Overview

The fifth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction will be held from 18 to 22 November 2024 and United Nation Headquarters.  The first and second meetings of the Conferecne (18 November 2024) will be held in the Economic and Social Council Chamber. The remainder of the meetings will be held in Conference Room 5.

Information for Participants

Please refer to the "Documents" section to view the information note for members to the Conference, observer States and invited international organizations (A/CONF.236/2024/INF/1), as well as the information note for intergovernmental for non-governmental organizations (A/CONF.236/2024/INF/2).

Officers

President of the fifth session

H.E. Mr. Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to the United Nations

His Excellency Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf is the Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations. Before his latest appointment, Mr. Laghdaf served in the cabinet of his country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs beginning in 2017.  He was Ambassador to Qatar from 2014 to 2017, Chargé d’affaires and Head of Mission in Tehran, Iran, from 2010 to 2014, and Chargé d’affaires at Mauritania’s Embassy in Brussels, Belgium.  He was simultaneously accredited to the European Commission from 2008 to 2010, having previously served as First Counsellor from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Laghdaf served as First Counsellor at his country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1998 to 2002, and as Second Counsellor in Mauritania’s Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, from 1993 until 1998. He was Chief of the Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nouakchott from 1992 to 1993 and headed the International Economic Relations Division from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Laghdaf earned master’s degrees in international management and in international administration from the Université du Québec, Canada, in 1998 and 1997, respectively, as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Nouakchott in 1989.

Information for the Media

For media accreditation please contact Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit malu@un.org.

Secretariat

Secretary-General of the Conference 

Mr. Xiaoyu Wang 
212 963-9440
wangxy@un.org

Conference Focal Point

Ms. Tomisha Bino
929 248-9587
tomisha.bino@un.org

Participation of other observer entities & side events

Ms. Diane Barnes
212 963-9169
diane.barnes@un.org

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