Statements from First Committee 2002
WEEK 1
Mon Sept 30, Tues Oct 1, Wed Oct 2, Thurs Oct 3, Fri Oct 4
September 30, 2002
Opening Statement of the Chairman, Ambassador Matia Mulumba Semakula Kiwanuka, of Uganda
Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala
Mexico (Spanish) , Statement delivered by Ambassador Gustavo Alvin
Ireland, Statement delivered by Ambassador Mary Whelan, on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition
Canada (English), (French), Statement delivered by Ambassador Christopher Westdal
Denmark, on behalf of the European Union, Statement delivered by Ambassador Elring Nielsen
Peru (English), (Spanish), Statement delivered by Ambassador Oswaldo de Rivero
Malaysia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Hasmy Agam
New Zealand, Statement delivered by Ms. Hinewai Loose
Jordan, Statement delivered by Mr. Ramez Goussous
October 1, 2002
Qatar (Arabic), Statement delivered by Mr. Jamal Nassir Al-Bader
Republic of Korea, Statement delivered by Ambassador Sun Joun-yung
Costa Rica, on behalf of the Rio Group, Statement delivered by Mr. Bruno Stagno
Cuba, Statement delivered by Ambassador Bruno Rodriguez Parilla
Japan, Statement delivered by Dr. Kuniko Inoguchi
Algeria (French), Statement delivered by Ambassador Abdallah Baali
Singapore, Statement delivered by Brigadier-General Yap Ong Heng
China, Statement delivered by Ambassador Hu Xiaodi
Holy See, Statement delivered by H.E. Archbishop Renato R. Martino
l October 2, 2002
Zambia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Mwelwa C. Musambachime
South Africa, Statement delivered by Representative of the delegation to the First Committee
Mongolia, Statement delivered by Mr. J. Enkhasaikhan
Switzerland (English), (French), Statement delivered by Mr. Christian Faessler
Argentina, Statement delivered by Minister Luis E. Cappagli
Bangladesh, Statement delivered by H.E. Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, BB
Kuwait (Arabic), Statement delivered by Representative of the delegation to the First Committee
Costa Rica (Spanish), Statement delivered by Ambassador Bruno Stagno Ugarte
Norway, Statement delivered by Ambassador Leif A. Ulland
Ecuador, State delivered by Dr. Fernando Yepez Lasso
l October 3, 2002
Nigeria, Statement delivered by Ambassador E.E. Onobu
Croatia, Statement delivered by Vice Skracic
Republic of Congo (French), Statement delivered by M. Basile Ikouebe
Vietnam, Statement delivered by Mrs. Pham Thi Ngo
Togo (French), Statement delivered by M. Roland Y. Kpotsra
United Arab Emirates, Statement delivered by Ambassador Abdulaziz Nasser Al-Shamsi
United States, Statement delivered by Stephen G. Rademaker
Morocco (French), Statement delivered by Ambassador Mohamed Bennouna
Syria (Arabic), Statement delivered by Representative of the delegation to the First Committee
Cote d'Ivoire, Statement delivered by Representative of the delegation to the First Committee
l October 4, 2002
Uruguay (English), (Spanish), Statement delievered by Ambassador Dr. Felipe H. Paolillo
Iran, Statement delievered by Dr. Javad Zarif
Kazakhstan, Statement delievered by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova
Indonesia, Statement delievered by Ambassador Nugroho Wisnumurti
Haiti (French), Statement delivered by M. Bertrand Fils-Aime
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Statement delievered by Ambassador Pak Gil Yon
Burkino Faso, no statement available
Nepal, Statement delievered by Mr. Murrari Raj Sharma
Week Two: General Debate
Monday Oct 7, (no session Tues Oct 8), Wed Oct 9, Thurs Oct 10
l Monday, October 7, 2002
Australia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Micheal Smith
Dominican Republic, Statement delivered by Ambassador Juan Ramon Gonzalez
Senegal (French), Statement delivered by Mr. Cheikh Niang
Jamaica, Statement delivered by Mr. Stafford Neil
Libyan Arab Jambiriya, (no statement available)
Thailand, Statement delivered by Dr. Suriya Chindawongse
India, Statement delivered by Ambassador Rakesh Sood
Lebanon (Arabic), Statement delivered by Representative of the Delegation to the First Committee
Egypt (English), (Arabic), Statement delivered by Counsellor Alaa Issa
Venezuela (Spanish), Statement delivered by Lis. marly Cedeno Reyes
International Committee of the Red Cross, Statement delivered by Representative of the Delegation to the First Committee
Gabon (French), Statement delivered by M. Alfred Moungara Moussotsi
l Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Brazil, Statement delivered by Ambassador Celina Assempcao Do Valle Pereira
Yugoslavia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Dejan Sahovic
Russia (English), (Russian), Statement delivered by Ambassador Andrey Granovsky
Russia: Press Release
Myanmar, Statement delivered by Mr. U Mya Than, On behalf of the ASEAN Member States
Tunisia (French), Statement delivered by Ambassador Noureddine Mejdoub
Namibia, Statement delivered by Mr. Gerhard Theron
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Statement delivered by Ambassador Alounkeo Kittikhoun
Mexico (English), (Spanish), Statement delivered by Ambassador Miguel Marin Bosch
Iraq (Arabic), Statement delivered by Representative of the Delegation to the First Committee
Iraq:(English) Press Releasae
Kenya, Statement delivered by Bob F. Jalang'o
Bahrain (English), (Arabic), Statement delivered by Sheikh Rutki Bin Rashid Al Khalifa
** New Zealand, Statement delivered by Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Launch Of Report Of Un Study On Disarmament And Non-Proliferation Education,
United Nations, 9 October 2002
l Thursday, October 10, 2002
Morning:
Belarus, Statement delivered by Mr. Aleg Ivanou
Guinea (French), Statement delivered by M. Alpha Oumar Diallo
Ukraine, Statement delivered by Representative of Delegation to the First Committee
Sri Lanka, Statement delivered by Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam
Chile (Spanish), Statement delivered by Ambassador Christian Maquieira
Colombia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Alfonso Valdivieso
Pakistan, Statement delivered by Ambassador Shaukat Umer
Armenia, Statement delivered by Mr. Movses Abelian
Ghana, Statement delivered by Yaw O. Osei
Cyprus, Statement delivered by Mr. Yiorgos Christofides
Afternoon:
Malawi, Statement delivered by Dr. Isaac C. Lamba
Georgia, Statement delivered by Ambassador Revaz Adamia
Philippines, Statement delivered by Mr. Enrique A. Manalo
Myanmar, Statement delivered by M. U Mya Than
Israel, Statement delivered by Mr. Jeremy N. Issacharoff
Yemen, no statement available
Cameroon (French), Statement delivered by Ambassador Martin Chungong Ayafor
Nicaragua (Spanish), Statement delivered by Senor Mario H. Castellon Duarte
El Salvador, no statement available
Turkey, Statement delivered by Mr. Alper Coskun
l Friday, October 11, 2002
No session
Week Three: Thematic Approach
Monday Oct 14 (Nuclear weapons)
Tues Oct 15 (1.Other weapons of mass destruction; 2. disarmament aspects of outer space)
Wed Oct 16 (Conventional weapons)
Thurs Oct 17 morning (1.Regional disarmament; 2.Confidence-building measures, including transparency in armaments)
Thurs Oct 17 afternoon (Other disarmament measures and Disarmament machinery)
Fri Oct 18 (1. Related matters of disarmament and international security; 1. International security)
l Monday, October 14, 2002, Specific Subject: nuclear weapons
Hungary, Statement delievered by President of Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Andras Szabo, Introduced draft resolution
(A/C.1/57/L.13) "Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session"
Canada, Statement delivered by Ambassador Westdal, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.44) "The Conference on Disarmament decision (CD/1547) of 11 August 1998 to establish, under item 1 of its agenda entitled "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament", an ad hoc committee to negotiate, on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator (CD/1299) and the mandate contained therein, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices"
Ireland, Statement delivered by Kevin Dowling, Introduced draft resolutions (A/C.1/57/L.2) "Reductions of non-strategic nuclear weapons" and (A/C.1/57/L.3) "Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: the need for a new agenda, link to resolutions"
India, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.52) "Reducing Nuclear Danger "
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Australia, Statement regarding the issue of nuclear weapons
United States, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.23) "Bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and the new strategic framework"
Russia, Statement regarding draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.23) "Bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and the new strategic framework"
Pakistan, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.40)"Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons"
Brazil, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.34) "Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas"
Pakistan, Spoke on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.51)"Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons"
Japan, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.42)"A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons"
Turkey, Statement regarding the issue of terrorism
Indonesia, Statement regarding the issue of terrorism
Norway, Statement regarding (A/C.1/57/L.44) "The Conference on Disarmament decision (CD/1547) of 11 August 1998 to establish, under item 1 of its agenda entitled "Cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament", an ad hoc committee to negotiate, on the basis of the report of the Special Coordinator (CD/1299) and the mandate contained therein, a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices"
Morocco, Statement regarding nuclear weapons
Nigeria, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.38) "United Nations disarmament fellowship training and advisory services"
Netherlands, Statement regarding the Conventional Weapons Register, link to
UN Department for Disarmament Affairs webpage on the Register
Sweden, Statement informing delegations of the event on Good Governance on Wednesday, October 16, from 1:15-5pm at the United Nations Church Center.
l Tuesday, October 15, 2002, Specific Subjects: (1) Other weapons of mass destruction; (2) Outer space (disarmament aspects)
China, Statement delivered by Ambassador Hu Xiaodi, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.30) "Prevention of an arms race in outer space"
Belarus, Statement delivered by Mr. V. Rybakov, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.5) "Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new Systems of such weapons: report of the Conference on Disarmament"
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Argentina, Statement regarding chemical weapons and the OPCW
Italy, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.6) "Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session: Report of the Disarmament Commission"
Mexico, Introduced draft resolutions (A/C.1/57/L.4) "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty", (A/C.1/57/L.19) "United Nations conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers in the context of nuclear disarmament", and (A/C.1/57/L.20) "United Nations Disarmament Information Programme"
Malaysia, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.53) "Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons"
Egypt, Statement regarding draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.30) "Prevention of an arms race in outer space"
l Wednesday, October 16, 2002, Specific Subject: Conventional Weapons
Chairman's Working paper- division of clusters for voting on resolutions
Belgium, Statement delivered by Ambassador Jean Lint, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.36) "Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on
Their Destruction"
Sweden, Statement delivered by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.46) " Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively
Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects"
Switzerland, Statement delivered by Ambassador Christian Faessler, regarding thematic debate on conventional weapons
Slovenia, Statement delivered by Aljaz Arih, on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33) "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Pakistan, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.41) "Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels"
Japan, Introduced draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33) "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
Fiji, Australia, Netherlands,Madagascar, Columbia, Brazil, Norway,Kenya, Thailand, Ethiopia, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Nicaragua: All gave statement regarding thematic debate on conventional weapons
l Thursday, October 17, 2002 morning, Specific Subjects: (1) Regional Disarmament; (2) Confidence-building measures, including transparency in armaments
Under-Secretary General for Disarmament, Jayantha Dhanapala, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.35), "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific"
Hungary, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.22), "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction"
United Arab Emirates, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.28) "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East"
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Egypt, Statement on draft resolutions (A/C.1/57/L.28) "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East" and (A/C.1/57/L.29), "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa"
Saudi Arabia, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.28) "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East"
Netherlands, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.37), " Transparency in armaments"
Kuwait, Statement on regional disarmament, related to the arms register
Nepal, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.29), "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa"
Pakistan, Statement on (A/C.1/57/L.29), "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa"
Belarus, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.37), " Transparency in armaments"
Central African Republic, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.15) "Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa"
Syria, Statement on (A/C.1/57/L.28) "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East"
l Thursday, October 17, 2002 afternoon, Specific Subject: Other disarmament measures and Disarmament machinery
India, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.50), "Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament"
Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mr. Ahmad Hajihosseini, Deputy Permanent Observer, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.27), "The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East"
Poland, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.48), "Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction"
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Canada, Statement regarding other disarmament measures and disarmament machinery.
Trinidad and Tobago, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.16), "United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean"
China, Statement regarding biological weapons
Iran,Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.28), "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East"
MERCOSUR, Statement on security and confidence building measures
Qatar, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.27), "The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East"
Kenya, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33), "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
Mongolia, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.21), "Mongolia’s international security and nuclear-weapon-free status"
Libya, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.28), "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East"
l Friday, October 18, 2002, Specific Subjects: (1) Related matters of disarmament and international security; (2) International security
Pakistan, Press release: "Pakistan terms as baseless- reports on cooperation with North Korea's on Nuclear Programme"
Denmark, on behalf of the European Union, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33), "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
Denmark, on behalf of the European Union, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.4), "Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty"
India, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.49/Rev.1), "Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction" (b)
United States, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.54), "Compliance with arms limitation and disarmament and non-proliferation agreements"
No Formal Statements Available for First Committee This Day:
Netherlands, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.18), "National legislation on transfer of arms, military equipment and dual use goods and technology"
Macedonia, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.47), "Maintenance of international security — good-neighbourliness, stability and development in South-Eastern Europe"
South Africa, Statement on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, introducing draft resolutions (A/C.1/57/L.8), "General and complete disarmament: Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament"; (A/C.1/57/L.9), "General and complete disarmament: measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol"; (A/C.1/57/L.10), "Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation"; (A/C.1/57/L.11) "Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly: United Nations regional centres for peace and Disarmament"; (A/C.1/57/L.12) "Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control"; and (A/C.1/57/L.17),"Relationship between disarmament and development"
Myanmar, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.43), "Nuclear disarmament"
Algeria, Statement on nuclear issues
Russia, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.1), "Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security"
Mali, Statement on behalf of ECOWAS introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.25), "Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them"
Germany, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.45), "Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures"
Iran, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.32), "Missiles"
Nigeria, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33) "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
Kenya, Statement on draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.33) "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects"
Iraq, Statement introducing draft resolution (A/C.1/57/L.14), "Effects of the use of depleted uranium in armaments"
Week Four: Voting
General Statements:
Statement by Mr. Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, (OPCW),,
23 October 2002.
Statement by Delegation of Cuba (English), (Spanish) on the ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, 25 October 2002.
Statement by Ambassador Erling Harild Nielsen, on behalf of the European Union, Joint Ministerial Declaration in support of the CTBT, 25 October 2002.