation of WMD |
| CD/1734 7 May 2004 | The Netherlands: Summary of a sixth informal meeting on fissile materials held in Geneva, 2 April 2004 |
| CD/1751 10 June 2005 | The Netherlands: Common position of the EU to the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1752 27 June 2005 | Malaysia: Working paper by the NAM to the 2005 NPT RevCon |
| CD/1770 4 May 2006 | Canada: Elements of an Approach to Dealing With Stocks of Fissile Materials for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices |
| CD/1771 12 May 2006 | Switzerland: A Pragmatic Approach to the Verification of a FMCT |
| CD/1772 15 May 2006 | Italy: Banning the Production of Fissile Material to Prevent Catastrophic Nuclear Terrorism |
| CD/1773 15 May 2006 | Italy: FMCT’s Entry Into Force: Possible Options |
| CD/1774 16 May 2006 | Japan: FMCT: A Contribution to Constructive Discussions |
| CD/1775 17 May 2006 | Australia: Suggestions for Progressing the FMCT |
| CD/1776 19 May 2006 | USA: Draft Mandate for an Ad Hoc Committee on a FMCT |
| CD/1777 19 May 2006 | USA: Draft FMCT |
| CD/1782 22 May 2006 | USA: White Paper on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty |
| CD/INF.49 9 May 2006 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the Prohibition of the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or other Nuclear Explosive Devices – compilation prepared by the Secretariat |
| CD/INF.49/Add.1 6 February 2007 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the Prohibition of the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or other Nuclear Explosive Devices – compilation prepared by the Secretariat |
| CD/1819 21 March 2007 | Canada: An FMCT Scope – Verification Arrangement |
| CD/1827 16 August 2007 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2007 session |
| CD/1846 15 August 2008 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2008 session |
| CD/1877 15 December 2009 | Reports of the seven coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2009 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1878 15 December 2009 | The Netherlands and Japan: draft for discussion prepared by the international panel on fissile materials: a treaty banning the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, with article-by-article explanations” |
| CD/1888 14 June 2010 | Brazil: Proposal on the structure of a FMCT |
| CD/1895 14 September 2010 | Australia, Working paper, Suggestions for the substance of the FMCT |
| CD/1896 14 September 2010 | Australia, Working paper, Outline of possible verification provisions of the FMCT |
| CD/1906 14 March 2011 | Chair’s report of the Australia-Japan expert’s side event on FMCT definitions, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 14-16 February 2011 |
| CD/1909 27 May 2011 | Chair’s report of the Australia-Japan experts side event on FMCT verification, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 21-23 March 2011 |
| CD/1910 9 June 2011 | Working Paper – Bulgaria, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Turkey on FMCT |
| CD/1917 2 September 2011 | Report of Mr. Akio Suda, Ambassador of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament and Chair of the “Japan-Australia Experts Side Event on FMCT Verification” held at the Palais des Nations on 30 May and 1 June 2011 |
| CD/1918 7 September 2011 | Reports of the five Coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2011 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1919 12 September 2011 | The 2011 Australia-Japan FMCT Experts Side Events: Chairs’ Final Report, Mr. Peter Woolcott, Ambassador of Australia and Mr. Akio Suda, Ambassador of Japan |
| CD/1921 13 September 2011 | Letter dated 2 September 2011 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the United States of America addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting a press release issued by the Department of State of the United States of America regarding the P-5 consultations on a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) held in Geneva on 30 August 2011 |
| CD/1935 26 June 2012 | Letter dated 25 June 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Germany and the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the report of the meeting of scientific experts on technical issues related to a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT), held in Geneva on 29 and 30 May 2012 |
| CD/1943 13 September 2012 | Letter dated 11 September 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of the Netherlands and Germany to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the report of the second meeting of scientific experts on technical issues related to a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices based on resolution 66/44 of the General Assembly of the United Nations, held in Geneva on 28 and 29 August 2011 |
| CD/1995 25 August 2014 | Letter dated 12 August 2014 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the Coordinators on the various substantive agenda items in accordance with decision CD/1978 adopted by the Conference on 26 March 2014 establishing a schedule of activities of the 2014 session |
| CD/2020 9 April 2015 | Letter dated 9 April 2015 from the Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting a draft Treaty Banning the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons or Other Nuclear Explosive Devices prepared by the Government of France |
| CD/2023 22 June 2015 | Letter dated 22 June 2015 from the Secretary-General of the United Nations addressed to the President of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the report of the Group of governmental Experts established by resolution 67/53 to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices |
| CD/2024 1 July 2015 | Working Paper – Canada – Considering verification implications of fissile material definitions and of fissile material categories for future treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices |
| CD/2025 1 July 2015 | Working Paper – Canada – Questions to stimulate discussion of the elements of a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices |
| CD/2027 Corrigendum 27 July 2015 | Working Paper – Australia – Protection of sensitive information under FMCT verification. |
| CD/2028 27 July 2015 | Working Paper – Australia – Fissile material types potentially relevant to FMCT verification |
| CD/2036 24 August 2015 | Working Paper – Pakistan – Elements of a Fissile Material Treaty (FMT) |
| CD/2105 15 September 2017 | Federal Republic of Germany: transmitting a report of the discussions on agenda items 1 and 2 with general focus on the ban of the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices and a report of the discussions on agenda item 4 on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons |
Documents related to Negative Security Assurances
| CD/SA/WP.15 16 March 1993 | Compilation of Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the question of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapons-states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons – compilation prepared by the Secretariat for the Ad Hoc Committee |
| CD/1219 25 August 1993 | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on NSA |
| CD/1256 31 March 1994 | G21: Declaration on NSA |
| CD/1275 30 August 1994 | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on NSA |
| CD/1277 6 September 1994CD/1219 25 August 1993 | G21 statement: Draft Protocol on security assurancesReport of the Ad Hoc Committee on NSA |
| CD/1277/Corr.1 7 September 1994 | G21 statement: Draft Protocol on security assurances |
| CD/1285 21 December 1994 | USA, UK, Ukraine, Russia: Joint declaration |
| CD/1285/Corr.1 19 January 1994 | USA, UK, Ukraine, Russia: Joint declaration |
| CD/1287 13 January 1995 | Belarus, USA, UK, Russia: Memorandum of security assurances |
| CD/1305 7 April 1995 | USA: Declaration on security assurances |
| CD/1306 7 April 1995 | UK: Declaration on security assurances |
| CD/1307 7 April 1995 | France: Declaration on security assurances |
| CD/1309 7 April 1995 | China: Declaration on security assurances |
| CD/1311 10 April 1995 | Russia: Declaration on security assurances |
| CD/1312 11 April 1995 | G21: statement on security assurances |
| CD/1313 13 April 1995 | Bulgaria: Declaration on UNSC Resolution 984 |
| CD/1502 2 April 1998 | Canada: Questions related to the work of the CD on NSA |
| CD/1534 28 May 1998 | Colombia. Final communiqué of the NAM ministerial meeting |
| CD/SA/WP.15/Add.1 5 June 1998 | Compilation of Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the question of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapons-states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons – compilation prepared by the Secretariat for the Ad Hoc Committee, addendum to CD/SA/WP.15 |
| CD/1542 11 June 1998 | Sweden: Joint declaration on nuclear disarmament |
| CD/1554 1 September 1998 | Report of the Ad hoc committee on NSA |
| CD/INF.51 17 July 2006 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the question of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapons-states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons – compilation prepared by the Secretariat |
| CD/1827 16 August 2007 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2007 session |
| CD/1846 15 August 2008 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2008 session |
| CD/1877 15 December 2009 | Reports of the seven coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2009 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1892 14 September 2010 | Islamic Republic of Iran. Working paper. The position paper of the G-21 on negative security assurances |
| CD/1899 14 September 2010 | Reports of the coordinators on agenda items one to seven |
| CD/1918 7 September 2011 | Letter dated 1 September 2011 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the five Coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2011 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1924 13 September 2011 | Nigeria on behalf of member States of G-21, Working paper, Negative Security Assurances |
| CD/1940 30 August 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of member States of G-21, Working paper, Negative Security Assurances |
| CD/1995 25 August 2014 | Letter dated 12 August 2014 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the Coordinators on the various substantive agenda items in accordance with decision CD/1978 adopted by the Conference on 26 March 2014 establishing a schedule of activities of the 2014 session |
| CD/2045 15 September 2015 | Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of member States of G-21. Working Paper Negative Assurances |
| CD/2068 3 August 2016 | Mongolia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper Negative security assurances |
Documents related to Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
| CD/1217 19 August 1993 | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on PAROS |
| CD/1271 24 August 1994 | Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on PAROS |
| CD/1487 21 January 1998 | Canada: Working Paper concerning CD action on Outer Space |
| CD/1569 4 February 1999 | Canada: Proposal concerning CD action on Outer Space |
| CD/1576* 18 March 1999 | China: Draft decision on the re-establishment of an ad hoc committee on PAROS |
| CD/1606 9 February 2000 | Working paper: China’s position on and suggestions for addressing PAROS at the CD |
| CD/1645 6 June 2001 | China: Possible elements of the future international legal instrument on PAROS |
| CD/1679 28 June 2002 | China and Russia: Possible elements of the future international legal instrument on the prevention of deployment of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects |
| CD/1680 10 July 2002 | USA: text of the remarks made at an informal conference on “Future security in pscae: commercial, military and arms control trade-offs”. |
| CD/1682 30 August 2002 | China: Draft decision on the re-establishment of an ad hoc committee on PAROS |
| CD/1687 8 October 2002 | Russia: response of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to a question on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in space |
| CD/1710 26 June 2003 | Russia: development of an initiative to promote openness and to build confidence in outer space activities |
| CD/1753* 8 July 2005 | Russia and China: report of the international conference on “Safeguarding Space Security…” |
| CD/1756* 15 September 2005 | Russia: Summary of the open ended informal meeting on PAROS |
| CD/1769 14 February 2006 | Russia and China: compilation of comments and suggestions to CD/1679 |
| CD/INF.50 23 June 2006 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space – prepared by the Secretariat |
| CD/INF.50/Add.1 1 February 2007 | Basic Documents of the Conference on Disarmament related to the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space – prepared by the Secretariat, Addendum |
| CD/1815 20 February 2007 | Canada: “Transparency and confidence building measures in outer space” |
| CD/1827 16 August 2007 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2007 session |
| CD/1818 14 March 2007 | Russia and China: revised and amended compilation of comments and suggestions to CD/1679 |
| CD/1829 13 September 2007 | Canada: Conference report “Celebrating the space age: 50 years of space technology, 40 yaers of the OST” |
| CD/1836 12 February 2008 | China: Message from the Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| CD/1839 29 February 2008 | Russian Federation and China: draft PPWT |
| CD/1844 23 June 2008 | Canada: report UNIDIR seminar “Security in Space: the next generation” |
| CD/1846 15 August 2008 | Reports of the seven Coordinators on the work done during the 2008 session |
| CD/1847 26 August 2008 | USA. comments on the PPWT in CD/1839 |
| CD/1865 5 June 2009 | Canada: draft transparency and confidence building measures and treaty proposals for space security |
| CD/1872 18 August 2009 | Letter dated 18 August 2009 from the Permanent Representative of China and the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting answers to the principal questions and comments on the draft “treaty on prevention of the placement of weapons in Outer Space and of the threat or use of force against outer space objects (PPWT)” introduced by the Russian Federation and China and issued as document CD/1839 dated 29 February 2008. |
| CD/1874 25 August 2009 | Updated proposals by the Russian Federation relating to the report by the United Nations Secretary-General on ‘Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities’, prepared in pursuance of United Nations General Assembly resolution 63/68” |
| CD/1876 7 September 2009 | Canada: report on the conference “Space Security 2009: Moving towards a Safer Space Environment, Geneva, 15-16 June 2009 |
| CD/1877 15 December 2009 | Reports of the seven coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2009 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1890 13 July 2010 | Letter dated 9 July 2010 from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the report of a conference organized by UNIDIR entitled “Space security 2010: From foundations to negotiations” held from 29 to 30 March in Geneva. |
| CD/1899 14 September 2010 | Reports of the coordinators on agenda items one to seven |
| CD/1912 23 August 2011 | Letter dated 21 June 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Canada to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the summary report on the tenth annual space security conference entitled Space Security 2011: Building on the Past, Stepping toward the Future, organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in April 2011 |
| CD/1918 7 September 2011 | Letter dated 1 September 2011 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the five Coordinators submitted to the President of the Conference on the work done during the 2011 session on agenda items 1 to 7 |
| CD/1925 13 September 2011 | Nigeria on behalf of member States of G-21, Working paper, Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space |
| CD/1941 30 August 2012 | Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of member States of G-21, Working paper, Prevention of an arms race in outer space |
| CD/1960 9 September 2013 | Bangladesh, on behalf of member States of G-21. Working paper. Prevention of an arms race in outer space |
| CD/1985 12 June 2014 | Russian Federation and China: updated draft PPWT |
| CD/1995 25 August 2014 | Letter dated 12 August 2014 from the President of the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the reports of the Coordinators on the various substantive agenda items in accordance with decision CD/1978 adopted by the Conference on 26 March 2014 establishing a schedule of activities of the 2014 session |
| CD/1998 3 September 2014 | Note verbale dated 2 September 2014 from the Delegation of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament addressed to the Acting Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the United States of America analysis of the 2014 Russian-Chinese draft treaty on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space object |
| CD/2031 13 August 2015 | Indonesia on behalf of members States G-21. Working paper. Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space |
| CD/2042 14 September 2015 | Letter dated 11 September 2015 from the Permanent Representative of China to the Conference on Disarmament and the Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Russian Federation addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference transmitting the comments by China and the Russian Federation regarding the United States of America analysis of the 2014 updated Russian and Chinese texts of the draft treaty on prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space and of the threat or use of force against outer space objects (PPWT) |
| CD/20604 April 2016 | Letter dated 23 March 2016 from the Permanent Representatives of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Russian Federation addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the text of the joint statement by the Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to declare that they will not be the first to place weapons of any kind in outer space, signed in New York on 26 September 2015 |
| CD/2062 3 June 2016 | Malaysia on behalf of Member States of G-21. Working paper. Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) |
| CD/207815 September 2016 | Note Verbale dated 29 August 2016 from the Delegation of the United States of America addressed to the Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament transmitting the submission of the United States to the Conference on Disarmament: “Implementing the Recommendations of the Report (A/68/189*) of the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures in Outer Space Activities to Enhance Stability in Outer Space” |
| CD/2098 6 September 2017 | Letter dated 9 August 2017 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, addressed to the Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament, transmitting the Joint Statement by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang of 29 June, 2017, with regard to the no first placement of weapons of any kind in Outer Space |
Comprehensive disarmament, new types of weapons and transparency in armaments
On the following page the compilations of documents submitted under agenda item 5 , 6 or 7 have been made available. The compilations cover the time period 1979 – 2006.
