Calendar of side events for the 2022 NPT Review Conference
Side events that can be accommodated within the room allocated to non-governmental organisations (Conference Room B) are being scheduled by WILPF. Please email [email protected] to book the room for a side event. We will require the event name, general theme or focus, organiser/host information, and your top three preferences of date and time.
We are also happy to post information on this page about virtual and online side events. If you would like to add your event, please send an email to [email protected] with the following information: Title of the event; (co-) organisers; date, time and time zone; information on how to register/attend the event.
(Calendar last updated: 10 August 2022)
**Side events being organised by member states are listed on the UN website. Our calendar only includes events that are NGO-organised.
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4
Friday, 29 July
| When | |||
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15:00 - 17:00 |
2nd Floor of the UN Church Center (777 UN Plaza) |
RTT, NAPF, MEI, Peace Boat US, IPPNW, PANYS, and The Prospect Hill Foundation |
Saturday, 30 July
| When | |||
| 11:00 - 17:00 | International Peace & Planet Network Conference | All Souls Church, New York, and online. |
International Peace & Planet Network |
| When | |||
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Conference Room B |
Nagasaki Prefectural Government and Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
Tuesday, 2 August
| 10:00 - 12:00 | From deterrence to disarmament: Challenges and means for change | Conference Room B |
Hiroshima Prefecture and Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | “Voices from the Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasak ： Toward the establishment of the human rights of radiation victims (Hibakusha) including future generations and the realization of the nuclear-free-world” | Conference Room B |
The Japanese Liaison Council of Second-Generation Atomic Bomb Survivors (JLCSGABS） |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Enhancing transparency – introducing France’s national implementation report | Conference Room 8 |
France and FRS |
| 13:15 - 14:45 |
Advancing the 'Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament' Agenda |
Virtual event. You can register here. |
British American Security Information Council (BASIC) in partnership with UNODA and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 14:45 - 16:15 |
Advancing the 'Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament' Agenda |
Virtual event. You can register here. |
British American Security Information Council (BASIC) in partnership with UNODA and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 16:00 - 18:00 |
A Call for Justice: Recent Status of Korean Atomic Bomb Victims and Plans for the People's Tribunal |
Conference Room B | Solidarity of Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) Contact: Hayoung Bak People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) Contact: Sooyoung Hwang |
Wednesday, 3 August
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Nuclear Weapons in Europe | Conference Room B |
International Peace Bureau (IPB), Nuke Free Europe (NFE), Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Strategic Risk Reduction within the NPT | Conference Room 8 |
France and FRS |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | UK nuclear policies: proliferation not disarmament | Virtual event. You can register here. |
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) |
| 15:30 - 17:30 |
Securing the Future: Disarmament Education as a Transformative Tool for Youth Empowerment |
Conference Room B |
Green Hope Foundation |
Thursday, 4 August
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Informal chat with Her Excellency Leslie Norton, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva and to the Conference on Disarmament | Conference Room B |
Canadian government |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | No Common Security with Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room B |
International Peace Bureau (IPB) and Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Denuclearization and Peace on the Korean Peninsula | Conference Room B |
Solidarity of Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Nuclear Threats and Nuclear Sharing Versus the Non-Proliferation Regime | Virtual event. You can register here. |
Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Avoiding Nuclear War - What short-term steps can be taken? | Conference Room D |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Soka Gakkai International |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Presentation of the Sean McBride Peace Prize to Ambassador Elayne Whyte-Gomez | Conference Room B |
International Peace Bureau |
Friday, 5 August
| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Advancing Nonproliferation and Disarmament Education by Bolstering the Voices and Works of Women of Color |
Conference Room B |
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS) Contact: Shalonda Spencer |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Fifty Years of the NPT: Nuclear Weapons, Fissile Materials and Nuclear Energy | Conference Room B |
Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University |
| 14:00 | Nuclear Prayer Day-Hiroshima/Nagasaki Interfaith Peace Gathering | Tillman Chapel, Church Center / Zoom |
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and UNIFY |
| 5 August - 9 August | Prayer and hospitality in commemoration of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and in consideration of the many conflicts in world today | Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary (325 East 33rd Street, New York, NY Between 1st and 2nd avenues). No registration required. |
Sant’Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue |
| 5 August - 9 August | #CranesForOurFuture social media campaign to show public support for a future without nuclear weapons | Details about the campaign and partners here and social media kit for participation here |
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Hiroshima for Global Peace (HOPe), Hiroshima Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture |
Saturday, 6 August
| 10:00 - 17:00 |
Convergence of Peace Activities: Connecting and Integrating by Technologies |
UTokyoNY Office (145 West 57th Street 21st Floor, New York, NY 10019) |
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo Contact: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory |
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9:00 PDT |
Making the Unthinkable Impossible; Abolish Nuclear Weapons! Virtual Rally at Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab with Daniel Ellsberg and others |
Virtual event. Watch “live” or view later at August Rally - Enlightened Films |
Western States Legal Foundation, Tri-Valley CAREs, PSR and others Contact Jackie Cabasso or Marylia Kelley |
Sunday, 7 August
| 10:00 - 17:00 |
Convergence of Peace Activities: Connecting and Integrating by Technologies |
UTokyoNY Office (145 West 57th Street 21st Floor, New York, NY 10019) |
Hidenori Watanave Laboratory, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo Contact: Hidenori Watanave Laboratory |
| 10:00 - 12:00 |
Re-writing the Constitutional History of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
Conference Room B | University of Southampton Contact: Jonathan Hunt |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | N-5 Doctors Speak with One Voice | Conference Room B |
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Taking forward Nuclear Risk Reduction |
Conference Room 4 |
Switzerland, Netherlands, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and British American Security Information Council (BASIC) |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Nuclear Disarmament at a Crossroads? |
Conference Room C |
Sweden, SIPRI, and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (Uppsala University) |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Legislators’ actions for nuclear risk reduction and disarmament |
Conference Room B | NND, Youth Fusion and World Future Council Contact: Alyn Ware |
Tuesday, 9 August
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Virtual reality documentary screening titled On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) |
Conference Room B |
Games for Change |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Revisiting the FMCT: The Unfinished Business of the NPT? | Conference Room B |
Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Achieving the Possible: A Middle East WMD Free Zone Draft Treaty, a regional organization and the need for an inclusive process | Conference Room 1. You can register here. |
Government of Ireland and the Middle East Treaty Organisation |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | The Stepping Stones Approach During a Challenging Review Cycle | Conference Room C. Walkins are encouraged. |
BASIC (British American Security Information Council) |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | NWC Reset: Frameworks for a nuclear-weapon-free world | Zoom. You can register here. |
Abolition 2000 |
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Virtual reality documentary screening titled On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) |
Conference Room B |
Games for Change |
| 9:00 PDT 24:00 EDT |
Making the Unthinkable Impossible; Abolish Nuclear Weapons! Virtual Rally at Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab with Daniel Ellsberg and others | Virtual event. Watch “live” or view later at August Rally - Enlightened Films |
Western States Legal Foundation, Tri-Valley CAREs, PSR and others |
Wednesday, 10 August
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Virtual reality documentary screening titled On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) |
Conference Room B |
Games for Change Contact: Michaela Ternasky-Holland |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Reducing nuclear risks and nuclear arsenals in times of tension in Europe | Conference Room 5 |
Challenges to Deep Cuts Project, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH). |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Narratives on the Middle East WMD-Free Zone: Historical Accounts, Drivers, and Themes |
Room 4. For virtual participation please register here. |
The European Union and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Hope for a Better Tomorrow: Reflections on the Twin Existential Threats |
Conference Room C |
Mission of Kiribati, RTT, NAPF, MEI, and The Prospect Hill Foundation |
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Virtual reality documentary screening titled On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World) |
Conference Room B |
Games for Change Contact: Michaela Ternasky-Holland |
Thursday, 11 August
| 10:00 - 12:00 |
Atomic Backfires: How Great Power Nuclear Policies Fail |
Conference Room B | The Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School Contact: Francesca Giovannini |
| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Investigating High-Consequence Biological Events of Unknown Origin |
Conference Room B |
Nuclear Threat Initiative |
| 13:15 - 14:15 |
Advancing the 'Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament' Agenda |
Virtual event. You can register here. |
British American Security Information Council (BASIC) in partnership with UNODA and the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Advancing the Climate - Nuclear Disarmament Nexus through divestment, human rights and law |
Conference Room B | Basel Peace Office, PNND, World Youth for Climate Justice, Youth Fusion, Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the United Nations Contact: Alyn Ware |
Friday, 12 August
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Invisible walls: Strengthening bonds between peace activists and the general public | Conference Room B |
Nagasaki Youth Delegation |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Compliance concerns: NPT states parties obligations and actions | Conference Room B |
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | From Pillars to Progress: Gender Mainstreaming in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty | Conference Room 5 |
UNIDIR, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sweden and Thailand |
| 15:00 - 17:30 |
Bridging NPT and TPNW - Reviving nuclear disarmament by including human security concerns |
Conference Room B | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and ICAN Germany Contact: Elisabeth Saar |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Article VI and the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room B |
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and IPPNW |
Tuesday, 16 August
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Gorbachev/Shultz Legacy Youth Award – Youth Fusion |
Conference Room B |
PNND, Global Security Institute, Youth Fusion, UNFOLD ZERO, Voices for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Troubled Waters: nuclear submarines, AUKUS and the NPT |
Conference Room B |
ICAN Australia |
Wednesday, 17 August
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Conference Room 4 |
Norway, UNODA, Brazil, Kazakhstan, VERTIC and NPSGlobal |
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| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons |
Conference Room C |
Austria and Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security |
| 15:00 - 17:00 |
The Role of the Arts in Nuclear Weapons Abolition: Towards the New Literacy for Peace Education |
Conference Room B |
Millennium Arts Salon jointly with Western States Legal Foundation |
Thursday, 18 August
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Behavioural Insights in Nuclear Decision-Making |
Conference Room B |
Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) |
Friday, 19 August
| 11:00 - 12:30 |
A World in Nuclear Fear: Weapons Waste and War |
Conference Room B |
ISLAND, International Society of Law and Nuclear Disarmament |
| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Nuclear Risk Reduction - More Topical than Ever |
Conference Room B |
Abolition 2000 Nuclear Risk Reduction Working Group, Basel Peace Office, NoFirstUse Global, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, People for Nuclear Disarmament, The Human Survival Project and World Future Council. |
| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Re-writing the Constitutional History of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
Conference Room B |
University of Southampton |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Rethinking Nuclear Disarmament Verification |
Conference Room B |
Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University |
| 13:15 - 14:45 |
Integrating and Operationalising Gender in the Tenth NPT Review Cycle |
Conference Room 1 |
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and Reaching Critical Will |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Conference Room B or join virtually here |
Center for United Nations Constitutional Research |