Latest UK statements on disarmament and arms control.

2009

UNGA64 First Committee: UK Statement by Ambassador John Duncan on behalf of Co-Authors of Resolution L38 The Arms Trade Treaty, 21 October 2009 [PDF 76KB, new window]

UNGA64 First Committee: UK Conventional Weapons Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 19 October 2009 [PDF 96KB, new window]

UNGA64 First Committee: UK Nuclear Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 14 October 2009 [PDF 96KB, new window]

P5 statement on disarmament and non-proliferation issues, 4 September 2009  

Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the Conference on Disarmament, 4 August 2009 [PDF 151KB, new window]

Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the Arms Trade Treaty Open Ended Working Group, 15 July 2009 [PDF 130KB, new window]

Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the Conference on Disarmament, 29 May 2009.

P5 Non-proliferation Press Release, New York 15 May 2009

NPT PrepCom: UK Intervention on the Draft Recommendations, May 2009

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Regional Issues by Ambassador John Duncan, 8 May 2009

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster III by Caroline Cliff, UK Deputy Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Vienna, 8 May 2009 

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster II by Ambassador John Duncan, 7 May 2009

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster I by Ambassador John Duncan, 6 May 2009

NPT PrepCom: UK General Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 4 May 2009

Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the Conference on Disarmament, 5 February 2009.

2008

Statement by Ambassador John Duncan to the 9th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and their Destruction, 26 November 08.

Statement by Sir John Sawers, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, in Security Council Debate on Strengthening Collective Security and Armament Regulation, 19 November 2008

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement, 26 May 2008 (PDF, 34.99 Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Regional Issues, including with respect to the Middle East and the implementation of the 1995 Middle East Resolution by Ms Fiona Paterson, 6 May 2008 (PDF, 20.80Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster 3 - Peaceful Uses by Ambassador John Duncan, 6 May 2008 (PDF, 16.2Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster 2 - Non Proliferation by Ambassador John Duncan, 5 May 2008 (PDF, 21.80Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster 1 - Nuclear Disarmament by Ambassador John Duncan, 30 April 2008 (PDF, 23.87Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK General Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 28 April 2008 (PDF, 16.30Kb)

UNIDIR Conference on Nuclear Disarmament and Security Assurances: FCO Minister, Lord Malloch Brown, Statement on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Achieving our Ultimate Goal, 2 May 2008 (PDF, 21.68Kb)

Cluster Munitions: Wellington Conference: UK Closing Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 22 February 2008 (PDF, 13.6Kb)

Cluster Munitions: Wellington Conference: UK Statement on Article 5, 20 February 2008 (PDF, 15.9Kb)

Cluster Munitions: Wellington Conference: UK Statement on Article 4, 20 February 2008 (PDF, 18.4Kb)

Cluster Munitions: Wellington Conference: Statement by Ambassador John Duncan, 18 February 2008 (PDF, 18.2Kb)
 

Conference on Disarmament: UK Secretary for Defence, Des Browne, Statement on 'Laying the Foundations for Multilateral Disarmament': 5 February 2008 (PDF, 34.7Kb)

2007 

Nuclear Non Proliferation and A World Free From Nuclear Weapons, Comments by Simon Manley, FCO Director Stragtegic Threats, Wilton Park Non-Proliferation Conference, 20 December 2007 (PDF, 30.88Kb)

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): Speech by Ambassador John Duncan to the OSCE, Vienna, 30 May 2007 (PDF,25.5Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Final Plenary Statement, 30 April 2007 (PDF, 30.62Kb) 

NPT PrepCom: UK Closing Statement (PDF, 10.63Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster III (PDF, 14.8Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster II (PDF, 15.97Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statment on Cluster II Special Time: Regional Issues including the MENWFZ, 30 April 2007 (PDF,13.89Kb)

NPT PrepCom: UK Statement on Cluster I (PDF, 18.52Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on the Draft Decision: 23 March 2007 (PDF, 15.19Kb)

Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions: UK Statement on the Oslo Declaration, 23 February 2007 (PDF, 11.37Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: FCO Minister Howells' Statement on the Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent, 22 February 2007 (PDF, 29.6Kb)

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): Speech by Ambassador John Duncan to the Arms Contrl Association, Washington, 9 February 2007 (PDF, 22.1Kb)

2006

BTWC Sixth Review Conference: UK Remarks on Article X, 22 November 2006 (PDF, 48.35Kb)

BTWC Sixth Review conference: UK Statement, 20 November 2006 (PDF, 14.24Kb)

CCW Third Review Conference: UK Final Statement 17 November 2006 (PDF, 12.93Kb)

CCW Third Review Conference: UK Statement on MOTAPM on behalf of France and the UK, 17 November 2006 (PDF, 13.36Kb)

CCW Third Review Conference: UK Statement on Cluster Munitions, 13 November 2006 (PDF, 22.1Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on CANWFZ Treaty on behalf of UK and France, 6 September 2006 (PDF, 22.1Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Transparency in Armaments, 24 August 2006 (PDF, 15.46Kb)

Conference on  Disarmament: UK Statement on ATT on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Kenya, UK, 10 August 2006 (PDF, 39.9Kb)

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): Speech by Ambassador John Duncan at Meeting of Governments and NGO's, New York, 3 July 2006 (PDF, 69.5Kb)

Small Arms Light Weapons Review Conference: UK Statement by DFID Minister Gareth Thomas, 26 June 2006 (PDF, 18.3Kb)  

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, 8 June 2006 (PDF, 17Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Experts Statement on FMCT, 17 May 2006 (PDF, 50.2Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, 16 May 2006 (PDF, 36.1Kb) 

Conference on Disarmament: FCO Minister Dr Kim Howells, 23 March 2006 (PDF, 44Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Nuclear Disarmament, 2 March 2006 (PDF, 33.3Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK General Statement, 23 February 2006 (PDF, 13.9Kb)

2005

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on the G8 and non-proliferation, 14 July 2005 (PDF, 11.8Kb)   

Small Arms Light Weapons BMS: UK Statement on behalf of the European Union, 11 July 2005 (PDF, 78.3Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Nuclear Disarmament, 23 June 2005 (PDF, 27Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty, 28 June 2005 (PDF, 28 June 2005 

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, 30 June 2005, (PDF, 24.8Kb)

Conference on Disarmament: UK Statement on Security Assurances, 7 July 2005 (PDF, 52Kb)  

NPT Review Conference: UK Statement on Main Committee III, 23 May 2005 (PDF, 29.9Kb)

NPT Review Conference: UK Statement on Main Committee II, 20 May 2005 (PDF, 23.1Kb)

NPT Review Conference: UK Statement on Main Committee I, 19 May 2005 (PDF, 37.6Kb) 

NPT Review Conference: UK General Statement, 5 May 2005 (PDF, 28.5Kb)