CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF MINE BAN CONVENTION, CONTINUES DEBATE ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

Hears Statement by Women’s Non-Governmental Organizations on the Occasion of International Women’s Day

The Conference on Disarmament today marked the seventh anniversary of the entry into force of the Mine Ban Convention before continuing its thematic debate on nuclear disarmament.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, which was commemorated on 8 March, the Conference also heard the statement by a number of women’s non-governmental organizations on the work of the Conference. A number of speakers congratulated women of the occasion of International Women’s Day and expressed regret that a representative of women’s non-governmental organizations was not able to personally address the Conference.
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Please also see:

Adopt-A-Minefield http://www.landmines.org

International Women's Day 2006
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout3.php&id=2176&blz=1