UN disarmament panel opens session on preventing weapons proliferation to rogue groups
Measures to prevent the proliferation of weapon systems to rogue groups will top the agenda of Secretary-General Kofi
Annan's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, which today opens a three-day meeting in New York.
Experts on the Board will also discuss the fact that national leaders meeting last year at a UN World Summit failed to
agree on any reference to disarmament and non-proliferation in the Outcome Document they adopted.
The session will be chaired by U. Joy Ogwu, the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in
Lagos. Currently, the Board has 19 members, appointed by the Secretary-General and serving in their personal capacities.
Established in 1978, the Board, which meets twice a year, is tasked with advising the Secretary-General on matters
concerning arms limitation and disarmament.