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New Zealand Government Minister Phil Goff today ratified the United Nations Disability Convention at the UN General Assembly in New York.

New Zealand alongside more than 30 other countries today urged those who have not signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to ratify it as soon as possible, Disarmament and Arms Control Min

After three days of protracted negotiations in Vienna, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has approved an exemption to its guidelines which permits civil nuclear commerce with India.

Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) discussions on the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement will resume in Vienna on 4 September, after two days of wide-ranging discussion on the Agreement at the

Agreement on a ground-breaking new treaty banning cluster munitions in Dublin yesterday has been warmly welcomed by Disarmament Minister Phil Goff.

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff has warmly welcomed the New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s announcement today that it would divest from companies involved in the production of

Iran’s failure to comply with UN Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolutions continues to concern New Zealand, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff s

Eighty-two countries present at a conference in Wellington this week have signed the ‘Wellington Declaration&

A conference to be held in Wellington this week is a pivotal step in a process to produce a meaningful international treaty on cluster munitions, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff sai

Wellington is gearing up for an important international conference that will bring the world substantially closer to a new treaty on cluster munitions, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Go

New Zealand will help fund a Japan-led project to dismantle decommissioned nuclear submarines in the Russian Far East, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff announced today.

“A New Zealand-led resolution which aims to reduce the high alert status of thousands of nuclear weapons has won strong support at the United Nations General Assembly,” Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff has announced.

New Zealand is to lead a call at the United Nations General Assembly for countries to remove their nuclear weapons from high alert status, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff said.

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff today announced new appointments to the New Zealand Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC).

New Zealand has formally signed up to an international Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff announced today.

New Zealand strongly supports nuclear weapon free zones. It continues to support the IAEA’s safeguards work in the Middle East and the development of a nuclear weapon free zone in that region.

Thousands of nuclear weapons currently are on high-alert status, ready for instant launch.

Twenty years on, New Zealand can celebrate its nuclear free legislation as having marked out internationally its clear commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.

President Putin’s pronouncement that Russia and the United States are now engaged in a new round of the nuclear arms race is a warning to the world of the need to take disarmament seriously, says Disarmament and Arms Control Minister, Phil Goff.

New Zealand argues that the indiscriminate use of cluster munitions is contrary to humanitarian law because of the casualties caused to civilian populations.

New Zealand is to host a major international meeting aimed at building consensus around restricting the use of cluster munitions.

The Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon Phil Goff, has announced six appointments to the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust.

Today’s decision by the UN Security Council to impose further sanctions on Iran shows the resolve of the international community to address concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme.