DYB2011-Part-II-web

Multilateral disarmament timeline
Highlights, 2011
January February March April May June
Conference on
Disarmament,
first session
(24 Jan.-1 Apr.)
Source: UN Photo/Mark Garten
Source: UN Photo/JC McIlwaine
Néstor Osorio (left), Permanent Representative of
Colombia to the United Nations, chairs a meeting
of the Security Council at which members
unanimously adopted resolution 1977 (2011).
Second Preparatory
Committee for the
United Nations
Conference on the
Arms Trade Treaty
(28 Feb.-4 Mar.)
Unexploded ordnance being
prepared for destruction by
a United Nations demining
battalion in Lebanon.
Fifth Review
Meeting of the
Contracting
Parties to the
Convention on
Nuclear Safety
(4-14 Apr.)
Convention on Certain
Conventional Weapons
opening for signature,
30th anniversary
(10 Apr.)
United Nations
Disarmament
Commission
session
(4-21 Apr.)
Security Council extends
mandate of 1540
Committee for 10 years,
unanimously adopting
resolution 1977 (2011)
(20 Apr.)
Source: UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré
Pelindaba Treaty
opening for
signature,
15th anniversary
(11 Apr.)
Antarctic Treaty
entry into force,
50th anniversary
(23 Jun.)
Conference on Disarmament,
second session
(16 May-1 Jul.)
Greeting each other prior to the beginning
of the 1224th session of the Conference on
Disarmament are the Secretary-General of the
Conference on Disarmament (right) and the
Permanent Representative of China (left).