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1 Jarmo Sareva, Statement during Thematic Discussion on Disarmament Machinery 1 (2017)

handle is hein.unl/stthdmc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 72nd SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIRST COMMITTEE Statement during Thematic Discussion on Disarmament Machinery Mr. Jarmo Sareva Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research New York, 24 October 2017 Excellences, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is the third time that I have had the privilege of joining this thematic discussion representing UNIDIR. Having been both Chairman and Secretary of this Committee, to join this panel as a representative of the only research institute devoted to research in the area of disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation and related international security issues in the UN system is of particular personal importance to me. Let me start by what usually comes at the very end of statements like this. UN staff members are every so often described as the Organization's most important resource by Secretaries-General and by other senior management. And they are absolutely right. Let me therefore start by acknowledging and thanking my colleagues at UNIDIR. They are not only the Institute's most important resource-they are the resource of UNIDIR. It is indeed thanks to the dedication and commitment of our staff, and the continued high quality of their work, that UNIDIR has been able to stay in business. Without them, no amount of fundraising would have mattered, and pleas for political support would have fallen on deaf ears. The supportive working environment in UNIDIR has also amazed me: everybody pitches in and shows flexibility when necessary. In a small institute, which operates in an environment with frequent, suddenly arising contingencies, this is a recipe that truly helps. I concluded my statement last year by noting that an institute like UNIDIR will always be only as good and as attractive to our current and potential funders as the quality of our most recent substantive work-it is our reputation. In other words, we are constantly held accountable. And this is one of our strengths. With a highly competent and dedicated staff, we have been able to deliver, and our reputation remains solid. It has been a privilege to work with them. Mr. Chairman, My report on the activities of the Institute for the period from January to December 2016 and the proposed programme of work and financial plan for 2017 and 2018 can be found in document A/72/154. It contains an exhaustive list of our projects and activities in 2016 and during the first several months of 2017. A more exhaustive description, including all project reports and other 1

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