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• 8 November 2019
  First Committee Votes to Reject Draft Decision on Relocating Overseas, Unanimously Approving 2020 Work Programme as Session Concludes

• 7 November 2019
  Approving 17 Drafts, First Committee Rejects Bid to Suspend Disarmament Commission until Resolution of Visa Issue

• 6 November 2019
  First Committee Defers Action on Text Proposing Move to Geneva, while Approving 9 Draft Resolutions

• 5 November 2019
  First Committee Approves 11 Drafts Covering Control over Conventional Arms, Outer Space Security, as United States Withdraws Text on Transparency

• 4 November 2019
  Approving 3 Drafts, Disarmament Committee Addresses Chemical, Biological Weapons Treaties, How Best to Keep Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons of Mass Destruction

• 1 November 2019
  First Committee Sends 19 Resolutions, Decisions to General Assembly, Issuing Strong Calls for Clearing Path towards Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

• 31 October 2019
  First Committee Members Offer Fresh Ideas for Reviving Stalled Disarmament Machinery, including New Draft to Relocate Next Session Overseas

• 31 October 2019
  First, Fourth Committees Jointly Consider Military Activities in Outer Space as Delegates Call for Legally Binding Way to Bridge Gaps in Existing Treaty

• 30 October 2019
  Despite Opposing Views on Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone, First Committee Delegates Say ‘We Are in the Same Boat’, Must Join Forces to Reach Safe Shores

• 29 October 2019
  First Committee Delegates Exchange Divergent Views on How Best to Prevent Weaponizing Outer Space, Cyberspace amid Eroding Global Trust

• 25 October 2019
  States Call for Enhanced Arms Control Strategies to Regulate ‘Killer Robots’, Stem Rising Tide of Illegal Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

• 24 October 2019
  States Must Galvanize Counter-Trafficking Action, First Committee Delegates Stress, as Small Arms, New Drone Weaponry Continue to Fuel Wars, Hobble Development

• 23 October 2019
  Concerned about Chemical Weapon Attacks, First Committee Delegates Discuss Best Ways to Identify, Bring Perpetrators to Justice

• 22 October 2019
  First Committee Debates Global Divisions between Nuclear ‘Haves and Have-Nots’, with Some Delegates Calling for Action on Deteriorating Security Landscape

• 21 October 2019
  Amid Frozen Disarmament Momentum, Nuclear-Weapon States Must Renew Drive to Reduce, Liquidate Stockpiles, Delegates Tell First Committee

• 18 October 2019
  Delegates Support Swift Creation of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Middle East as First Committee Concludes General Debate

• 17 October 2019
  Condemning Rampant Spread of Small Arms, First Committee Delegates Highlight Human Costs Stemming from Illicit Trade, $1.8 Trillion Global Military Budget

• 16 October 2019
  Despite Crumbling Disarmament Machinery, States Must Return to Multilateral Path towards Eliminating All Nuclear Weapons, Delegates Tell First Committee

• 15 October 2019
  Given Disarmament Development Nexus, First Committee Delegates Call for Shifting Gears to Better Control Arms, Foster Progress on Realizing 2030 Agenda

• 14 October 2019
  Warning of New Arms Race, First Committee Delegates Call for Galvanized Efforts to Overcome Stalled Disarmament Machinery

• 11 October 2019
  United States Undermining Global Stability by Not Meeting Arms Control, Disarmament Obligations, China, Russian Federation Representatives Tell First Committee

• 10 October 2019
  Opening First Committee’s General Debate, Delegates Warn of Fragile Security Landscape Laced with Looming Nuclear Threats, Unregulated Weapon Innovations

• 8 October 2019
  First Committee Adopts Programme of Work as Chair Proposes Revisiting Visa Concerns following General Debate

• 7 October 2019
  First Committee Suspends Meeting as Differences Flare among Delegations over Issuance of Visas

• 3 October 2019
  First Committee Refrains from Adopting Programme of Work