First Committee of the UN General Assembly 2019

Calendar of events for First Committee 2019

All requests for the use of United Nations premises must be either sponsored by a Permanent or Observer Mission to the United Nations or by departments or offices of the United Nations. To have your event added to our calendar, please email disarm[at]wilpf.org.

Calendar last updated 24 October 2019. See also the events calendar published by UNODA.
("CR" refers to conference rooms within the United Nations)

October 2019
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Unlocking disarmament diplomacy through a step-by-step approach

CR 4



Permanent Mission of Sweden


8 October 13:15-14:30
Creating the enviroment for nuclear disarmament

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8 October 13:15-14:30
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Existing and possible risk reduction initiatives in the field of missiles

CR11



Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique and 
9 October 12:45-14:45

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Promoting stability in the Indo-Pacific in the Context of Great Power Competition

CR 4



Permanent Missions of the United States and the European Union


10 October 13:15-14:30
Launch of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone Project

CR 11



United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)


10 October 13:15-14:30
HIBAKUSHA APPEAL for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons

CR 9



Permanent Mission of Austria


10 October 13:15-14:30
HIBAKUSHA APPEAL
Atomic-Bomb Testimony and Music for Peace

Hall of Worship, Community Church of New York



Hibakusha Appeal International Signature Campaign


10 October 19:00-20:30
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From paper to practice: Franco-German NuDiVe Exercise to Advance Disarmament Verification

German House, 871 UN Plaza



Permanent Missions of France and Germany and International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV)


14 October 13:15-14:45
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Promotion of the Chemical Weapons Convention

CR 8



Permanent Mission of Poland
16 October 13:15-14:30
Scientific and technological capacity for disarmament and non-proliferation

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VERTIC and the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)


16 October 13:15-14:45
Nuclear weapons ban monitor 2019

CR A



Permanent Missions of Austria, Ireland, and New Zealand


16 October 13:15-14:30
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serving the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation architecture

CR 8



Pugwash 
17 October 13:15-14:30
Nuclear risk reduction: Pathways forward

CR A



Permanent Missions of Australia, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland with UNIDIR


17 October 13:15-14:30
Peace in the nuclear age: Humanitarian perspectives

Fordham University
Rose Hill Campus
Keating 1st Auditorium
441 E Fordham RD, Bronx, NY



Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and Fordham University's Humanitarian Student Union


17 October 19:00-20:30
Retaining Meaningful Human Control of Weapon Systems

CR8



Permanent Mission of Austria and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots


17 October 13:00-14:25
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The urgent need to retain human control over the use of force

CR 4



Permanent Mission of Austria and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots


21 October 13:15-14:30
The age of suicide bombing

CR E



Permanent Mission of France


21 October 13:15-14:30
Developing consensus on responsible export and use of armed drones

CR 8



Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and Germany, Stimson Center and PAX


21 October 13:15-14:45
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Containing the oxygen of conflict: issues and priorities for ammunition

German House, 871 First Avenue



Permanent Mission of Germany with UNIDIR


22 October 13:15-14:30
Hypersonic weapons: a challenge and opportunity for strategic arms control

CR A



Permanent Missions of Poland and Switzerland, and UNODA


22 October 13:15-14:30
Living up to the Arms Trade Treaty's promise: The role of the ATT in addressing gender-based violence

CR 7



Control Arms and Permanent Mission of Ireland


22 October 13:15-14:45
Launch of the ATT Monitor 2019 Annual Report

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Control Arms, Permanent Missions of Netherlands and Australia


24 October 13:15-14:45
Preventing Terrorists from Acquiring Weapons

CR A



Permanent Mission of Germany


22 October 13:15-14:30
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Digital technologies and conventional arms trade: opportunities and challenges

CR E



UNIDIR


23 October 13:15-14:30
Rethinking unconstrained military spending

CR A



UNODA


23 October 13:15-14:30
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Capturing technology. Rethinking arms control

German House, 871 First Avenue



Permanent Missions of Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden


24 October 13:15-14:30
Disarmament that saves lives: supporting country level small arms control and violence reduction for sustainable development

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Gender-responsive small arms control: from guidance to implementation

CR 8



Permanent Missions of Canada and the EU, the Small Arms Survey and UNODA


25 October 13:15-14:30
Report from the Arms Trade Treaty Fifth Conference of States Parties (CSP5) and Prospects for CSP6

CR F



Control Arms


25 October 13:15-14:45
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Navigating space: charting a course for a sustainable space environment

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28 October 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00
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Promoting an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace: Capacity building and the application of international law in cyber space

CR E



Permament Mission of France
PoC: Samuel Demontrond 
30 October 13:15-14:30

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La lutte contre le trafic transfrontalier d'ALPC dans l'espace francophone

CR F



Permament Missions of France, Mali, Romania, and Morocco
PoC: Samuel Demontrond 
31 October 13:15-14:30

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May 2019
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An Action Plan for Reducing Nuclear Risk and Advancing the Goal of a Nuclear-Free World

Conference Room C



Global Zero


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