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.
Aliases (3)
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
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| affiliation |
United Nations
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| 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
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| decisionMakingMethod |
consensus
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| established |
1979
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| hasChair |
rotating presidency
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| hasMemberCategory |
non-nuclear-weapon states
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nuclear-weapon states → |
| location |
Geneva
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| mandate |
negotiate disarmament agreements
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negotiate multilateral arms control agreements → negotiate non-proliferation agreements → |
| meetsAt |
Palais des Nations
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| meetsFrequency |
annual sessions
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| membershipType |
state members
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| name |
Conference on Disarmament
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| 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 → Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction → 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
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| predecessor |
Conference of the Committee on Disarmament
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Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament → |
| presidencyRotationBasis |
alphabetical order of member states
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| primaryLanguage |
English
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French → |
| region |
Europe
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| reportsThrough |
First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
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| reportsTo |
United Nations General Assembly
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| 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
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| secretariatProvidedBy |
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
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| subjectArea |
arms control
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disarmament → non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Conference on Disarmament
("Conference of the Committee on Disarmament")
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Conference on Disarmament ("Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament") → |
predecessor |
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First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
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cooperatesWith |
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Conference on Disarmament
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name |
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Biological Weapons Convention
("Conference of the Committee on Disarmament")
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negotiatedAt |
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Chemical Weapons Convention
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negotiatedIn |
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
("United Nations disarmament forums")
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participatesIn |