First Committee of the UN General Assembly 2013

Calendar of events for First Committee 2013

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Calendar last updated 18 October 2013

October 2013
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The Nuclear Security Summit

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN
Contact: Monday, 7 October 13:15-14:30

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Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other WMD

Conference Room 7
North Lawn Building



Permanent Mission of Egypt to the UN
Tuesday, 8 October 13:15-14:30

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Cyber threats: information as a weapon?

Conference Room A
Conference Building



UNIDIR
Contact: Wednesday, 9 October 13:15-14:30

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Conference Room 3
Conference Building

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Missions of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine to the UN
Thursday, 10 October 13:15-14:30

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Steps toward a Middle East weapons of mass destruction free zone

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Mission of Egypt to the UN
Wednesday, 9 October 13:15-14:30

Briefing to delegates on on the UN Register of Conventional Arms and UN Report on Military Expenditures

Conference Room E
North Lawn Building



UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Contact: Monday, 14 October 13:15-14:30

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Fifty Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis: Next Steps on Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation

Conference Room 1
North Lawn Building



Arms Control Association
Monday, 15 October 13:15-14:45

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Strengtheing non-proliferation: game-changing ideas

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Wednesday, 16 October 13:15-14:30

Roundtable on transparency in military spending

Conference Room 7
North Lawn Building



UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Contact: Wednesday, 16 October 13:15-14:30

Don't Bank on the Bomb

World Federalist-Global Policy Institute
708 Third Avenue (at 44th St), 24th Floor



Abolition 2000 NY Metro
Contact: Wednesday, 16 October 19:00-21:00

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FMCT: the GGE and beyond

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Missions of Canada and the Netherlands
Thursday, 17 October 13:15-14:30

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Panel discussion on nuclear weapons and international law

Conference Room 7
North Lawn Building



Permanent Missions of New Zealand and Switzerland to the UN
Contact: Friday, 18 October 13:15-14:30

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Civil society views on fully autonomous weapons

Conference Room 6
North Lawn Building



Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Monday, 21 October 13:15-14:30

Enhancing the practical applications of the ISACS

Conference Room A
Conference Building



UNIDIR
Contact: Monday, 21 October 13:15-14:30

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How can the ATT help reduce armed violence

TBC



Control Arms
Contact: Tuesday, 22 October 13:15-14:30

2013 Global Fissile Materials Report by the International Panel on Fissile Materials

Conference Room 6
North Lawn Building



Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN
Contact: Tuesday, 22 October 13:15-14:30

Cesar Lopez, inventor of the Escopetarra, plays songs of peace

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Contact: Tuesday, 22 October 13:15-14:30

Multiple perspectives on nuclear disarmament: hibakusha, humanitarian, and youth

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Tuesday, 22 October 13:15-14:30
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Operationalising the gender-based violence criterion in the Arms Trade Treaty

Conference Room 7
North Lawn Building



Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN
mailto:allison@controlarms.org

The 2013 Future Policy Awards Ceremony: Celebrating the world's best disarmament policies

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



World Future Council
mailto:fpa@worldfuturecouncil.org

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Ratifying the ATT and achieving entry into force

TBC



Control Arms
Contact: Thursday, 24 October 13:15-14:30

Argentine initiative on disarmament

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Mission of Argentina to the UN


Thursday, 24 October 13:15-14:30
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US-UK briefing on verification

Conference Room 3
Conference Building



Permanent Mission of the United States to the UN
Contact: Friday, 25 October 13:15-14:30

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The challenge of chemical weapons: lessons learned from Syria and the role of the OPCW

Conference Room 6
North Lawn Building



Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN Contact: mika.ruotsalainen[at]formin.fi


Tuesday, 29 October 1:15-2:30
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April 2013
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Entente Nucleaire? The 'Teutates' Treaties between UK and France

Villa La Pastorale, 106 Route de Ferney



10.00 - 18.00

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Entente Nucleaire? The 'Teutates' Treaties between UK and France

Room XVI



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Entente Nucleaire? The 'Teutates' Treaties between UK and France

Room XVI



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