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General Assembly resolution S-10/2 of 30 June 1978, i.e., the final document of the first special session on disarmament, established several mechanisms to work on disarmament matters, including the Conference on Disarmament, Disarmament Commission, Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, and the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

Conference on Disarmament

  • Conference on Disarmament website
  • Began as the Committee on Disarmament but renamed pursuant to General Assembly resolution 37/99K of 13 December 1982
  • Sole multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, in accordance with General Assembly resolution S-10/2 of 30 June 1978
  • Meets in Geneva
  • Document series symbol for working documents
  • Verbatim records
  • Sessional reports 
    • Supplement 27 to the General Assembly Official Records (GAOR)
    • A/session/27
    • example: A/71/27
  • Press release series symbol: DCF/-

UNIDIR/-

General Assembly resolution S-10/2 of 30 June 1978, i.e., the final document of the first special session on disarmament, established several mechanisms to work on disarmament matters, including the Conference on Disarmament, Disarmament Commission, Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, and the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

  • UNIDIR website
  • Established in 1980
  • Statute was approved by General Assembly resolution 39/148H of 17 December 1984
  • Based in Geneva
  • An autonomous institution within the framework of the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and security
  • The Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters functions as UNIDIR's Board of Trustees and approves its work programme
  • The Director reports annually on the activities of the Institute
  • UNIDIR publications

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