Established in June 1973 by a group of international NGOs (non-governmental organizations) which had petitioned the New York Bureau of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Status with the U.N. Economic and Social Council to form a NGO Committee on Disarmament at U.N. headquarters which would be parallel to the Special NGO Committee on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland; purposes of the organization were: 1. to bring interested NGOs together to discuss current disarmament negotiations and potential progress; 2. to relate the programs of NGOs to current U.N. disarmament goals; 3. to monitor work in the U.N. on the economic and social consequences of disarmament; 4. to coordinate NGO liaison with various organs and units of the U.N. involved in disarmament; 5. to cooperate closely with the Special NGO Committee on Disarmament at Geneva.
Homer A. Jack served as Chairman of the NGO Committee on Disarmament (at U.N. Headquarters) from 1973 until 1983.
From the description of Records, 1973-1986. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 30798062
