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 09:00-09:45 EDT	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 13:15-14:30 EDT	Marking 20 years of the Hague Code of Conduct	UN Conference Room 11	European Union
11 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	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 13:15-14:30 EDT	How to address the global impact of improvised explosive devices? Key recommendations	UN Conference Room 11	Permanent Mission of France and Action on Armed Violence
13 October 13:15-14:45 EDT	Challenges and efforts in countering IEDs in West Africa	TBC	United Nations Mine Action Service
14 October 09:000-09:30 EDT	Pitching Peace: Youth Music Congratulatory Event	Online (joining link forthcoming)	UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
18 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	Addressing Nuclear Risks of Outer-Space Activities	Online (joining link forthcoming)	United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
18 October 13:30-14:30 EDT	Briefing for Member States on the UN Secretary-General's Mechanism for Investigation of Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons (UNSGM)	ECOSOC Chamber	United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
19 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	Disarmament education as a solution to peace: Ideas of the #Leaders4Tomorrow to enact change today	UN Conference Room 8	UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
19 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	ATT-Voluntary Trust Fund	UN Conference Room E	AT Secretariat
19 October 13:30-14:30 EDT	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 15:00-17:00 EDT	Emphasizing the Value of Multilateral Export Controls	ECOSOC Chamber	Permanent Mission of the United States
20 October 08:30-18:00 EDT	2022 Innovations Dialogue: AI Disruption, Peace and Security	In-person (New York) and online Register to RSVP	UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
21 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	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 13:15-14:30 EDT	The continuing importance of transparency in armaments and new developments	In-person, New York (Room TBC)	UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
26 October 13:15-14:45 EDT	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 9:30-10:30 EDT	What's Next for Arms Trade Transparency?	Online (RSVP required)	The Stimson Center and the ATT Monitor
26 October 18:30 - 20:00 EDT	New Nukes and New Risks: The peril of nuclear weapons in an unstable world	McNally Amphitheater \| Fordham University at Lincoln Center 140 W. 62nd Street \| New York, NY 10023	Fordham's Center on Religion and Culture and others
27 October 11:30-12:45 EDT	Youth Advocacy in the Field of Nuclear Disarmament	777 UN Plaza, 2^nd Floor New York, NY 10017	NAPF, RTT, The Prospect Hill Foundation, and Peace Boat US
27 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	Gender-Responsive Small Arms Control – Lessons from National Implementation	Online (register here)	UNODA
28 October 13:15-14:30 EDT	“NUCLEAR FEAR”: Nuclear Disarmament Education through Art	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