Mark Henley

An assistant places the text of his speech before UN Secretray General Ban Ki-moon as he takes his seat prior to addressing the Conference on Disarmament on its opening session of the year.
The Conference on Disarmament, established in 1979, is the only forum for nations to discuss multilateral arms control and disarmament issues. It has a primary focus nuclear weapons control and disarmament. 65 countries, and 38 observer nations, convene annually at the United Nations' Palais des Nations building for three sessions of talks totalling 24 weeks.

Conference on Disarmament. Year 35, 2014 Session 1, Plenary meeting 1302. Presidency of Israel.