General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

During 1998, the Conference on Disarmament was unable to overcome the existing differences in perception among its members concerning the item on cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament, and only in August established an ad hoc committee on the question of a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions