2010 NPT Review Conference
The 2010 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference will convene from 3-28 May 2010 in New York. Check out these RCW resources:
• Calendar of Events
• Information for NGOs
• and more

UNGA First Committee 2009
The UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security concluded its work on 2 November 2009. Find out what happened with the First Committee Monitor; read governmental statements, NGO statements, and see the voting results.

Recent Writing, Speaking, and Analysis from RCW
• “Reaching Critical Will for Disarmament,” Stockholm, 8 November 2009
• “Accomplishments and remaining tasks: Lessons from the NPT’s 13 Steps and the Blix Commission,” Stockholm, 8 November 2009
• “Operationalising the vision of a nuclear weapon free world,” 23 October 2009

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Critical Issues
Background information and up-to-date news on a wide variety of disarmament-related topics, including:
• Gender and Disarmament;
• Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programmes;
• outer space security and missile defence (and the PAROS Working Group);
• military spending and Article 26 of the UN Charter; and
• much more.

Nuclear Disorder or Cooperative Security?
A civil society analysis of the current disarmament regime and response to the WMD Commission Report released by the Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy, Western States Legal Foundation, and Reaching Critical Will of WILPF. Nuclear Disorder or Cooperative Security can now be fully accessed online in PDF format.

Arms Control Reporter: Volumes 25 (2006) and 26 (2007)
The Arms Control Reporter is a research and reference tool for the arms control professional and advocate. It makes accessible detailed and up-to-date information and analysis related to the full range of international arms control efforts. Copies of the 2006 and 2007 editions, the final ACR publications, are available for purchase through Reaching Critical Will. Please contact us for details.

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• On 2 December, the UN General Assembly voted on all First Committee resolutions. See RCW's resolutions page for details. Links to voting sheets with a breakdown of votes will be provided soon.
• On 27 November, the IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution on Iran's Qom facility with a vote of 25 in favour, 6 abstentions, and 3 against (1 not voting). In response, the Iranian parliament announced through state media that it plans to build ten more uranium enrichment facilities. The IAEA said on Tuesday, 1 December that the Iranian government has not yet officially informed it of such a decision. Agency spokeswoman Gill Tudor said, “The agency will be seeking clarification from Iran on its announcement.” More info...
• On 16 November, the IAEA released its latest report on Iran. The report notes that the IAEA continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran. More info...
• The Swedish Network for Nuclear Disarmament convened a conference on Reaching for Nuclear Disarmament on 6-8 November. Some conference materials are now available, including Reaching Critical's panel and seminar presentations.
• The First Committee Voting Results Chart is now available. Compare voting records for the five permanent UN Security Council members and all members of the Conference on Disarmament.
• The Final Edition of the First Committee Monitor was released on Wednesday, 4 November.
• The World March for Peace and Nonviolence began on 2 October. One of its key pillar is nuclear disarmament at a global level. Follow the march and join it in your country!

• First Committee 2009 opens
  Heading into another session of the First Committee, the situation looks a little more positive than last year.
• UN Security Council: Working toward a nuclear weapon free world?
  On 24 September, US President Obama chaired a UN Security Council meeting on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

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