Disarmament Fora
Reaching Critical Will monitors and analyses international negotiations on disarmament matters. We publish and archive statements, documents and resolutions while also producing timely reports on the negotiations.
UN General Assembly First Committee
The UN General Assembly's work on disarmament is conducted through one of its main committees, the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) became international law in 1970. The states parties meet every five years at a Review Conference to assess the implementation of the Treaty.
Nuclear weapon ban treaty
The UN General Assembly has decided by overwhelming majority to initiate negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons in 2017. Negotiations are set to take place 27–31 March and 15 June–7 July 2017 in New York.
Conferences on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons
So far three conferences have been held in Norway (2013), Mexico (2014), and Austria (2014) on the humanitarian and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons.
Open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament
The UN General Assembly has established two open-ended working groups to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.
Arms Trade Treaty
After a seven year process at the United Nations, the first Arms Trade Treaty was adopted in 2013, setting out legally-binding standards and restrictions on the international trade of conventional arms.
UN Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons
Every two years, states meet to consider the implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons In All Its Aspects.
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
The Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) was adopted in 1980. Meetings of its states parties take place on the Convention's protocols and on specific issues states decide to take up.
