May 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 in Geneva from 22-26 February 2016; the second session met 2-13 May 2016.
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Calendar of events
Calendar last updated 29 April 2016
When | What | Where |
Monday, 2 May 09:00-10:00 |
ICAN coordination meeting |
Room XXV |
Monday, 2 May 09:40-10:00
Monday, 2 May |
Presentation of Second-generation A-bombed Tree from Hiroshima
Panel I on measures to reduce and eliminate the risk of accidental, mistaken, unauthorized, or intentional nuclear weapon detonations |
Outside Room XIX Room XIX |
Monday, 2 May 13:30-14:45 |
Side event: The growing movement to ban nuclear weapons: civil society perspectives (ICAN) | Room XXV |
Monday, 2 May 15:00-18:00 Monday, 2 May 18:00 Tuesday, 3 May 09:00-10:00 |
Exchange of views on Panel I Briefing with Chair of OEWG for civil society organisations ICAN coordination meeting |
Room XIX Room XXV Room XXV |
Tuesday, 3 May |
Panel II on transparency measures related to the risks associated with existing nuclear weapons | Room XIX |
Tuesday, 3 May 13:14-14:45 Tuesday, 3 May 15:00-18:00 Wednesday, 4 May 09:00-10:00 Wednesday, 4 May 10:00-1:00 |
Side event: Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons, from 1945 to Future Security Exchange of views on Panel II ICAN coordination meeting Panel III on 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 XXV Room XIX Room XXV Room XIX |
Wednesday, 4 May 15:00-18:00 |
Exchange of views on Panel III | Room XIX |
Sunday, 8 May 15:30-18:00 Monday, 9 May 10:00-13:00 Monday, 9 May 15:00-18:00 Tuesday, 10 May 10:00-13:00 Tuesday, 10 May 13:15-14:45 Tuesday, 10 May 15:00-18:00 Wednesday, 11 May 2016 10:00-13:00 Wednesday, 11 May 2016 15:00-18:00 Thursday, 12 May 2016 10:00-13:00 Thursday, 12 May 2016 13:15-14:30 Thursday, 12 May 2016 15:00-18:00 Friday, 13 May 2016 10:00-13:00 Friday, 13 May 2016 15:00-18:00 |
Unfold Zero briefing and strategy meeting Panel IV on essential elements that could form part of effective legal measures, legal provisions, and norms that will need to be concluded to attain and maintain world without nuclear weapons Exchange of views on Panel IV Exchange of views on Panel IV Side event: Global Zero Exchange of views on Panel IV General remarks by Mr. Kim Won-soo, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Panel V on possible pathways to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations Exchange of views on Panel V Panel VI on other measures - reviewing the role of nuclear weapons in the security and other contexts of the 21st century Side event: Global support and political will for nuclear disarmament Exchange of views on Panel VI Summary by Chair Exchange of views The way forward in preparation for August meeting, exchange of views |
World Future Council, Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugene-Rigot 2, Building 5 Room XIX Room XIX Room XIX Room XXIV Room XIX Room XIX Room XIX Room XIX Council Chamber Room XIX Room XIX Room XIX |
Information for civil society
Pursuant to paragraph 5 of resolution 70/33, the group shall convene in Geneva “with the participation and contribution of international organizations and civil society representatives, in accordance with established practice…”. As per the established practice, all relevant NGOs which are granted access to the UN premises (organizations with consultative status with ECOSOC or accredited to DPI) may register and attend the meetings of the group. Other interested organizations, relevant and competent to the scope of this Group, may register and participate subject to the agreement of the Member States (on a no-objection basis).
By his letter of 8 April 2016, the Chairman of the Group, Ambassador Thani Thongphakdi (Thailand), informed Member States, international organizations and civil society representatives that registration for the May session is required. This is valid for those Member States, international organizations and those civil society representatives which have participated in the February session of the OEWG. The registration should be received by the Secretariat of the Open-ended Working Group taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations by 20 April 2016 at the following address:
Office for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Branch
United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais des Nations Room C.113
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22-917-0054
Email: [email protected]
The Secretariat has been informed that the designated non-governmental organization point of contact in connection with participation by non-governmental organizations in the meeting of the Open-ended working group taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations is as follows:
Ms. Mia Gandenberger
Reaching Critical Will
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Rue de Varembé, 1 – Case Postale 28
CH – 1211 Geneva 20
SWITZERLAND
Telephone: +41 (0)22 919 70 80
Email: [email protected]
www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Statements and interventions
Please remember inform the NGO point of contact if you wish to speak from the floor during a particular meeting. She will be maintaining a rolling list of NGO and academic speakers that will be communicated to the the Secretariat and the Chair on a regular basis. You can inform of your intention to speak now or on the particular day you want to make your intervention.
Please keep your interventions to no longer than two minutes and please focus on the matter under discussion that day. Please be as interactive as possible, responding to the discussion in the room.
If you registered through a particular campaign or coalition, such as ICAN, please be in touch with those coordinators as well.