Calendar of events for First Committee 2022
We are posting information about side events (in-person, hybrid, or online) as details become available. To have your First Committee side event included here, please email [email protected].
Calendar last updated 27 October 2022.
When | What | Where | Who |
6 October |
Civil society dialogue with H.E. Leslie Norton, Ambassador of Canada to the UN in Geneva |
UN Conference Room 6 |
Permanent Mission of Canada |
11 October |
Marking 20 years of the Hague Code of Conduct |
UN Conference Room 11 |
European Union |
11 October |
Humanitarian Disarmament Education |
UN Conference Room 8 |
Mission of Kiribati, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet, and Soka Gakkai International |
12 October |
How to address the global impact of improvised explosive devices? |
UN Conference Room 11 |
Permanent Mission of France and Action on Armed Violence |
13 October |
Challenges and efforts in countering IEDs in West Africa |
TBC |
United Nations Mine Action Service |
14 October |
Pitching Peace: Youth Music Congratulatory Event |
Online (joining link forthcoming) |
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs |
18 October |
Addressing Nuclear Risks of Outer-Space Activities |
Online (joining link forthcoming) |
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research |
18 October |
Briefing for Member States on the UN Secretary-General's Mechanism for Investigation of |
ECOSOC Chamber |
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
19 October |
Disarmament education as a solution to peace: |
UN Conference Room 8 |
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs |
19 October |
ATT-Voluntary Trust Fund |
UN Conference Room E |
AT Secretariat |
19 October |
Introduction to Responsible Al for Peace and Security |
UN Conference Room 6 |
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research and Office for Disarmament Affairs |
19 October |
Emphasizing the Value of Multilateral Export Controls |
ECOSOC Chamber |
Permanent Mission of the United States |
20 October |
2022 Innovations Dialogue: AI Disruption, Peace and Security |
In-person (New York) and online |
UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) |
21 October |
Which initiatives for States and non-governmental entities to support capacity building in cyberspace? |
UN Conference Room 6 |
Permanent Mission of France and European Union |
25 October |
The continuing importance of transparency in armaments and new developments |
In-person, New York |
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs |
26 October |
Nuclear disarmament, climate change and the UN Summit of the Future |
Governor’s Room, UN Millennium Hotel, One UN Plaza. Livestreamed. Registration: (for in-person attendance) |
Basel Peace Office, LCNP, PNND, World Future Council, Youth Fusion and others |
26 October |
What's Next for Arms Trade Transparency? |
Online (RSVP required) |
The Stimson Center and the ATT Monitor |
26 October |
New Nukes and New Risks: The peril of nuclear weapons in an unstable world |
McNally Amphitheater | Fordham University at Lincoln Center |
Fordham's Center on Religion and Culture and others |
27 October |
777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
|
NAPF, RTT, The Prospect Hill Foundation, and Peace Boat US | |
27 October |
Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control – Lessons from National Implementation |
Online (register here) |
UNODA |
28 October |
Baha'i UN Office at 866 United Nations Plaza. Registration is preferred. |
The Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands to the UN in New York, Youth Fusion and the World Future Council |