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2008 Calendar
March
2008
March 18, 2008
United Nations/Religious NGO Bureau
meeting to discuss the UN DECADE of INTERRELIGIOUS
DIALOGUE and COOPERATION for PEACE
11:00 pm The Church Center, 11th Fl
2007 UN Press Release
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2006 Calendar
July
2006
June 26 – July 7, 2006
United Nations
Conference to Review
Progress Made in the
Implementation of the
Programme of Action to
Prevent, Combat and
Eradicate the Illicit
Trade in Small Arms and
Light Weapons in All Its
Aspects (UNHQ New York)
“By unanimously adopting
the UN Programme of
Action to address the
illicit trade in small
arms and light weapons (UNPoA),
in 2001, the UN Member
States committed to
collecting and
destroying illegal
weapons, adopting and/or
improving national
legislations that would
help criminalize the
illicit trade in small
arms, regulating the
activities of brokers,
setting strict import
and export controls,
taking action against
violators of such laws,
and better coordinating
international efforts to
that end.
Representatives from
governments,
international and
regional organizations,
and civil society will
meet to review the
efforts and progress
made at all levels; to
address future
international
cooperation and
assistance issues; and
to assess challenges on
the road ahead.”
http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006.
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July
17-28, 2006 "Group of
Governmental Experts to
the continuing operation
and further development
of the Register of
Conventional Arms (UNHQ
New York)
“NEW YORK, 1 August
(Department for
Disarmament Affairs) --
The 2003 Group of
Governmental Experts on
the continuing operation
and further development
of the United Nations
Register of Conventional
Arms, appointed by the
Secretary-General
pursuant to General
Assembly resolution
57/75, successfully
concluded its work at
United Nations
Headquarters on 1 August
by adopting a consensus
report (PDF). The report
contains a number of
significant
recommendations, which
are designed to further
improve the operation of
the Register and enhance
its global relevance.”
http://www.smallarmsnet.org/issues/themes/unregister.htm.
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