Conference on Disarmament
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The Conference on Disarmament is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, based in Geneva, that serves as the primary venue for negotiating global arms control and non-proliferation agreements.
All labels observed (5)
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conference on Disarmament Context triple: [Chemical Weapons Convention, negotiatedIn, Conference on Disarmament]
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San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an international body that oversees the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, working to eliminate chemical weapons and prevent their use worldwide.
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Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union, where member states set the Union’s strategic direction, budget, and leadership.
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OSCE Ministerial Council
The OSCE Ministerial Council is the principal decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the foreign minister level, where key political and security issues are negotiated and agreed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conference on Disarmament Target entity description: The Conference on Disarmament is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, based in Geneva, that serves as the primary venue for negotiating global arms control and non-proliferation agreements.
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A.
San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
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B.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is an international body that oversees the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, working to eliminate chemical weapons and prevent their use worldwide.
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C.
Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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D.
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union, where member states set the Union’s strategic direction, budget, and leadership.
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E.
OSCE Ministerial Council
The OSCE Ministerial Council is the principal decision-making body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe at the foreign minister level, where key political and security issues are negotiated and agreed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations-related body
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international organization ⓘ multilateral disarmament negotiating forum ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CD ⓘ |
| affiliation | United Nations ⓘ |
| agendaItem |
cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament
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comprehensive programme of disarmament ⓘ effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-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 ⓘ prevention of an arms race in outer space ⓘ prevention of nuclear war ⓘ transparency in armaments ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMethod | consensus ⓘ |
| established | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasChair | rotating presidency ⓘ |
| hasMemberCategory |
non-nuclear-weapon states
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nuclear-weapon states ⓘ |
| location | Geneva ⓘ |
| mandate |
negotiate disarmament agreements
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negotiate multilateral arms control agreements ⓘ negotiate non-proliferation agreements ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Palais des Nations ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | annual sessions ⓘ |
| membershipType | state members ⓘ |
| name | Conference on Disarmament self-link ⓘ |
| negotiatedInstrument |
Biological Weapons Convention
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Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ⓘ Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques ⓘ Biological Weapons Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ
surface form:
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
Environmental Modification Convention ⓘ Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review-related measures ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 65 ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Conference on Disarmament
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Conference of the Committee on Disarmament
Conference on Disarmament self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament
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| presidencyRotationBasis | alphabetical order of member states ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| reportsThrough |
UNGA First Committee
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surface form:
First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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| reportsTo | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| role |
primary multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community
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primary venue for negotiating global arms control agreements ⓘ primary venue for negotiating global non-proliferation agreements ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| secretariatProvidedBy | United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
arms control
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disarmament ⓘ non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Nations disarmament forums
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
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Conference on Disarmament
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this entity surface form:
Conference of the Committee on Disarmament
this entity surface form:
Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament
this entity surface form:
Conference of the Committee on Disarmament
subject surface form:
Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
this entity surface form:
Conference on Disarmament (as a principal multilateral disarmament negotiating forum)
this entity surface form:
Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament
subject surface form:
Conference on Disarmament
this entity surface form:
Conference of the Committee on Disarmament