General Assembly First Committee Seventy-third session (2018) | United Nations

General Assembly First Committee

(2018)

Overview

Disarmament and International Security

Multimedia

The link below is to the First Committee Webcast playlist found on UNTV. It contains videos of meetings from the 70th session of the First Committee up to the present. Scroll through the pages to locate the session and meeting you are looking for.

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October 1
Ion Jinga of Romania Chair of First Committee

8 November 2018
First Committee Approves 27 Texts, Including 2 Proposing New Groups to Develop Rules for States on Responsible Cyberspace Conduct

6 November 2018
Approving 8 Drafts on Conventional Arms, First Committee Urges States to Help Reduce Human Suffering by Upholding Treaty Commitments

5 November 2018
First Committee Sends 8 Drafts to General Assembly, including Text Aimed at Identifying, Holding Perpetrators of Chemical Weapon Use Accountable

2 November 2018
Taking Stock of Newly Approved Draft Resolutions, Decisions in First Committee, Delegates Explain Divergent Views for Building Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

1 November 2018
Sending 24 Resolutions, Decisions to General Assembly, First Committee Tackles Range of Nuclear Concerns, including New Atomic-Bomb-Free Zone in Middle East

31 October 2018
Warning against Danger of Disarmament Machinery ‘Rusting’, First Committee Delegates Call for Greater Political Will to Clear Decades-Long Deadlock

30 October 2018
First Committee Delegates Exchange Views on Best Tools for Shielding Cyberspace from Global Security Threats Triggered by Dual-Use Technologies, Innovations

29 October 2018
Spotlighting Long-Term Impact of Unexploded Munitions, First Committee Delegates Discuss Progress Made through Multilateral Treaties

26 October 2018
First Committee Weighs Potential Risks of New Technologies as Members Exchange Views on How to Control Lethal Autonomous Weapons, Cyberattacks

25 October 2018
Amid Growing Humanitarian Toll From Spread of Conventional Weapons, Delegates in First Committee Share Strategies for Combating Illegal Arms Sales

24 October 2018
Raising Alarm over Possible Space Wars, First Committee Delegates Explore Ways to Build New Order for Preventing Celestial Conflict, Confrontation

23 October 2018
Amid Reports of Continued Chemical Weapon Use, First Committee Delegates Debate How Best to Effectively Eliminate Banned Lethal Agents

22 October 2018
Fearing New Atomic Arms Race, First Committee Delegates Call for International Law to Settle Missile Treaty Dispute between Nuclear‑Weapon States

19 October 2018
Possessing Atomic Bomb ‘Shameful as Depending on Chemical, Biological Weapon’, First Committee Hears, while Nuclear-Weapon States Defend Deterrence Policies

18 October 2018
Calling for Lowering Nuclear Risks, First Committee Delegates Urge Possessor States to Swiftly De-alert Atomic Bombs, Stop Procrastinating on Promises

17 October 2018
Spanning 116 States, World’s Five Nuclear Weapon Free Zones Must Use Political Capital to Advance Common Disarmament Goals, Speakers Tell First Committee

16 October 2018
Amid Rise in Frequency of Chemical Weapon Use, First Committee Delegates Exchange Views on Mechanisms for Swiftly Bringing Perpetrators to Justice

15 October 2018
Voicing Concerns at Possible Demise of Iran Nuclear Deal, First Committee Delegates Discuss Ways to Steer Disarmament Efforts Back on Track

12 October 2018
First Committee Delegates Discuss Best Tools for Fighting Illegal Arms Trade, amid Calls to Boost Control of Conventional Weapons

11 October 2018
Pointing at Epochal, Positive Shift on Korean Peninsula, First Committee Delegates Say Dialogue Proves Effective in Conquering Decades‑Long Hostilities

10 October 2018
First Committee Delegates Urge States to Cast Differences aside, Pump New Life into Stalled Disarmament Machinery

9 October 2018
Making Economic Case for Disarmament, First Committee Delegates Issue Calls to Trim Soaring Military Budgets, Reinvest Funds in Vital 2030 Agenda Goals

8 October 2018
Despite Gains Reaped by Bold Diplomacy, States Must Avoid ‘Circular’ Debate When Tackling Nuclear Risks, Disarmament Chief Tells First Committee

4 October 2018
Approving New Agenda, Work Programme on Disarmament Priorities, First Committee Elects Vice-Chairs, Completing Bureau

Side Events

First Commi t tee Side Events