Calendar of events for First Committee 2018
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Calendar last updated 19 October 2018 (See also the events calendar published by UNODA).
When | What | Where | Who | |
9 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament to save humanity: toward a world free of nuclear weapons | CR 4 | Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) | |
9 October 13:15-14:30 |
The future of the non-proliferation and disarmament regime | CR 11 | Permanent Mission of Brazil and Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs | |
10 October 13:15-14:30 |
Negative Security Assurances | German House, 871 United Nations Plaza | Permanent Mission of Germany | |
15 October 13:15-14:30 |
Nuclear Security | German House, 871 United Nations Plaza | Permanent Mission of Germany | |
15 October 13:15-14:30 |
Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation in States and Territories Affected by Nuclear Weapons Testing in the Pacific | CR 9 | Permanent Mission of Ireland, Pace University’s International Disarmament Institute, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the World Council of Churches | |
15 October 13:15-14:30 |
Securing our Common Future: Promoting Gender-Responsive Disarmament and Security | CR 4 | UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | |
15 October 13:15-14:30 |
The application of international law in cyber space | CR A | Permanent Mission of Austria and EU Institute for Strategic Studies | |
16 October 13:15-14:30 |
Nuclear risk reduction | CR 4 | UNIDIR and UNODA | |
16 October 11:30-13:00 |
To Safeguard Future Generations: multi-faith responses to the threat of nuclear weapons | CR E | Permanent Missions of Austria, Nigeria, Thailand | |
17 October 13:15-14:45 |
Preventing the Diversion of Arms and Ammunition | CR7 | Permanent Missions of France and Mexico, and Control Arms | |
17 October 13:00-14:25 |
Retaining Meaningful Human Control of Weapon Systems | CR8 | Permanent Mission of Austria and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots | |
18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Evidence of absence: verifying removal of nuclear weapons | CR 4 | UNIDIR | |
18 October 13:15-14:30 |
Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas | CR A | Permanent Mission of Austria | |
19 October 13:15-14:30 |
Nuclear Security and Nuclear Disarmament | CR A | UNIDIR | |
19 October 13:15-14:45 |
How to Use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Gender-Based Violence | CR11 | Permanent Missions of Ireland and Sweden, and Control Arms | |
22 October 12:15-1:30 |
Disarmament for Future Generations: Addressing the International Security Implications of Science and Technology: innovations and combinations | CR 4 | UNODA and UNIDIR | |
22 October 13:15-14:30 |
ATT Voluntary Trust Fund | German House, 871 United Nations Plaza | Permanent Mission of Germany | |
22 October 13:15-14:30 |
Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons | CR A | Permanent Mission of Germany | |
22 October 13:15-14:30 |
Security Beyond Earth: 15 Years of the Space Security Index | CR E | Permanent Mission of Canada | |
22 October 13:15-14:30 |
Supporting and sustaining peace: mainstreaming weapons and ammunition management in support of United Nations peace operations | CR7 | Permanent Mission of the Netherlands | |
23 October 13:15-14:30 |
Report back from ATT CSP 2018 and Prospects for CSP 2019 | CR E | Permanent Missions of Japan and Latvia, and Control Arms | |
24 October 08:30-09:45 |
Weapons of Choice? The Expanding Development, Transfer and Use of Armed UAVs | CR A *Note that registration is required for those without Diplomatic Passes for UNHQ. To register for a guest pass, please contact: [email protected] no later than C.O.B on 19th October 2018 | Permanent Missions of Germany and the Netherlands; the Stimson Center, PAX, and UNIDIR | |
24 October 13:15-14:30 |
Disarmament that saves lives | German House, 871 United Nations Plaza | Permanent Mission of Germany and UNODA | |
25 October 08:30-09:45 |
Data-Driven Protection and Arms Control | CR A | Permament Mission of Austria | |
25 October 08:30-09:45 |
The Role of WAM in preventing conflict | CR A | UNIDIR | |
25 October 13:15-14:45 |
Presentation of the ATT Monitor Annual Report 2018 | Mission of the Netherlands, 666 3rd Avenue | Permanent Missions of Australia, the Netherlands, and Control Arms | |
25 October 13:15-15:00 |
The Converging of Agendas: WPS, Small Arms and Sustainable Development | Mission of Canada, 885 Second Avenue, 14th Floor | Permanent Mission of Canada and Small Arms Survey | |
25 October 13:15-14:45 |
Understanding the trade in small arms and light weapons on the dark web | CR A | UNODA | |
26 October 13:15-14:30 |
Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: what's next? | CR 7 | Permanent Mission of France and IANSA | |
29 October 13:15-14:45 |
Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor launch | CR A | Permanent Missions of Austria, New Zealand, and Ireland; Norwegian People's Aid and ICAN | |
30 October 13:15-14:30 |
Building Momentum for the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons | CR 8 | Permanent Missions of Austria and Mexico and Peace Boat | |
31 October 13:15-14:45 |
Building effective capacity to support nuclear disarmament verification | CR S-2727FC | The Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) and UNODA |