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UN General Assembly

The 79th UN General Assembly high-level debate was held from 24–30 September 2024. We tracked what governments said about disarmament, militarism, and war in our index.

 

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First Committee

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security will meet from 7 October–8 November 2024 in New York.

 

 

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Arms Trade Treaty

The Tenth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty met from 19-23 August 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Stop killer robots

The second UN Group of Governmental Experts on autonomous weapon systems for 2024 met from 26–30 August in Geneva, Switzerland.

Reaching Critical Will

Reaching Critical Will is the disarmament programme of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the oldest women’s peace organization in the world. Reaching Critical Will works for disarmament and arms control of many different weapon systems, the reduction of global military spending and militarism, and the investigation of gendered aspects of the impact of weapons and of disarmament processes.

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The Legal and the Just at the UN General Assembly

03 October 2024

Recognition of “double madness” at the International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

02 October 2024

September 2024 E-News

30 September 2024

WILPF Statement on the OHCHR Report on Arms Transfers

19 September 2024

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Upcoming events

UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 79th session
oct
07

UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 79th session

07 October - 08 November 2024
New York, United States

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of High Contracting Parties
nov
13

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of High Contracting Parties

13 - 15 November 2024
Geneva, Switzerland

Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
nov
18

Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction

18 - 22 November 2024

Fifth Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty
nov
25

Fifth Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty

25 - 29 November 2024
Siem Reap, Cambodia

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