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Disarmament resolutions and decisions listed by chapter
destruction, to seek the views of Member States on additional relevant measures for
tackling the global threat posed by terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction
and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session.
First Committee. Although it joined the consensus on the draft resolution and
supported measures to confront terrorism in all its forms, the Islamic Republic of
Iran dissociated itself from the paragraph in the draft resolution with a reference to
the Nuclear Security Summit because a thorough reading of the documents from that
gathering had no mention of nuclear disarmament or the total elimination of nuclear
weapons.
Pakistan supported the objectives of the draft resolution, although it believed
that its language could have conveyed a more objective reflection of reality. The
acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction materials by terrorists and
non-State actors needed to be evaluated and viewed in perspective. With regard to the
denial of means to terrorists to acquire, possess and use weapons of mass destruction,
States had enforced export control measures. Interim measures, such as the adoption of
Security Council resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006), which were designed to fill
the gap in international law, should be taken up by a more inclusive and representative
United Nations forum. The full implementation of existing treaties, such as the
Chemical Weapons Convention, could help. Controlling biological weapons should be
of more concern, therefore the Biological Weapons Convention should be strengthened
including the conclusion of a verification protocol. Pakistan was convinced that a
comprehensive strategy must be developed to prevent terrorists from gaining access
to weapons of mass destruction using a number of measures, including augmenting
State capacities to implement global treaty obligations and addressing the root causes
of terrorism.
66/59. Report of the Conference on Disarmament
In this annual resolution, the General
Assembly called upon the CD to further intensify
consultations and explore possibilities with a
view to adopting a balanced and comprehensive
programme of work at the earliest possible date
during its 2012 session, bearing in mind the
decision on the programme of work adopted by
the Conference on 29 May 2009. It recognized
Introduced by: Cuba (27 Oct.)
GA vote: w/o vote (2 Dec.)
1st Cttee vote: w/o vote (27 Oct.)
For text and sponsors, see Yearbook,
Part I, pp. 167-169.
the importance of continuing consultations on the question of the expansion of the
membership of the CD.
First Committee. In a general statement, Cuba reaffirmed the importance
of the CD as the only multilateral negotiating forum on disarmament, and that the
Conference needed to adopt as soon as possible a programme of work that was broad,
well balanced and duly took into account the real priorities in the field of disarmament.
The language of the draft resolution was a clear message in support of the resumption
of the substantive work of the CD.
Also in a general statement, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
underscored the essential point contained in paragraph 1, that is, the reaffirmation of
the CD as a unique multilateral forum in the international community. As one of the
CD’s six Presidents during the 2011 session, the Democratic People’s Republic of
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