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The first 2002 session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva begins January 21, 2002 and continues for six weeks. Over the last ten years, non-governmental organisations (NGO) have served an immensely important role in an advisory or technical capacity, and in awareness building and public education roles during the negotiations of two important disarmament treaties, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The CD has been stuck for some years, which means that NGO attention to this body is needed more than ever. The CD is still the world's sole multilateral disarmament treaty negotiating body. Therefore it is imperative that NGOs follow and engage with their country representatives to encourage some productive results at this next session. The Reaching Critical Will project will continue to place all speeches and documents on line through our website http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org and urges NGOs to pester their governments and representatives in Geneva with requests and input to the process. We have put together this small booklet as an easy information and contact detail reference. Please use and distribute it through your networks. Best wishes, Emily Schroeder, Dimity Hawkins & Felicity Hill Reaching Critical Will - January 2002

About the CD What NGOs can do to activate the CD Brief Chronology CD Agenda Summary of Major Issues Groupings in the CD Contact Details

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The Conference on Disarmament (CD) is the world's sole multilateral disarmament treaty negotiating body. While the CD is independent of the United Nations, its secretary is appointed by the UN Secretary-General; it is required to consider recommendations from the General Assembly; and it submits reports at least annually to the UN General Assembly. The CD has three sessions each year, the first begins in the penultimate week of January and lasts for 10 weeks; the second begins in May and lasts 7 weeks and the third in July and lasts 7 weeks. The CD hold one public plenary per week, usually on a Thursday, although can have more, if appropriate. The chair of the Conference rotates every four working weeks following the English alphabetical list of membership. Decisions are made by consensus. When the CD is ready to begin negotiating a treaty, an Ad Hoc Committee with a mandate is established and continues until the text is finalised. The meetings of Ad Hoc Committees are held in private. The whole conference must agree by consensus to the mandate given to ad hoc committees. In 1994, four ad hoc committees met: Nuclear Test Ban, Outer Space, Negative Security Assurances and Transparency in Armaments. In 1995 and 1996, only one ad hoc committee met: Nuclear Test Ban. In 1996, the CD completed the negotiations for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The final negotiations were difficult and divisive issues remained to the end. Nevertheless, the treaty was opened for signature September 24, 1996. In 1998 the CD agreed to a fissile cut-off negotiating mandate but has been unable to establish an ad hoc committee needed to carry forward talks. No program of activity has moved forward since 1996, and this disappointing fact puts at risk the future of the consensus-based Conference on Disarmament.

write letters, send position and background papers urging the CD to work towards disarmament to your Minister of Foreign Affairs or equivalent. Also send a copy to your Ambassador in New York (for a full listing, please see www.reachingcriticalwill.org/govcontacts/govindex.html) make an appointment to speak with a representative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or equivalent in your country and encourage the Foreign Minister to attend the conference to publicly urge the CD members to agree on a work plan so that productive negotiations can begin;

attend the Conference on Disarmament meeting in Geneva, meet with your representatives personally to explain the issues, draw attention to some important problems and put pressure on the parties to achieve a successful outcome.
session through the Reaching Critical Will website and react to what your government does or does not say (www.reachingcriticalwill.org/cd/cdindex.html)

monitor the CD

attract media attention and publicize your views and your government's policies in the CD to the press in your
country.

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The Seabed Arms Control Treaty was negotiated by the CCD, prohibiting the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed and ocean floor beyond a 12 mile coastal zone. It entered into force in 1972 and multiple review conferences have upheld the treaty. 66 states have ratified, including US, UK, USSR, and China. France has not yet ratified.

What is now the CD was first known as the Ten-Nation Committee on Disarmament, and was formed in March 1960 in Geneva. The TNCD was made up of five Eastern Bloc countries (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union), and five Western Bloc countries (Canada, France, Italy, UK and the USA), jointly chaired by the USA and the USSR. During this time it tried, unsuccessfully, to attain consensus on the many complex issues facing both sides on their way to general disarmament. TNDC's failure to reach agreement can be understood in the context of the strained relations between East and West at the time.

The institution became known as the Eighteen Nations Disarmament Committee (ENDC), jointly chaired by the USA and USSR. The ENDC first convened in March 1962 following a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 1961, making the addition of eight "non-aligned" states. Parties of the ENDC were: Burma, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Soviet Union.

Negotiated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (banning the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological and toxin weapons). The Biological Weapons Convention entered into force in 1975 and has over 125 signatories. It builds on the protocols of the Geneva conventions that banned the use of gas in war. It is the first treaty to ban an entire category of mass destruction weapons. However, the BWC has no verification provisions. A verification protocol has been under negotiations since 1995. Hopes of progress during the 24th session (July 23 to August 17, 2001) were effectively dashed on the third day with the rejection of the current draft Protocol - the Chair's composite text - but also of as weere further efforts to negotiate such an agreement.

An accomplishment of the ENDC was the negotiation of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, which banned all nuclearweapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water. The US, USSR, and UK are signatories (they wrote it and are the depositories). It was negotiated in 6 weeks.

Negotiated the Environmental Modification Convention (banning all significant hostile use of environmental modification techniques). This Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques entered into force in 1977 and attempts to inhibit the development of new types of warfare.

The institution became the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament (CCD), expanding to 30 members.

The Conference on Disarmament was established as a result of the first Special Session on Disarmament of the United Nations General Assembly held in 1978.

The ENDC negotiated the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) halting the spread of nuclear weapons to countries that do not already possess them, and preventing the diversion of nuclear material from peaceful purposes. The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty became international law in 1970. At that time there were five nuclear weapon states: USA, UK, USSR, France and China. Since then India, Israel and Pakistan have developed nuclear weapons, and, with Cuba, these remain the only countries outside the treaty.

The Conference on Disarmament grew to 38 members.

Negotiated the Chemical Weapons Convention .The Chemical Weapons Convention was opened for signature in 1993 and entered into force in April 1997. It has many signatories, including the US, Russia and China. It bans the "development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons" (earlier agreements only banned the
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4 The CD has a permanent agenda, also known as the Decalogue which addresses the following:
use). The treaty contains an extensive list of banned chemicals and precursors and provides for an elaborate and intrusive verification regime.

Nuclear weapons in all aspects; Chemical weapons [removed from agenda in 1993 after the CD completed the Chemical Weapons Convention on 3 September 1992] Other weapons of mass destruction; Conventional weapons; Reduction of military budgets; Reduction of armed forces; Disarmament and development; Disarmament and international security Collateral measures; confidence building measures; effective verification methods in relation to appropriate disarmament measures, acceptable to all parties; Comprehensive programme of disarmament leading to general and complete disarmament under effective international control.

Four ad hoc committees met on Nuclear Test Ban, Outer Space, Negative Security Assurances and Transparency in Armaments.

Only one ad hoc committee met on the Nuclear Test Ban.

The CD expanded to a membership of 61.

Negotiated the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (banning nuclear weapons test explosions or any other nuclear explosions). The (CTBT) was negotiated in Geneva by the Conference on Disarmament and was adopted by the General Assembly as a resolution (A/RES/50/245) on 10 September 1996 and opened for signature. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty has been signed by 160 countries and ratified by 76.

The terms of reference of the CD include practically all multilateral arms control and disarmament problems. Currently the CD primarily focuses its attention on the following issues:

The membership of the Conference on Disarmament expanded once again to a membership of 66 countries.

cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament; prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters; prevention of an arms race in outer space; effective international arrangements to assure nonnuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons; new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons including radiological weapons; comprehensive programme of disarmament and transparency in armaments.

No program of activity has moved forward since 1996 and this disappointing fact puts at risk the future of the consensus-based Conference on Disarmament. The CD has agreed to a fissile cut-off negotiating mandate but has been unable to establish an ad hoc committee needed to carry forward talks.

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In December 1993 the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution recommending the negotiation of a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. On January 25, 1994, the CD decided to appoint a Special Coordinator to seek the views of members on the most appropriate arrangement to negotiate the type of fissile material cutoff treaty requested by the UN General Assembly. In March 1995, the Conference on Disarmament established an Ad Hoc Committee to pursue these negotiations. Subsequently, all the NPT Parties endorsed the immediate commencement and early conclusion of such negotiations at the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference. Actual negotiations on this issue have not begun. Since this time, an FMCT AHC was re-established only once - late during the 1998 CD session. The AHC was not reestablished in 1999 or in 2000.

Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS): www.isisonline.org

International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation (INESAP) www.tu-darmstadt.de/ze/ianus/inesap/

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) www.ippnw.org

Many CD members are interested in addressing the issue of Anti-Personnel Landmines (APL). Although the Ottawa Treaty banning APL in their entirety came into force in 1998, the treaty was not signed by most of the countries which are major APL producers and users; and they are therefore not bound to this treaty. It is hoped that a treaty on this specific subject as negotiated in the CD would capture many states which have not signed the Ottawa Treaty. The CD has agreed to add APL to its working agenda for the past several years, but has not agreed on a mandate for work in this area. It has been suggested that movement on this issue should be forthcoming, as it is considered one of the "noncontroversial issues" of the agenda, along with negative security assurances, transparency in armaments, and reform of procedures in the Conference.

International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) www.icbl.org

One of the items on the CD's agenda is that of Nuclear Disarmament, and many members of the CD have openly expressed their wish that the CD undertake multilateral negotiations in this area. Nuclear weapons states claim that reductions in nuclear arms should be carried out directly by the states which possess them, in view of the many complexities involved. However, the CD has failed to respond to the calls made at the 2000 NPT Review Conference to start negotiations on a fissile material treaty and to establish a subsidiary bodies to deal on nuclear disarmament and PAROS.

Verification, Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) www.vertic.org

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), www.reachingcriticalwill.org; www.wilpf.int.ch

Acronym Institute, www.acronym.org.uk Greenpeace International, www.greenpeace.org

Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) www.lcnp.org Arms Control Association (ACA), www.armscontrol.org Abolition 2000 Network, www.abolition2000.org Western States Legal Foundation (WSLF) www.wslfweb.org

In 1991 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 46/36-L entitled "Transparency in Armaments" (TIA), which promoted openness and transparency in the field of military matters. One consequence of the resolution was the establishment of the UN Register of Conventional Arms. The resolution also requested the CD to take up the issue of TIA and specifically asked the CD to address interrelated issues arising from the excessive and destabilizing accumulation

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The CD added TIA to its agenda in 1992, the first new agenda item in over ten years. TIA was also the CD's first agenda item related to conventional arms control. Since the topic was new to the CD, member states decided to conduct a year of informal meetings as a way of getting the CD introduced to the subject. In 1993 the CD established the TIAAd Hoc Committee, which began working to develop practical means for increasing openness and transparency in military matters. In 1994, the CD made little progress on this issue, and in 1995, the ad hoc committee was unable to reconvene. An experts group met in 1997 and there was agreement to promote transparency but not to expand the reporting requirements. The Ad Hoc Committee has not been re-established in the years since then.

Verification, Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) www.vertic.org The CD also has on its agenda the negotiation of a ban on radiological weapons (RW), a new type of weapon of mass destruction which could disperse radioactive materials without a nuclear explosion. Such weapons could include waste material from peaceful nuclear applications such as spent reactor fuel. In 1979 the U.S. and USSR jointly submitted to the CD major elements of a treaty banning the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons. Conclusion of a multilateral treaty within the CD has been held up because no such weapons presently exist and because of questions about verifiability. Some states also insist that, under this agenda item, discussions be held on a treaty to ban attacks against nuclear facilities. The RW item is currently not being discussed in the CD.

Acronym Institute, www.acronym.org.uk

Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies (IDDS), www.idds.org Arms Trade Resource Center (ATRC), www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/index.html
Economists Allied For Arms Reduction (EAAR), www.ecaar.org

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW): www.ippnw.org

NSA is dedicated to effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapons states (NNWS) against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. The CD has been debating this issue for years with little progress, but the completion of the CTBT negotiations and the unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1995 caused the CD's nonaligned members (the G-21) to increase their demands for a multilateral, legally binding treaty granting them such assurances. The nuclear weapons states (U.S., UK, France, Russia and China) have not favored such a treaty because of numerous problems involved, especially in verification; instead, they have provided individual assurances as appropriate, primarily through protocols to Nuclear Weapon Free Zone treaties. Nevertheless, the NSAAd Hoc Committee continued to search for a basis to prepare a draft treaty which would provide acceptable assurances to the NNWS. At the same time, in April 1995, the five nuclear powers issued updated unilateral security assurances with a number of common elements. In April 1995, the UN Security Council also passed an updated and improved resolution on security assurances (UNSC Resolution 984). The NSAAd Hoc Committee was reestablished in 1998 but did not meet in 1999 or in 2000.

A committee began work in 1985 to examine outer space arms control issues, including the current legal framework. The PAROS issue has been blocked in the CD due to the belief, particularly of the US, that existing legal regimes for outer space activities are adequate and that no changes are needed at this time. The Outer Space committee has not met since1994. However, states such as China have expressed that the early establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee is necessary to start substantive work on preventing an arms race in outer space, with a view to concluding a more effective international treaty on this issue at an early date.

Global Resource Center for the Environment (GRACE): www.gracelinks.org Global Network Against Nuclear Weapons and Power In Space: www.globenet.free-online.co.uk

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www.unog.ch/disarm/disconf.htm

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7 There are a number of groupings among countries within the CD. Some of these will work in cooperation with each other on specific issues rather than unilaterally.

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden,

Algeria, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Korea (DPR), Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

China, France, Russia, United Kingdom,

France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America

China often refers to itself as the Group of One

Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak

Every year there are general observers to the CD. They have the right to attend meetings of the CD's ad hoc committees, and can speak, circulate papers and make contributions, but cannot deny consensus on any issues. They have to renew their status as NMP states each year, whereas CD members maintain their status permanently.

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There are currently 66 Members of the Conference on Disarmament. They are:

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, DPR Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe
Your Foreign Ministries and Ambassadors in Geneva need to hear from YOU! Note: these details do change, and Ambassadors do move. Please if you have access to the internet, double check that the name of the Ambassador is still right.

- Nationally:
Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdelaziz Belkhadem Place Mohaamed Ben Yahia El Mouradia Algeria Ph + 21 32 504 545 Fax + 21 32 504141

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Mohamed-Salah Dembri Route de Lausanne 308 1293 Bellevue Ph. + 41( 22) 774 19 85, or 774 19 86 Tlex : 419 116 ch Fax. + 41( 22) 774 30 49 Disarmament Counsellor: Mlle. Nassima Baghli

- Nationally:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Adalberto Rodriguz Giavarini Disarmament Section RTE Esmeralda1212, CP 1007 Buenes Aires, Argentina Ph. 011-54-114 81 97 000 Disarmament Counsellor: Ambassador Atilio Molteni

- In Geneva:

Secretariat of the Conference on Disarmament Important Officials:

Mr Vladimir Petrovsky - Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament ph: 41-22-917-2102 Mr. Enrique Roman-Morey, Deputy SecretaryGeneral of the Conference on Disarmament ph: 41-22-917-4026 Mr. Vladimir Bogomolov - Political Affairs Officer for Department for Disarmament Affairs. ph: 41-22-917-3441 Mr. Zaleski - Political Affairs Officer for Department for Disarmament Affairs ph: 41-22-917-3038

Ambassador: H.E. Horacio Emilio Solari Minstro, Jefe de Delegacion Adjunto Route de l'Aroport 10, Case postale 536 1215 Genve 15 Ph. + 41 (22) 929 86 00 Fax. + 41 (22) 798 59 95, 798 19 92

- Nationally:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Alexander Downer Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade RG Casey Building Barton, ACT 0221 Australia Ph + 61 2 6277 7500 Fax + 61 2 6261 2151 www.dfat.gov.au

- In Geneva:

Geneva/Conference on Disarmament Secretariat and Conference Support Branch:

Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10 ph: 41-22- 917-2281 Fax: 41-22-917-0034

Ambassador: H.E. Leslie Luck 2 chemin des Fins 1209 Geneva, Case Postal 172 1211 Geneve, 19, Switzerland Ph: + 41 22 799 9103 Fax + 41 22 799 9175 Disarmament Counsellor: Penny Burtt Email: Myriam.baxter@dfat.gov.au

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- Nationally:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister: Andre Flahaut 4, rue de Petit-Carmes 1000 Brussells, Belgium Ph + 32 2 501 8111

- Nationally:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mrs. Penita Ferrero-Waldner Balhaustlatz 2, A 1014 Vienna, Austria Ph + 43 1 531150 Fax + 43 1 535 430 Email: einlaufstelle@wein.bmaa.gv.at www.bmaa.gv.at Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Wernfried Koeffler Department for Disamament, Dept #2.A Federal Ministry Balhausplatz 2, A- 1010 Vienna, Austria

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: Mr. Jean Lint Rue de Moillebeau 58 (6me tage) Case postale 441, 1211 Genve 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 (22) 730 40 00 Fax. + 41 (22) 733 69 23 Email: mission.belgium@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mr Anjelet

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Harald Kreid Rue de Varemb 9-11, Case postale 68 1211 Genve 20, Switzerland Ph. + 41 (22) 748 20 48 Tlex : 414 158 oeg ch Fax. + 41 (22) 748 20 40 Email: mission.austria@itu.ch

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Celfo Lafer Counsellor for Disarmament: Ana Maria Sandio Fernandes Esplanada Dos Ministerios Bloco H, 70170-900 Anexo 1-room 728 Brazilia Ph. + 55 61 411 6639,+ 55 61 441 6561 Fax. + 55 61 225 0575

- In Geneva: - Nationally:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdus Samad Azad Govt of People's Republic of Bangladesh Segun Bagicha Dhaka, Bangladesh Ph + 88 02 955 60209 Fax + 88 02 956 25578 Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Celso LN Amorinn 17B Ancienne Route 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 929 0900 Fax. + 41 22 788 2505 Email: brazil.embaixador1@ties.itu.int or mission.brazil@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Celina M. Assumpcao do Valle Pereira

- In Geneva:
Ambassador H.E. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdury Rue de Lausanne 65 1202 Genve, Switzerland Ph. + 41 (22) 906 80 20 Fax. + 41 (22) 738 46 16 Email: bangla.perm@ge.maxess.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Ms. Ismat Jahan

- Nationally:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister: Mrs. Nadezhda Mihailova International Security Department: Mr. Yuri Sterk Sofia 113, Alexander-Zhenodov St,2 Bulgaria Ph: + 35 92 737 410 Fax + 35 92 730 472

- Nationally:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mikhail M. Khvosdov Department of International Security and Arms Control Deputy: Mr. Novikov Lenina St, 19 Minsk, Republic of Belarus Ph: + 375 172 272 922 Fax: + 375 172 274 521

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: Mr. Petko Draganov Chemin des Crts-de-Pregny 16 1218 Grand-Saconnex Ph.+ 41 (22) 798 03 00 - 798 03 01 Fax. + 41 (22) 798 03 02 Email: bg.gecom@bluewin.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Peter Kolarov-Minister Plenipotentiary

- In Geneva:
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs:Mr. Sergei Martynov Avenue de la Paix 15 1211 Genve 20, Switzerland Ph. + 41 (22) 734 38 44 Fax. + 41 (22) 734 38 44 Email: mission.belarus@ties.itu.int Charges d'affaires: Mr. Syargei Mikhevich

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- Nationally:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, External Relations Foreign Minister: Francois-Xavier Ngoubeyou Disarmament Section Yaounde, Cameroon Ph: + 23 7 211133 Fax + 23 7 22 5038

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Ambassador: H.E. Hu Xiaodi Chemin de Surville 11 Case postale 85, 1213 Petit-Lancy 2 Ph. + 41 (22) 879 5678 Fax. + 41 (22) 879 5650 Email: mission.china@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Youngsheng

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Francois-Xavier Ngobeyou Rue du Nant 6-8 1207 Genve, Switzerland Ph. + 41 (22) 736 20 22 - 787 50 40 Fax.+ 41 (22) 736 21 65 Disarmament Counsellor : Mr. Tantoh Chebo

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Guillermo Fernandez DeSoto Small Arms Ministry: Graciela Uribe Calle 10, No. 5-51, Bogota, Colombia Ph. + 571 281 1303 Fax. + 571 337 0678

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: John Manley Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for Nonproliferation, Arms Control & Disarmament Director: Mr. Robert MacDougall 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1AOG2 Ph: + 1 613 996 2521 Fax: + 1 613 992 2482 Email: idd@dfait-maeci.gc.ca www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Camilo Reyes Rodriguez 17-19 Chemin-Champ-d'Anier 1209 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 798 4555, + 41 22 798 4554 Fax. + 41 22 791 0787 Email: mission.colombia@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Christopher Westdal 5, ave de l'Ariana 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph.+ 41 (22) 919 92 00 Fax. + 41 (22) 919 92 27 Email: genev@dfait-maeci.gc.ca Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Marc Vidricaire

- Nationally:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Felipe Perez Roque Calzada 360, Ved Havana Cuba Ph. + 537 32 95 80, -81, -82, -83 Fax. + 537-33-34-60 Division for Bilateral/Multilateral Affairs Director: Minister Abelardo Moreno

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mrs. Sodad Alvar Cathedrale 1158, 3rd Floor Santiago, Chile

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Carlos Amat Fores Chemin de Valrie 100 1292 Chambsy Ph. + 41 (22) 758 94 30 Fax. + 41 (22) 758 94 31 Email: mission-cuba@itu.ch mission-cuba.oficomex@itu.ch

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Juan Enrique Vega Rue de Moillebeau 58 (4me tage) Case postale 332, 1211 Genve 19 Ph. + 41 (22) 919 88 00 Fax. + 41 (22) 734 52 97 Email: mission.chile@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Alfredo Labbe

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Nansun Paek Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box # 44, Jung song-dong, Central District Pyong Yang, DRK Ph: + 82 3 720 2687 Fax: + 82 2 730 5076 www.mosat.go.kr

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Tang Jiaxuan 2 Chaoyangmen Nandajie Beijing 100701 Tel: (86-10) 6596-1114 www.fmprc.gov.cn Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Director-General: Liu Jieyi Deputy Director-Generals: CHENG Jingye, GU Ziping Tel. 86-10-65963900

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Pakgilyon 1chemin de plonjon 1207 Geneva Switzerland Ph. 41-22-735-4370 Fax. 41-22-7860-662 Email:mission.career-DPR@ties.itu.intAmbassador

- In Geneva:

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister Mr. Tuomioja Erkki Ministry of Foreign Affairs PL 176, 00161 Helsinki, Finland Ph. + 358 9 134 151 Fax. + 358 9 629 840 www.virtual.finland.fi Disarmament Counsellor: Head of Disarmament Unit: Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve

- Nationally:
H.E. Mr. Heinz Moeller Ministry of Foreign Affairs Avenida #10 Agosto 536-112 Quito, Ecuador Ph: + 5932 563 112 Fax + 5932 507 076 www.mmrree.gov.ec

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Markku Reimaa Rue Pr-de-la-Bichette 1, Box 198 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 919 4242 Fax. + 41 22 740 0287 Email: sanomat.gen@formin.fi

- n Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Roberto Betancourt-Ruales 139 Rue Lausanne 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph.+ 41 22 731 5289 - 731 4879 Fax. + 41 22 738 2676 mission.ecuador@ties.itu

- Nationally:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister: Hubert Vedrine Quai DOrsay 37 75007 Paris, France Ph . + 01 43 175 353 Fax: + 31 1 43 174 491 www.diplomatie.fr Disarmament Counsellor: Director of Strategic and Disarmament Affairs: Gerard Araud Fax: 011-33-143 174311

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Ahmed Maher Ministry of Foreign Affairs Corniche el Nile Street Maspero, Cairo, Egypt Ph: + 202 574 6861 Fax: + 202 547 784

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Hubert de la Fortelle 36 Route de Pregny 1292 Chambsy, Villa "Les Ormeaux" Geneva, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 758 91 11 Fax. +41 22 758 91 37 pauldahan@diplomatie.fr Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Paul Dahan

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Mme. Fayza Aboulnaga 49 Avenue Blanc (2nd floor) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 731 65 30 or 731 65 39 Fax. +41 22 738 44 15 Email: mission.egypt@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mohamed Tawfik

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Feyoun Mesfin Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box 393 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ph: + 2511 517 345 Fax: + 2511 514 300 Email: mforeign@mail.telecom.ne.et

- Nationally:
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Minister: Joschka Fischer Werderscher markt 10117 Berlin Ph + 49 1888 179 Department for Disarmament-Head of Department (D2A) Mr. Hans-Joachim Daerr

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Fisseha Yimer Aboye 56 Rue de Moillebeau-1209, Box 338 1221 Geneva 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 919 7010 Fax. + 41 22 740 1129 Email: mission.ethiopia@itu.ch

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Gunther Seibert 28-C Chemin de Petit Saconnex P.O. Box 171 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 730 1111 Fax. + 41 22 734 3043 Email: mission.germany@ties.itu.int Disarmament Contact: Dr. Klaus Achenbach Ph. + 41 22 733 2255

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi Foreign Ministry, Department of Arms Control and Security Policy Bern Rakbart 47 1027 Budapest, Hungary Ph. + 36 156 8000 Fax. + 36 12 1259 18 Ministry of Defense Balaton Utca 7-11 1055 Budapest Ph. + 46 1 322 2500

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Email: Mission.indonesia@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Iwan Wiranata-Atmadja

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Kamal Jharze Ministry of Foreign Affairs Teheran, Iran

- In Geneva:
Charge DAffaire:Mr. Laszlo Horvath 81 Avenue de Champel 1206 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 44 22 346 5165 - 347 9147 Fax. + 44 22 346 5861 Email: mission.hungary@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: M. Attila Nyikos

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Alie Khorram 28 Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 1209 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 733 30 01 - 733 30 04 Fax. +41 22 733 02 03 Email: mission.iran@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. MostafaShishechiha

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: H.E. Jaswand Singh Mr. Rakesh Sood Joint Secretary, Disarmament Issues Government of India South Bock, New Delhi Ph: + 91 11 301 1568 Fax: + 91 11 301 2889

- Nationally:
Disarmament Committee Foreign Minister: Mr. Tariq Aziz (acting Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Baghdad, Iraq

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Samir K. K. Al-Nima Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28 A 1209 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 918 0980 Fax. +41 22 733 03 26 Email: mission.iraq@ties.itu.int www.mofa@nisciraq.net

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Rakesh Sood 9 Rue de Valais (6th floor) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 906 8686 Fax. + 41 22 906 8696 mission.india@ties.itu.int Disarmament Contact: Mr. J.S Mukul

- Nationally: - Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda Deparment of Foreign Affairs Secretary General of Political Affairs and Directorate of International Organization 6, Jalan Pejambon, Jakarta, Indonesia Ph+ 6221 345 6014 Fax: + 6221 380 5511 Foreign Affairs: Brian Cowen Political Division, Dept.of Foreign Affairs 80 St. Stevens Green Dublin 2, Ireland Ph: + 353 1 408 2209 Fax: + 353 1 478 0628 www.irlgov.ie

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Anne Anderson 58, rue de Moillebeau Case Postale 2556 1211 Geneva 19 Ph: + 41 22 919 1950 Fax: + 41 22 919 1951

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Nugroho Wisnumurti 16 Rue de Saint Jean 1203 Geneva, Switzerland, CP 2271 Ph. + 41 22 338 3350 Fax. + 41 22 345 5733

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Email: mission.japan@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Yamaguchu Hisao

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- Nationally:
Email: mission.ireland@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Kevin Dowling Foreign Minister: Mr. Erlan Idrissov Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Cooperation Mr. Yerzhan Kazkhanov Republic of Kazakhstan 47300 Astana, Beibitshilkse, Kazakhstan Ph. + 73172 327 122 Fax. + 73172 327 667

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Shimon Peres Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Section Hakirya Ronona Jerusalem, 91950, Israel Ph. + 97 22 530 311 Fax +97 225 303015

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Nuri Danenov 26 Chemin de Joinvielle, Box 6 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 788 66 00 - 788 66 07 Fax. +41 22 788 66 02 Email: mission.kazakhstan@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Anvar Zhumadilov

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Yaakov Levy 1-3 Ave.de La Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 716 0500 Fax. + 41 22 716 0555 Email: mission.israel@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Amnon Efrat

-Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Chris M. Obure Department of Political Affairs: Mr. Owade 20c Division P O Box 30551 Nairobi, Kenya Ph: + 254 2 33 44 33 Fax: + 254 2 335 494

- Nationally:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister: Renato Ruggiero General Directorate for Political Affairs Piazza le de la Farneina PO Box 00100, Roma Ph: + 39 0636911 www.esteri.it

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Kipkorir Aly Azad-Rana 1-3 Avenue de la Paix (1st floor) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 906 40 50 Fax. +41 22 731 29 05 Email: mission.kenya@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Michael A O Oyugi

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Mario Maiolini Chemin de l'Imperatrice 10 1292 Pregny Geneva, Switzerland Ph. +41 22 918 0810 Fax. +41 22 740 707 15 Email: italy.rapparm@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Angelo Persiani

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Syed Hamid Syed Jaafer Albar Wisma Putra Jalan Wisma Putra 50602 Kuala Lumpur Ph: + 603 248 8088 Fax: + 603 242 5043 www.kin.gov.my Undersecretary for Multilateral, Political Division Ambassador: H.E. Jasmi Md. Yusoff

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mrs. MakikoTanaka Arms Control and Disarmament Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chiyoda-Ku Kasumigaseki 2-2-1 Tokyo, Japan Ph: + 81 3 3581 2906 (Disarmament, ext: 2353) Fax: + 81 3 3591 3613 www.mofa.go.jp

- In Geneva:
Ambassador Mr. Ali Hamidon International Centre Cointrin, 1st Floor - bloc H Route de Pr-Bois 20, Case postale 1834, 1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 788 15 05 or 788 15 09 Fax. + 41 22 788 04 92

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Seichiro Noburu 3 Chemin des Sins, CP 337 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 717 3111 Fax. + 41 22 738 3118

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Jorge Castenada Secretariat des Relations Exteriores Tlatelolco DF, Mexico www.sre.go.mx Minister for Disarmament: Luis Alfonso De Alba Ambassador: H.E. Mya Than Avenue Blanc 47, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 731 75 40 - 731 75 49 Fax. + 41 22 738 48 82 Email: mission.myanmar@itu.ch www.itu.int/missions/myanmar Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Din Maung Aye, Mr. Ukyaw Tint Swe

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Antonio de Icaza Avenue de Bud 16 (7th Floor) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Case postale 433 1211 Genve 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 748 07 07 Fax.+ 41 22 748 07 08 Email: mission.mexico@ties.itu.ch

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. J.J. Van Aartsen Postbus 20061 2500EB Hague, Netherlands Fax. 01 31 70 348 4848

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Munkhbat Peace Ave. 7A Ulaanbaatan 11, Mongolia Ph. 976 11 311311 Fax. 976 11 322127

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Chris Sanders Chemin des Anmones 11 Case postale 276 1219 Chtelaine, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 795 15 00 Fax. + 41 22 795 15 15

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Suh-Ochir Bold Chemin des Mollies 4 1293 Bellevue, Switzerland Ph.+ 41 22 774 19 74 - 774 19 75 Fax.+ 41 22 774 32 01 Email: mission.mongolia@itu.ch

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: H. Phil Goff Stanford House 40 Terrace Private Bag 18-901, Wellington, NZ Ph. 04 494 8500 Fax. 04 472 9596 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Matt Robson

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mohamed Benaissa Direction des Nations Unies et Des Organisations Intls Av. Roosevelt Rabat, Maroc Ph: + 212 776 2617 Fax: + 212 765 508 Head of Department of UN and Disarmament Mrs. Zahour Alaoui

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Clive Pearson Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28a Case postale 334, 1211 Genve 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 734 95 30 -- 734 15 20 Fax. + 41 22 734 30 62

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Nacer Benjelloun-Toumi Chemin Franois-Lehmann 18A Case postale 244, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 791 8181 Fax. + 41 22 791 8180 Email: mission.maroc@itu.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Mlle Loubna Al Atlassi

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Al Haji Lemido Fule Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box 130, Abuja, Nigeria Ph: 52 30576 Fax.52 30188

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Pius Ikpefuan Ayewoh Rue Richard Wagner 1 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 730 14 14 or 730 14 15 Fax. + 41 22 734 10 53 Email: nigeriagva@atge.automail.com

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Wynn Aung Department for International & Economic Affairs Pyay Rd,Yangon Myanmar Ph: + 951 222 844 Fax: + 951 221 719

- In Geneva:

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Wyadyslav Bartoszewski Ministry of Foreign Affairs Warsaw 00580, Szucha Al 3no 23 Ph: + 48 22 523 9000 Fax: + 48 22 523 9205 www.kprm.gov.pl Disarmament advisor: M. Jerzy

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Thor Bjorn Jagland PO Box 8114 DEP 0032 Oslo, Norway Ph. 47 2224 3600 Fax. 47 2224 9580

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Krzysztof Jakubowski 15 Chemin De L'Ancienne Route, 1218 Grand Saconnex Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 798 1170 - 798 1161 Fax. + 41 22 798 1175 Email: mission.poland@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Marek Orlinski/M. Adam Wilezynski

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Bjorn Skogmo Avenue de Bud 35 Case postale 274, 1211 Genve 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 918 04 00 Fax. + 41 22 918 04 10 - 918 04 11 Email: Delgen@Ud.dep.telemax.no

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Abdul Sattar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamasbad, Pakistan Ph: + 92 51 921 1942 Disarmament Counsellor: Director of disarmament

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Han Seung-Soo Contact: Mr. Choi Sung-Joo Division of Disarmament and Nuclear Affairs 77 Sejong-ro, Chingno-gu Seoul 110-160, Korea Ph. + 822 720 2327 Fax. + 822 720 5749

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Munir Akram 56 Rue de Moillebeau 56 (4th Floor) 1209 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 734 7760 Fax + 41 22 734 8080 Email: pakistan@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Azhar Ellahi

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. CHANG Man-Soon 20, Route de Pre-Bois, Case Postale 1828 1215 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 791 0111 Fax. + 41 22 788 6249 korea.mission@ties.itu.int Disarmament Contact: Mr. SUL, Kyung-hoon

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Diego Garcia-Sayan Ministeriode Relaciones Exteriore Ucayali 363 1 Lima Peru Ph. + 511 427 3860 limaperu@mamail.com

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Mircea Geoana Aleea Modrogan No. 14, Romania Fax. + 401-230-7573, UN Department (DIOS) Ph. + 401-230-7573 Fax. + 401-230-3647 Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Christian Diaconescu Department for Strategic Issues (DPS)

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Jorge Voto-Bernales Ave. Louis Casai 71 1216 Cointrin, Case Postale 160 Geneva Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 791 7720 Fax. + 41 22 791 7728 mission.peru@ties.itu.int Disarmament Contact: Gustavo Laurie gustavo.laurie@ties.itu.int Assistant: Victor Guzman Caballero

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: Mrs. Anda-Cristina Filip 6 Chemin De La Perriere 1223 Cologny, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 752 1090 - 752 5555 Fax. + 41 22 752 2976 mission.romania@ties.itu.int Disarmament Contact: Mr. Radu Horumba Ph. + 41 22 752 1090, 752 5555

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Igor Ivanov Department for Security & Disarmament Smolennya-senn. Aya Squara 32/34 Moscow, 200121200, Russia Ph: + 7095 244 1606/244 2694 Fax: + 7095 244 9248/ 253 9082 www.mid.ru

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1204 Geneva, Switzerland Ph.+ 41 22 849 54 54 Fax.+ 41 22 849 54 32 mission.south.africa@ties.itu.int Deputy Permanent Representative: Mr. Thomas Markram

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Vasily S. Sidorov Avenue De La Paix 15 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 733 1870 Fax. + 41 22 734 4044 mission.russian@ties.itu.int www3.itu.int/MISSIONS/Russia/ Disarmament Counsellor: Anatoly I. Antonov

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Josep Pique Plaza de la Provinvia, 1, 28071 Madrid Ph. 34 91 379 9700 Fax. 34 91 364 2965 Disarmament Counsellor: Antonio Torres-Duke General Subdirector of International Disarmament Affairs

- In Geneva: - Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Cheikh Diane Gadio 1 place de L'Independence Dhaka, Senegal Fax: + 221 8 238488 Ambassador: H.E. Sra. Mercedes Rico Avenue Blanc 53, 1202 Genve, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 731 22 30 - 732 99 30 Fax. + 41 22 731 53 70 Disarmament Counsellor: Sra. Mercedes Rico or Sr. Enrique Yturriaga

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Ms Absa Claude Diallo Rue de la Servette 93 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 918 02 30 Fax. + 41 22 740 07 11 mission.senegal@bluewin.ch Disarmament Counsellor: Abdoulaye Dieye

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: H.H. Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar Disarmament Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic Building, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka Ph: + 94 1 325 371 Fax + 94 1 446 091 www.lanka.net/fm

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Eduard Kukan Hlobaka 2, Bratislava, Slovakia Secretariat of Disarmament: 421 2 5978 31 41 Department of Obod

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. H M G S Palihakkara Rue de Moillebeau 56 (5th Floor) Case postale 436, 1211 Genve 19, Switzerland Ph.+ 41 22 919 12 50 Fax. + 41 22 734 90 84 mission.srilanka@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. A S.U Mendis

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Kalman Petocz Chemin de l'Ancienne Route 9 Case postale 160, 1218 Grand-Saconnex Ph. + 41 22 747 7400 Fax. + 41 22 747 7434 mission.slovak@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: M. Karol Mistrik

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Amma Linh Global Security Department 10339 Stockholm, Sweden Ph: + 46 8 405 1000 Fax: + 46 8 723 1176

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Minister Zuma Nuclear Measures Subdirectorate: Mr. Peter Goosen Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pretoria, South Africa Ph: + 27 12 351 1556 Fax: + 27 12 351 0253 disarm@foreign.gov.sa www.gov.sa

- In Geneva:
Disarmament Ambassador: M. Henrik Salander Rue de Lausanne 82 1202 Genve, Switzerland Case postale 190 Ph.+ 41 22 908 08 00 Fax. + 41 22 908 08 10 mission.sweden@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mme Anneli Lindahl Kenny/Mme Katraina Rangnitt

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: Mr. Sipho George Nene Rue du Rhne 65

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Ph. + 41 22 918 50 80 Fax. + 41 22 734 08 59 - 734 52 09 mission.turkey@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Ms Damla Say

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Christian Faessler 9-11 rue de Varembe 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Case Postale 194 Geneva, Switzerland Ph: +41 22 749 2424 Fax: +41 22 749 2466

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Anatoliy Zlenko Department of Arms Control Director: M. Semets Mikhailivska Square 1 01018 Kyiv, Ukraine Ph: + 380 44 212 8302 Fax: + 380 226 3169 www.mfa.gov.ua

- In Geneva: - Nationally:
Foreign Ministry on Disarmament Foreign Minister: Faruk Al-Shara Department of International Organisations: Mr. Sulaiman Tammam Rashid St, Damascus, Syria Permanent Rep: Mr. Mykhailo Skuratovskyi Rue de l'Orangerie 14 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 740 32 70 Fax. + 41 22 734 38 01 mission.ukraine@ties.itu.ch Deputy Head of the Delegation to the CD: Mr. Mykhailo Osnach

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Taher Al-Hussami Rue de Lausanne 72 (3rd Floor) 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 732 65 22 - 732 66 26 Fax. + 41 22 738 42 75 Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Suleiman Sarra

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Jack Straw Non Proliferation Department Security Policy: Paul Hare King Charles Street London, SW1A2Ah

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Mr. Habib Ben Yahia 41 Rue de Iran Tunis, Tunisia Ph: + 21 61 570 345 Fax: + 21 61 562 071

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Ian Broucher Rue de Vermont 37-39 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 918 23 00 Fax. + 41 22 918 23 33 mission.uk@ties.itu.int

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Hatem Ben Salem Rue de Moillebeau 58 Case postale 272, 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 734 84 50 - 734 84 59 Fax. + 41 22 734 06 63 mission.tunisia@bluewin.ch Counsellor: M. Shazi Jomaa Disarmament Counsellor: Kadhem Baccar

- Nationally:
Colin Powell; Secretary of State Department of State Washington DC 20001 Mr. Rumsfeld: State Department; Multilateral Section/Disarmament 2201 C. Street, NW Washington DC 20520 Ph: (202) 647 5999 www.state.gov

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Ismail Cem Arms Control and Department, General Directorate Drsisleri Bakanirgi Balgat, Ankara, Turkey Ph: + 90312 287 1678 Fax: + 90312 287 3731 www.mfa.gov.tr

- In Geneva:
Disarmament Ambassador: Mr. Robert T Grey, Jr Route de Pregny 11 1292 Chambsy, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 749 41 11 Fax. + 41 22 749 48 80 mission.usa@ties.itu.int www.tiu.ch/missions/us Disarmament Advisors: Ms. Katherine C Crittenberger and Dr. John King

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Murat Sungar Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28B Case postale 371, 1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland

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- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Alfonso Davila Casa Amarila-Esqueina Principal Caracas 1010, Venezuela Ph: + 582 806 1411-19 Fax: + 582 861 1186 www.mre.gov.ve

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- In Geneva:
Disarmament Ambassador: Victor Rodriguez Cedeno Chemin Franois-Lehmann 18A, Case postale 144 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 798 26 21; 798 26 22; 798 26 23; 798 20 58 or 798 20 65 Fax. + 41 22 798 58 77 mission.venezuela@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: M. Victor Rodriguez Cedeno

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister; Mr. Nguyen Dy ven No. 1 Tom That Dam Street Hanoi Vietnam Ph: + 844 1993300 Fax: + 844 199 3303 Director: Ms. Dinh Ghiming Huyen

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Nguyen Quy Binh Chemin Franois-Lehmann 18A (1st floor) 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland Ph. + 41 22 798 24 85 Fax. + 41 22 798 07 24 vietnam.mission@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: Mr. Nguyen Traong Thanh

- Nationally:
Foreign Minister: Dr. S. Mutenge Munhumutapa Building Samora Machel Avenue Box 4240 Harare, Zimbabwe Ph: + 263 4706114/5 Disarmament Counsellor: Disarmament Desk Officer

- In Geneva:
Ambassador: H.E. Boniface Guwa Chibyausiku Chemin William Barbey 27 1292 Chambsy Ph.+ 41 22 758 30 11 or 758 30 13 Fax. + 41 22 758 30 44 mission.zimbabwe@ties.itu.int Disarmament Counsellor: M. Nesbert Kanyowa

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Reaching Critical Will (RCW) is an initiative from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. RCW started in 1999 with a single focus: to increase the quality and quantity of non-governmental organisation preparation for and participation in the 2000 Review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. At that time, leaders in the peace and disarmament movements indentified the need for a critical mass of political will to be exerted to encourage a positive outcome of the 2000 meeting of 187 governments. Since then, the initiative has expanded to provide primary resources and information around other disarmament fora, namely the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and the General Assembly First Committee which is focused on Disarmament and International Security.

Centralize and disseminate information about intergovernmental meetings that discuss nuclear weapons and their elimination; Maintain a centralized electronic repository of information and information services through our website Increase the quality and quantity of NGO preparation and participation in these processes; Increase the quality and quantity of NGO interaction with governments and the United Nations and it's family of Specialised Agencies; Provide logistical support in facilitating activities before and during these fora tailored for policy-makers and the public.