Ambassador Dhanapala


GSI eAlert: Articles of Interest

Recently, several members of GSI’s leadership have been in the media: Middle Powers Initiative Chairman Emeritus Douglas Roche, O.C., published an op/ed in Embassy magazine calling on Canada and other middle powers to support US President Barack Obama’s...

Nuclear Weapons Convention or Framework of Agreements: Exploring Proposals for Nuclear Disarmament – Event Report by Rhianna K. Tyson

Forty diplomats and civil society experts gathered at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations to participate in a workshop titled “Nuclear Weapons Convention or Framework of Agreements: Exploring Proposals for Nuclear Disarmament,” organized as an...

GSI eNewsletter: October 30, 2008

Dear friends, The hopes of the world are focused on the US presidential election. It is probably the most important election in recent history. The collective challenges facing the world are daunting: the very health of the global commons – the oceans, rainforests and...

GSI eNewsletter: December 15, 2006

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Recently the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered in Rome for the 7th World Summit, where they adopted “The Rome Declaration,” a very strong and clear statement on nuclear weapons.  Everyone working for disarmament is encouraged...

GSI eNewsletter: January 1, 2006

Contents: Message from the President Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala joins GSI Advisory Board Highlight of Activities: – MPI Article VI Forum in New York – PNND 2005 Report – General Conference of OPANAL, Santiago, Chile – PNND Assembly, Seoul,...

Mikhail Gorbachev to Present 2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award to Ted Turner

Gorbachev Expected to Call for a New Era of Glasnost and Perestroika for Addressing the Continued, Dangerous Existence of Nuclear Arsenals Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell To Preside Over United Nations Ceremony NEW YORK, March 28 2005-Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev...

Nobel Peace Summit: A Report from the President – Rome, Italy

About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up     This has been a year of struggle, war and extraordinary efforts by those who yearn for a world at peace. Despite many set backs,...

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to Receive 2003 Alan Cranston Peace Award -GSI Honors Congresswoman’s Achievements in Nuclear Disarmament and Human Rights

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2003 Contact: Kath Delaney, Tel: (415) 383-7922, cell: (415) 531-1642 email: events@gsinstitute.org Global Security Institute honors Congresswoman’s achievements in nuclear disarmament and human rights San Francisco– On...

GSI on Voice of America: Analysis of the Bush-Putin Arms Treaty / Middle Power Institute Initiative Events – Alan Cranston Peace Award

  The Global Security Institute was pleased to provide analysis of the recently-signed nuclear arms agreement between the US and Russia during an interview with Voice of America Radio, which reaches a global audience. To listen to a brief audio clip, please visit...

Global Security Institute Supports and Informs Delegated at United Nations Nuclear Conference – Jane Goodall Presents First Alan Cranston Peace Award to Jayantha Dhanapala – Project Report

May 10, 2002 During the two weeks of the Preparatory Committee (April 8-19, 2002) for the upcoming 2005 Review of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty*, the Global Security Institute held several events at the United Nations for delegates, non-governmental...

The NPT: Crisis and Challenge Part I and Part II – Report and Assessment of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting – Summary

  SUMMARY An exercise in frustration, the first meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty dashed the hopes raised at the 2000 Review for serious progress on nuclear disarmament. Not only did the Nuclear Weapons...

Under-Secretary-General Jayantha Dhanapala Receives the Alan Cranston Peace Award Presented by Dr. Jane Goodall at a United Nations Ceremony Tuesday

Media Advisory Contact Zack Allen: 415 254 5306 cell April 16, 2002 WHO Honoree: Jayantha DHANAPALA, UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Featured Speakers: Jane GOODALL, Ph.D., OCE, Primatologist; Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute Gillian SORENSEN,...

Remarks Upon Accepting the Alan Cranston Peace Award by Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs – Award Ceremony Hosted by the Global Security Institute – United Nations, New York

Remarks upon Accepting the Alan Cranston Peace Award by Jayantha Dhanapala Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Award Ceremony Hosted by the Global Security Institute United Nations New York, NY 16 April 2002 Excellencies, friends and comrades – not...

Middle Power Initiative Strategy Consultation Report Respectfully Submitted to the States Parties of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

New York April 8, 2002 On April 8, 2002 the opening day of the 2002 NPT Review Conference Preparatory Committee, the Middle Powers Initiative, a program of the Global Security Institute, hosted a Strategy Consultation at the United Nations in New York. The Strategy...

The NPT: Crisis and Challenge (Part l) – Report and Assessment of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting by Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. Chairman, Middle Power Initiative – U.N. New York

Global Security Institute April 8-19, 2002 SUMMARY An exercise in frustration, the first meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty dashed the hopes raised at the 2000 Review for serious progress on nuclear disarmament....

Robert S. McNamara Calls for Nuclear Disarmament at United Nations – Contributors: John Harrington, Esq. and Laura McGrath Moulton

AboutGSI Who We Are What You CanDo Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter SignUp   UNITED NATIONS — Delivering a clarion call for nuclear disarmament, former US Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara was the focal point of...

Statement Before the First Committee of the General Assembly by Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs – United Nations

October 8, 2001 I begin by congratulating you, Mr. Chairman, upon your election to guide the work of this Committee. Your distinguished career equips you well for the tasks ahead — a career that, in the disarmament area, features your prominent role in the...