Calendar of side events for the 2019 NPT Preparatory Committee
Calendar last updated: 7 May 2019
Monday 29 April
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 13:05-14:00 | Operationalising Nuclear Disarmament | Conference Room 11 | Hiroshima Prefecture, SIPRI, Chatham House |
| 13:15-14:45 | Unlocking disarmament diplomacy through a stepping stone approach | Trustee Council Chamber | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden |
| 15:00-17:00 | Nuclear Risk Reduction, EMP, and the NPT Framework | Conference Room C | People for Nuclear Disarmament and Abolition 2000 Working Group for Nuclear Risk Reduction |
Tuesday 30 April
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Ireland (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00-12:00 | Nuclear weapons in Europe | Conference Room C | International Peace Bureau |
| 13:00-15:00 | The Nuclear Ban Treaty between Aspiration and Reality RSVP necessary |
UN Delegates Dining Room, 1-3 | Permanent Mission of Mexico, Permanent Mission of Austria, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stitung |
| 13:15-14:45 | Promoting nuclear disarmament in nuclear-armed states | Conference Room C | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and NuclearBan.US |
| 13:15-14:30 | Nuclear Risk Reduction: The State of Ideas | Conference Room B | Finland, Switzerland, and UNIDIR |
| 13:15-14:30 | Historical Review of the 1995 NPT Review and Extension Conference | Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Erasmus University Rotterdam and Permanent Mission of the Netherlands |
| 13:15-14:30 | Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament | Conference Room 11 | United States |
| 13:15-14:30 | Combating Complacency about Nuclear Security | Conference Room 12 | Finland |
| 15:00-17:00 | Tearing up the INF and attacks on the rules-based system | Conference Room C | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
| 18:15-19:30 | Nuclear Free World: Is it Just a Dream? | Columbia University, 209 Havemayer |
Columbia University's K=1 Project |
Wednesday 1 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 08:00-09:30 | The NPT at work: Expanding the use of nuclear energy and technology under the NPT through the beneficial work of the IAEA | Conference Room 11 | United Kingdom and Nigeria |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: the Netherlands (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00-12:00 | An Action Plan for Reducing Nuclear Risk and Advancing the Goal of a Nuclear-Free World | Conference Room C | Global Zero |
| 12:00- 13:00 |
Parliamentary actions for nuclear disarmament | Conference Room C |
PNND, Global Security Institute, and Basel Peace Office |
| 13:15-14:45 | Strategies for Advancing towards a World without Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room 11 | Canadian Pugwash Group and Canada |
| 13:15-14:45 | Human Rights, Democracy, and Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room C | Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy |
| 13:15-14:30 | Beyond Normative Value: Potential Contributions of the CTBT to DPRK Denuclearisation Efforts | Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Germany and CTBTO |
| 13:15-14:30 | Enhancement of Transparency in the NPT Review Cylce | Conference Room B | Japan |
| 15:00-17:00 | To inherit the consciousness all humans are HIBAKUSHAs | Conference Room C | Nagasaki Youth Delegation of the Nagasaki Council for Nuclear Weapons Abolition |
| 18:00-21:30 | Passing the Torch—Creating Discourse for Peace | 224 E 46th St, New York | 1Future, ICAN, Mayors for Peace, PEAC, Peace Boat, Heiwa Peace Foundation, Artrepreneurship, The Vanderbilt |
Thursday 2 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 08:00-13:00 | Mayors for Peace Youth Forum | Conference Room C | Mayors for Peace |
| 08:00-09:30 | Foregrounding Nuclear Responsibilities for Nuclear Risk Reduction and Disarmament | Conference Room 11 |
United Kingdom, BASIC and the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) |
| 13:15-14:30 | The NPT-CTBT Connection in a Changing Nuclear World | Conference Room C | CTBT International Coalition, University of Manitoba, and the Federation of American Scientists |
| 13:15-14:45 | INF Treaty, New START, and Article VI of the NPT: How to Preserve the Global Arms Control Architecture? | German House, 871 United Nations Plaza | Deep Cuts Commission and Permanent Mission of Germany |
| 13:15-14:30 | Oslo Nuclear Project | Conference Room 11 |
Norway |
| 13:15-14:30 | European Union support for the NPT-marking over a half century since its adoption | Conference Room B |
European Union |
| 13:15-14:30 | Moving forward with the FMCT Preparatory Group report recommendations in advance of 2020 NPT Review Conference | Trusteeship Council |
Canada |
| 13:15-14:30 | The United Kingdom's National Implementation Report | Conference Room 8 |
United Kingdom |
| 15:30-18:00 | Youths: From North Africa to France, what about nuclear disarmament? | Conference Room C |
ICAN France |
Friday 3 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Switzerland (for civil society only) | Conference Room C |
WILPF |
| 10:00-12:00 | Young people acting together for disarmament and peace education | Conference Room C | Friedenswerkstatt Mutlangen e.V. and DFG-VK (Germany)/Abolition 2000 Youth Group Network |
| 13:15-14:45 | The future direction of multilateral arms control: The role of verification | Room S-2727FC | VERTIC |
| 13:15-14:45 | The Hibakusha Appeal | Conference Room C | PEAC Institute |
| 13:15-14:30 | When participation becomes meaningful: advancing the conversation on gender diversity in the NPT | Conference Room 11 | Australia, Canada, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Sweden, and UNIDIR |
| 13:15-14:30 | Nuclear Discussion Forum "Steps towards new Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zones: Prospects and Challenges | Conference Room 12 | Kazakhstan and UNODA |
| 13:15-14:45 | Bridge Building in the Nuclear Disarmament Discourse | Conference Room B | Permanent Mission of Austria and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Office |
| 15:00-16:30 | Rotary Clubs and Rotarians working to abolish nuclear weapons | Conference Room C | Rotarian Action Group for Peace |
Saturday, 4 May
| 08:30-18:00 | Growing Nuclear Risks in a Changing World: New Thinking and Movement Building—An International Conference | Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South |
American Friends Servive Committee, Campaign for Peace Disarmament & Common Security, International Peace Bureau, International Trade Union Confederation, Peace Action, Peace and Planet, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Western States Legal Foundation |
Sunday 5 May
| 09:30-17:00 | Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting |
Goddard Riverside Community Center, 593 Columbus Ave. |
Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons |
Monday 6 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Sweden (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00-12:00 | Modernization and new nulcear weapons technologies | Conference Room C | International Peace Bureau |
| 13:15-14:45 | Social Movements and Disarmament Work in a Time of Economic and Ecological Crisis | Conference Room C | Western States Legal Foundation |
| 13:15-14:30 | Chair's recommendations for the NPT PrepCom | Conference Room 6 | Netherlands and Poland |
| 13:15-14:30 | The Additional Protocol as the Safeguards Standard | Conference Room B | United States |
| 15:00-17:00 | Peace and Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula & Northeast Asia | Conference Room C | People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy |
Tuesday 7 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: United Kingdom (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00-11:30 | NATO's Strategic Concept and the 2020 NPT Review Conference | Conference Room C | Canadian Pugwash Group, Western University, London, Canada and the Canadian Peace Research Association |
| 11:30-13:00 | Lessons of NATO Operations for the 2020 NPT Review Conference | Conference Room C | Canadian Pugwash Group, Western University, London, Canada and the Canadian Peace Research Association |
| 13:00-14:45 | Pushing forward the disarmament agenda: Entry into force of the CTBT | Trusteeship Council Chamber |
Pugwash, CTBTO and Permanent Mission of Brazil |
| 13:15-14:45 | Global Fissile Material Report 2019: Nuclear Weapon and Fissile Material Stockpiles and Production | Conference Room C | International Panel on Fissile Materials |
| 13:15-14:45 | Still behind the Curve: Gender in Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament | Permanent Mission of Norway, 885 2nd Avenue, 35th Floor | UNIDIR |
| 13:15-14:15 | From Paper to Practice: Using Exercises and Demonstrations to Advance Disarmament Verification | Conference Room B | German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification |
| 13:15-14:30 | Intergovernmental Agreements | Conference Room E | France |
| 13:15-14:30 | The Impact of AI on Nuclear Stability: Regional Perspective | Conference Room 9 | Japan |
| 13:15-14:45 | Addressing Multilateralism in Crisis: Linking non-proliferation, disarmament and the wider peace agenda on the road to 2020 | 10th Floor of the Church Center for the UN, 777 UN Plaza | PyeongChang Forum, Stimson, Civicus, Friederich-Ebert-Stiftung New York, PNND, World Federalist Movement, and Soroptimist International |
| 15:30-17:30 | Move the Nuclear Weapons Money | Conference Room C |
Basel Peace Office, PNND, World Future Council, UNFOLD ZERO, Abolition 2000 working group on economic dimensions of nuclearism |
Wednesday 8 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Canada (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00- 12:00 |
Cooperation Toward Nuclear Free Zones | Conference Room C |
Canadian Pugwash Group, and Western University, London, and Canada |
| 13:15-14:45 | Presenting Different Approaches to Overcome the Stalemate Concerning a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East | Conference Room C | GCSP and the Academic Peace Orchestra Middle East (APOME) |
| 15:00-16:45 | Fissile Zero Futures: Practical Steps to Reduce Risks from Fissile Material | Conference Room C | |
| 13:15- 14:45 |
Nuclear weapons: humanitarian consequences, existing and emerging dangers | Conference Room B | Permanent Mission of Austria, and the Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security |
| 13:15- 14:30 |
Achieving the possible WMD Free Zone in the Middle East | Conference Room 12 | Ireland, BASIC |
| 17:00-18:00 | Government briefing for NGOs: Argentina (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
Thursday 9 May
| 08:15-08:45 | Daily Interfaith Vigil on Nuclear Disarmament | Isaiah Wall | World Council of Churches |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Austria (for civil society only) | Conference Room C | WILPF |
| 10:00-12:00 | Roundtable on Treaties under Threat: ways to reinforce agreements that strengthen security | Conference Room C | Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy |
| 13:15- 14:30 |
UK Industrial Strategy—Nuclear Sector Deal | Conference Room E | United Kingdom |
| 13:15- 14:30 |
Gender and the NPT: building momentum to 2020 and beyond | Conference Room B | Ireland |
| 13:15- 14:45 |
Why Outside Movements in the U.S. are Encouraging the NPT | Conference Room C | Pax Christi International |