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General Assembly First Committee

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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