Date: 27 February – 1 March 2013

Venue: New York, US

Organised by: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Prof. Caballero-Anthony (front row, second from left) together with the other members of the UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM). The 59^th Session of the ABDM was held at the UN Headquarters in New York.

Head of Centre, Prof. Caballero-Anthony participated in the 59^th Session of the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters (ABDM), in New York on 27 February to 1 March. She has been appointed a Member of this UN Advisory Board by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a three-year term beginning 1 January 2013.

Issues discussed at the meeting include the relations between the nuclear-weapon-free zones in advancing regional and global security, as well as disarmament and security implications of emerging technologies.