February session of the 2016 open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament
In October 2015, states decided to hold a second OEWG to address concrete effective legal measures, legal provisions, and norms that will need to be concluded to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons. It is operating as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly. The first session was held from 22-26 February 2016. The second session will meet 2-13 May 2016.
Calendar of events
Calendar last updated 17 February 2016
| When | What | Where |
| Monday, 22 February 10:00-13:00 |
Plenary Taking stock/Exchange of views |
Room XIX |
| Monday, 22 February 15:00-18:00 |
Panel I on substantively addressing concrete effective legal measures, legal provisions and norms that will need to be concluded to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons |
Room XIX |
| Tuesday, 23 February, 15:00-18:00 |
Exchange of views on Panel I |
Room XIX |
| Wednesday, 24 February, 15:00-18:00 |
Exchange of views on Panel I | Room XIX |
| Thursday, 25 February, 10:00-13:00 |
Panel II on substantively addressing recommendations on other measures that could contribute to taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations (a) Transparency measures related to the risks associated with existing nuclear weapons |
Room XVIII |
| Thursday, 25 February, 13:30-14:45 |
Side event: Taking forward nuclear disarmament - THE MIDDLE GROUND (Wildfire) | Room XXV |
| Thursday, 25 February, 15:00-18:00 |
(b) Measures to reduce and eliminate the risk of accidental, mistaken, unauthorized or intentional nuclear weapon detonations | Room XIX |
| Friday, 26 February, 15:00-18:00 |
(c) Additional measures to increase awareness and understanding of the complexity of and interrelationship between the wide range of humanitarian consequences that would result from any nuclear detonation | Room XIX |
| Friday, 26 February, 15:00-18:00 |
Exchange of views on Panel II |
Room XIX |