efforts towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons. From 27 April to 22 May 2019, Malaysia, represented by Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, chaired the third and final preparatory committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The NPT has played an invaluable role in the preservation of international peace and security for the past five decades, by preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and imposing a legal obligation on the five Nuclear Weapon States to eliminate their nuclear arsenals, towards a nuclear-weapon-free world. 2020 marked the 50th anniversary since the Treaty's entry into force in 1970, and the 25th anniversary of its indefinite extension in 1995. The 10th NPT Review Conference, initially scheduled to take place from 27 April until 22 May 2020, was postponed to a later date in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Review Conference was eventually held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 1 to 26 August 2022. Malaysia, represented by Ambassador Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, chaired Main Committee I on Nuclear Disarmament at the Conference. Representation Malaysia has three permanent missions to the United Nations. Ambassador Ahmad Faisal Muhamad heads the Malaysian Mission in Geneva, and Ambassador Ikram Mohd Ibrahim heads the Malaysian Mission in Vienna. The post of the Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations in New York is currently vacant. UN Agencies in Malaysia There are seven UN agencies with a physical presence in Malaysia namely the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations University (UNU) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Financial contribution In 2023, Malaysia contributed USD10.18 million to the United Nations regular budget and was included in the year's Honour Roll. See also Member states of the United Nations Foreign relations of Malaysia References External links Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations Official Website of Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations, New York United Nations in Malaysia United Nations Development Programme (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei) United Nations Refugee Agency Malaysia United Nations Association Malaysia Foreign relations of Malaysia