Statements from First Committee 2015

• Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
• Association of South East Asian States (ASEAN), delivered by Ambassador Kyaw Tin of Myanmar
• Nordic countries, delivered by Ambassador Kai Sauer of Finland
• Arab Group, delivered by Oman
• New Agenda Coaltion, delivered by Mr. Michiel Combrink of South Africa
• Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago
• African Group, delivered by Ambassado Ms. U. Joy Ogwu of Nigeria
• European Union,  Mr. John Gatt-Rutter, Head of Division on Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Arms Export Control 
• Mexico, Mr. Juan Sandoval
• Switzerland, Ambassador Urs Schmid

• Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo
• Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI), delivered by Japan
• Israel, Ambassador Alon Roth-Snir
• Russian Federation, Mr. Mikhail I. Uliyanov
• Kazakhstan, Ambassador Mr. Barlybay Sadykov
• Chile, Ambassador Mr. Carlos Olguín
• Philippines, Ambassador Ms. Lourdes O. Yparraguierre
• Cuba
• Jamaica, Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards
• China, Ambassador Mr. Wang Qun
• Iran, Ambassador Mr. Gholamali Khoshroo
• Indonesia, Mr. Muhammad Anshor
• Germany, Ms. Susanne Baumann, Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control
• Peru, Ambassador Mr. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra 
• Netherlands, Ambassador Mr. Henk Cor van der Kwast
• Libya
• Tanzania, Ambassador Mr. Tuvako N. Manongi

• Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), delivered by Ecuador
• India, Ambassador Mr. D.B. Venkatesh Varma
• United States, Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Frank A. Rose
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Saad Al-Saad
• Poland, Ambassador Mr. Bogusław Winid
• Ghana, Ambassador Ms. Martha A. A. Pobee
• Algeria
• Belarus
• Senegal
• Thailand, Ambassador Mr. Chayapan Bamrungphong
• Republic of Korea, Ambassador Mr. Oh Joon
• Georgia, Ambassador Mr. Kaha Imnadze
• Costa Rica, Ms. Maritza Chan
• Turkey
• Spain
• Lebanon, Ms. Maya Dagher
• Australia, Senator Mr. Barry O'Sullivan
• Nigeria, Ambassador Mr. Hussein Abdullahi
• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Toshio Sano

• Botswana, Ambassador Mr. Charles T. Ntwaagae
• Ukraine
• Canada
• Norway, Ambassador Ms. May-Elin Stener
• South Africa, Ambassador Mr. Abdul Minty
• Tunisia, Ms. Elkhansa Harbaoui
• New Zealand, Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie
• Sweden, Ambassador Mr. Olof Skoog
• Uganda, Ambassador Mr. Richard Nduhuura
• Qatar
• France, Ambassador Ms. Alice Guitton
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ambassador Mr. An Myong Hun
• Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vinicio Mati
• Mongolia, Director-General Ms. Gankhuurai Battungalag
• Austria, Ambassador Mr. Thomas Hajnoczi
• Zambia, Ambassador Ms. Dr. Mwaba P. Kasese-Bota
• Namibia, Ambassador Mr. Wilfried I. Emvula
• Uruguay, Ambassador Ms. Gonzalo Koncke
• United Kingdom, Ambassador Mr. Matthew Rowland
• Iraq 

• Ireland, Ms. Helena Nolan
• Argentina, Ms. Gabriela Martinic
• Kenya, Ambassador Mr. Andrew M. Kihurani
• Malaysia, Ambassador Mr. Ramlan Ibrahim
• Egypt
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Portugal
• United Arab Emirates
• Burkina Faso
• El Salvador
• Paraguay, Ambassador Mr. Federico González
• Armenia
• Singapore, Mr. John Khoo, First Secretary
• Estonia
• Bahrain
• Vietnam, Ambassador Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga
• Guatemala, Ms. Ana Cristina Rodriguez Pineda
• Benin, Ambassador Mr. Jean-Francis R. Zinsou
• Hungary, Ambassador Mr. György Molnár
• Maldives, Mr. Jeffrey Salim Waheed, Deputy Permanent Representative

• President of the General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• San Marino, Ambassador Mr. Daniele D. Bodini
• Cameroon, Mr. Mamoudou Mana
• Niger, Mr. Issa Oumar
• Bangladesh, Ambassador Dr. Mr. A.K. Abdul Mornen
• Cote d'Ivoire, Mr Virgile N. Akiapo, Councellor
• Nicaragua
• Afghanistan, Ambassador Mr. Mahmuod Saikal
• Brazil, Ambassador Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
• Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ambassador Mr. Khiane Phansourivong 
• Venezuela
• Eritrea
• Kuwait
• Honduras
• Myanmar, Ambassador Mr. U Maung Wai
• Serbia, Ambassador Mr. Milan Milanovic
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua

• Kyrgystan, Mr. Nuran Niyazaliev, Deputy Permanent Representative
• Jordan
• Gabon, Ambassador Mr. Baudelaire NDONG ELLA,
• Ethiopia, Ambassador Ms. Tekeda Alemu
• Madagascar, Ms. Helena Rajaonarivelo, Minister Counsellor
• Montenegro,  Ambassador Ms. Ivana Pajevic
• Morocco
• Nepal, Ms. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative
• Holy See, Archbishop Bernardito Auza
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America & the Caribbean (OPANAL), Ambassador Luiz Felipe de Macedo Soares

• Armed drones, PAX
• Autonomous weapons, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
• Cluster munitions, Cluster Munition Coalition
• Arms trade, Control Arms Coalition
• Cyber space, Article 36
• Gender and disarmament, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
• Incendiary weapons, Human Rights Watch
• Small arms and light weapons, International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
• Nuclear weapons, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Wepaons (ICAN)
• Landmines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
• Explosive weapons, International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW)
• Outer space, Project Ploughshares
• Challenge of disarmament, Western States Legal Foundation
• Humanitarian impact of wartime environmental damage, Toxic Remenants of War Network
• Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute
• World Forum on Shooting Activities

• Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo
• Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organsiation (CTBTO), Mr. Lassina Zerbo
• Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament, Mr. Michael Møller
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Deputy Director-General
• International Atomic Energry Agency (IAEA)

• Humanitarian Initiative on Nuclear Weapons, delivered by Ambassador Mr. Thomas Hajinoczi of Austria
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), delivered by Uruguay
• Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Ambassador Mr. Courtenay Rattray of Jamaica
• New Agenda Coalition, delivered by Mr. Michiel Combrink of South Africa
• Mexico, Ambassador Mr. Jorge Lomonaco
• Switzerland, Ambassador Mr. Benno Laggner
• United States, Ambassador Mr. Robert Wood
• De-alerting Group, delivered by Ambassador Mr. Cristian Barros of Chile
• Algeria
• France, Ambassador Ms. Alice Guitton
• Austria, Ambassador Mr. Thomas Hajinoczi
• Portugal, Ambassador Mr Alvaro Mendonca e Moura
• Israel

• Chair of Group of Governmental Eexperts to make recommendations on possible aspects that could contribute to but not negotiate a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, Ambassador Ms. Elissa Goldberg of Canada
• Arab Group, delivered by Oman
• South Africa
• Australia, Ambassador Mr. John Quinn
• African Group, delivered by Ms. Ebun Strasser-King, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone
• Qatar
• Netherlands, Ambassador Mr. Henk Cor van der Kwast
• Czech Republic, Ambassador Ms. Edita Hrdá
• Bulgaria, Ambassador Mr. Stephan Tafrov
• Ireland, Ms. Helena Nolan
• Norway, Mr. Halvor Sætre, Minister Counsellor
• Canada, Ambassador Ms. Rosemary McCarney
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• India, Ambassador Mr. Ventakesh Varma
• Germany, Ambassador Mr. Michael Biontino
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Latvia
• Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vinicio Mati
• Senegal
• Thailand, Ms. Sirithon Wairatpanij, Counsellor
• China, Ambassador Mr. Fu Cong
• Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Khanh Toan

• President of the 9th Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Ambassador Ms. Taous Feroukhi
• Australia on behalf of a group of states, Ambassador Mr. John Quinn
• Brazil and New Zealand, delivered by Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie of New Zealand
• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Toshio Sano
• Costa Rica, Ms. Maritza Chan
• Cuba
• Guatemala
• New Zealand Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie
• Republic of Korea
• Lithuania
• Ecuador
• Spain
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Indonesia
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Myanmar
• United Arab Emirates
• Malawi
• Syria
• Sweden, Ms. Annika Thunborg, Director, Head of Department of Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Export Control
• Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Yermakov
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom
• Egypt
• Libya
• Turkey
• Nicaragua
• Palau
• Zambia
• Morocco
• Philippines 

• Kazakhstan (Mr.)
• Nigeria, Mr. John Chika Ejinaka
• Sri Lanka, Ambassador Dr. Mr. Rohan Perera
• Marshall Islands, Ms. Deborah Barker-Manase
• Iran (Mr.)
• Holy See, Archbishop Bernardito Auza

• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), delivered by Uruguay
• Group of Arab States, delivered by Oman
• Nordic countries, delivered by Ms. Titta Maja of Finland
• Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, South Africa (BRICS), delivered by the Russian Federation
• European Union, Mr. Jacek Bylica
• United States, Ambassador Mr. Robert A. Wood
• China, Ambassador Mr. Fu Cong
• Bangladesh, Ambassador Mr. M. Shameem Ahsan
• Mexico, Ms. María Antonieta Socorro Jáquez Huacuja
• Algeria (Mr.)
• France, Ambassador Mrs. Alice Guitton
• South Africa, Mr. Michiel Combrink
• Australia, Mr. Ian Mcconville
• Qatar (Mr.)
• India, Mr. Abhishek Banerjee, MP
• Switzerland, Mr. Benno Laggner
• Libya (Mr.)
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benitez
• Republic of Korea, Ambassador Mr. Kim Young-moo
• Spain (Mr.)
• Ireland, Ambassador Ms. Patricia O'Brien
• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Toshio Sano
• Hungary, Ambassador Mr. Zsolt Hetesy
• Poland, Mr. Damien Przeniosło
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• Indonesia (Ms.)
• Turkey (Mr.)
• Lithuania (Mr.)

• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Toshio Sano
• Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Yermakov
• Syria (Mr.)
• Iran (Mr.)

Joint ad hoc meeting of the First Committee and the special Polictical and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) to address possible challenges to space security and sustainability 

• Chair of the Fourth Committee, Ambassador Mr. Brian Bowler of Malawi 
• Chair of the First Committee, Ambassador Mr. Karel van Oosterom of the Netherlands
• Chair of the Group Governmental Experts to conduct a study on outer space transparency and confidence-building measures, Ambassador Mr. Victor Vasiliev of the Russian Federation
• {embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}">Chair of the Working Group on Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, Mr. Peter Martinez
• Director {embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}">of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo
• Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Kim Won-soo
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Kamapmdipta Isnomo of Indonesia
• European Union, Mr. Jacek Bylica
• United States, Mr. Frank A. Rose
• Australia, Ambassador Mr. John Quinn
• Japan (Mr.)
• Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Yermakov
• Switzerland, Mr. Benno Laggner
• Brazil, Ambassador Mr. Carlos Duarte
• China (Mr.)
• Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vinicio Mati
• France{embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}">, Ambassador Mrs. Alice Guitton
• Israel{embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}">, Mr. Benjamin Krasna
• Cuba (Mr.)
• India, Ambassador Mr. Ventakesh Varma
• Republic of Korea
• Argentina (Mr.)
• Sweden{embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}">, Ms. Annika Thunborg
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• Chile (Ms.)
• South Africa{embargoed:s.Access.name!='Public'}, Mr. Michiel Combrink

• Non-aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia
• Collective Security Treaty Organization, delivered by Armenia
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), delivered by Uruguay
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt
• European Union, Mr. Jacek Bylica, Europan External Action Service
• United States, Ambassador Mr. Robert Wood
• Algeria
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• France, Ambassador Ms. Alice Guitton
• Venezuela
• Australia
• Japan
• Switzerland
• China
• Cuba
• Kuwait
• Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vinicio Mati
• Sri Lanka
• Ecuador
• Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Yermakov
• Bangladesh
• Egypt
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• Myanmar
• Holy See
• Iran

• Chair of the 2015 UNPoA Meeting of Government Experts, Ambassador Mr. Vlad Lupan of the Republic of Moldova
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), delivered by Uruguay
• Republic of Moldova, Ambassador Mr. Vlad Lupan of the 
• Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Guyana
• European Union, Ambassador Mr. Ioannis Vrailas, Chargé d'affaires a.i.
• Algeria
• Pakistan, Ambassador Ms. Tehmina Janjua
• United States
• France, Ambassador Ms. Alice Guitton
• Singapore, Mr. Foo Khee Loon, Military Advisor and Counsellor
• Israel
• Netherlands, Ambassador Mr. Kenk Cor van der Kwast
• South Africa, Mr. Rob Wensley, Counsellor
• Australia, Ambassador Mr. John Quinn
• Czech Republic, Mr. Václav Bálek Head of Unit for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Mr. Milos Vukasinovic
• Japan, Ambassador Mr. Toshio Sano
• Switzerland, Ambassador Mr. Benno Laggner
• Senegal
• Iraq
• China
• Ireland, Ambassador Ms. Patricia O'Brien
• Croatia, Ambassador Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak
• Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vincio Mati
• Egypt
• New Zealand, Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie
• Cuba
• India, Ambassador Mr. Ventakesh Varma
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. Kamapradipta Isnorno of Indonesia
• African Group, delivered by Mr. Usman Sarki of Nigeria
• Thailand, Mr. Vorapong Vadhanasindhu
• Libya (Mr.)
• Romania, Ms. Narcisa Vladulescu
• Austria, Ambassador Mr. Alexander Kmentt
• Republic of Korea
• Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mr. Soulikone Samounty
• Ecuador, Mr. Fernando Luque Márquez
• United Kingdom, Ms. Eleonora Saggese
• Mexico (Mr.)
• Bangladesh, Ambassador Mr. Shameem Ahsan
• Serbia, Ms, Marija Perisic
• Spain (Mr.)
• Zambia (Mr.)
• Turkey (Mr.)
• Slovakia, Ambassador Mr. František Ružička
• Jamaica, Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards
• Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Yermakov
• Ghana, Ambassador Ms. Martha A. A. Pobee
• Liberia (Ms.)
• Mozambique, Ambassador Mr. António Gumende
• Morocco, Mr. Bouchaib Eloumni
• Finland, Ms. Ms. Titta Maja
• Eritrea, Ms. Elsa Haile
• Lithuania (Ms.)
• Kuwait (Mr.)
• Sweden, Ms. Annika Thunborg
• Iran

• Somalia, Ambassador Mr. Awale Ali Kullane
• Costa Rica, Ms. Maritza Chan
• Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Charlene Roopnarine
• Guatemala (Ms.)
• Nigeria, Ambassador Mr. E. E. Imohe
• Botswana, Brigadier Mr. Therego Seretse
• Belgium (Ms.)

• President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie of New Zealand
• Chair of the UN Disarmament Commission
• Chair of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
• Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Mr. Jarmo Sereva
• Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Mr. A. Anindityo Adi Primasto of Indonesia
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), delivered by Uruguay
  
• Arab Group, delivered by Egypt
• European Union, Mr. András Kos
• Pakistan, Ambassador Tehmina Janjua
• Mongolia, Ambassador Mr.  Vaanchig Purevdorj,
• South Africa (Ms.)
• India, Mr. Siddhartha Nath
• Switzerland, Mr. Benno Laggner
• China (Mr.)
• Iran, Mr. Ali Robatjazi
• Cuba (Ms.)
• Austria, Ambassador Mr. Alexander Kmentt
• Spain (Mr.)

• Informal Group of Observer States at the Conference on Disarmament, Mr Jānis Mažeiks of Latvia
• New Zealand, Ambassador Ms. Dell Higgie
• Republic of Korea (Ms.)
• Kuwait (Mr.)
• Iraq (Mr.)