Calendar of events for First Committee 2016
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Calendar last updated 19 October 2016
| When | What | Where | Who |
| Wednesday, 5 October 13:15-14:30 |
The use of explosive weapons in populated areas and forced displacement | CR 11 | Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations and Handicap International |
| Wednesday, 5 October 13:15-14:30 |
The International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification | CR 4 | Permanent Mission of the United States and the Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| Wednesday, 5 October 13:15-14:30 |
The UN, Cyberspace and International Peace & Security | CR 8 | UNIDIR |
| Thursday, 6 October 13:15-14:30 |
Emerging technology, international security, and international law | CR 9 | Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, UNODA, UNIDIR, CNS |
| Thursday, 6 October 13:15-14:30 |
Preventing harm from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas | CR F | Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations and the International Network on Explosive Weapons |
| Thursday, 6 October 13:15-14:30 |
United States Nuclear Policy and Programs | CR 4 | Permanent Mission of the United States |
| Friday, 7 October 13:15-14:30 |
Improvised explosive devices | CR A | Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, Action on Armed Violence |
| Monday, 10 October 13:15-14:30 |
Workshop on The Hague Code of Conduct and ballistic missile non-proliferation | CR 7 | Hague Code of Conduct |
| Wednesday, 12 October 13:15-14:30 |
Lessons learnt from IED threat mitigation in Iraq | CR 7 | Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations and the United Nations Mine Action Service |
| Wednesday, 12 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament Film Series: “The Nuclear Requiem” | CR 4 | UNODA |
| Wednesday, 12 October 15:00-18:00 |
Civil society presentations (to be confirmed) | CR 4 | |
| Thursday, 13 October 13:15-14:30 |
Nuclear Cruise Missiles | CR 4 | Permanent Missions of Switzerland and Sweden to the United Nations |
| Friday, 14 October 13:15-14:30 |
Banning nuclear weapons: commencing negotiations for a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in 2017 | CR 7 | Permanent Missions of Brazil and Guatemala to the United Nations, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons |
| Friday, 14 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament Film Series: “Command and Control” | CR 4 | UNODA |
| Friday, 14 October 18:30 |
Documentary Screening: "Shadow World" | East Village Cinema | For tickets contact [email protected] |
| Saturday, 15 October Sunday, 16 October |
Civil Society Humanitarian Disarmament Forum 2016 | Pace University | Mines Action Canada, Handicap International, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons |
| Monday, 17 October 13:15-14:30 |
Effective measures for nuclear disarmament | CR 4 | Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations |
| Monday, 17 October 13:15-14:30 |
The Drone Dialogues: New challenges for States on armed drones use and proliferation | CR 8 | Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations and PAX |
| Tuesday, 18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Tracking space security: are we ready to go live? | CR 6 | Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations and the Space Security Index |
| Tuesday, 18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Fully autonomous weapons and the CCW Review Conference | CR A | Campaign to Stop Killer Robots |
| Tuesday, 18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Multilateral negotiations on nuclear disarmament – ways forward | CR 7 | Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations and UNIDIR |
| Tuesday, 18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Group of Interested States in Practical Disarmament Measures: Curbing Arms Flows from a Field Perspective: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean | German Mission, 871 UN Plaza | Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and UNODA |
| Wednesday, 19 October 13:15-14:30 |
Gender and Nuclear Weapons | CR 4 | Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations |
| Wednesday, 19 October 13:15-14:30 |
ATT Monitoring and Reporting in 2016 | TBD | Permanent Missions of Australia and the Netherlands, the ATT BAP Project and Control Arms |
| Thursday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament Education: The Role of Survivors and Youth | CR A | Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the UN and Peace Boat |
| Thursday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
25 years of UNROCA: How transparent is the arms trade? A panel discussion | CR 4 | UNODA |
| Thursday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) | CR 6 | Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations |
| Thursday, 10 October 13:15-14:30 |
Weapon and Ammunition Management (WAM) in Conflict-affected Settings: Key Observations and Initiatives | CR E | UNIDIR |
| Friday, 21 October 13:15-14:30 |
Bombs, Starvation and War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen | CR 12 | BBC, Control Arms, Oxfam and Saferworld |
| Friday, 21 October 13:15-14:30 |
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals—The role of the Office for Disarmament Affairs Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament | CR 7 | UNODA |
| Monday, 24 October 13:15-14:30 |
The ATT: Outcomes of CSP 2016 and planning for CSP 2017 | CR 12 | Permanent Missions of New Zealand, Mexico, Nigeria and Finland and Control Arms |
| Monday, 24 October 19:00 |
Former Secretary of Defense William Perry: My Journey at the Nuclear Brink | All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue | Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy |
| Tuesday, 25 October 13:15-14:30 |
Towards a globalised Arms Trade Treaty: A focus on the Asia-Pacific Region | CR E | UNRCPD/Rand Europe |
| Wednesday, 26 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament Film Series: “Collisions” | CR 4 | UNODA |
| Thursday, 27 October 13:15-14:30 |
Armed private security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight and accountability in an evolving context | CR 9 | UNLIREC/DCAF |
| Thursday, 27 October 13:15-14:30 |
Launch of the UNODA publication on "Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the 21st Century" | CR A | SOAS University of London, SCRAP |
| 1 November 13:15-14:30 |
Responsible governance on disarmament and non-proliferation for progress and sustainable development | CR 7 | Permanent Missions of Belarus and Kazakhstan to the United Nations |