Reaching Critical Will

Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

Conference on Disarmament

General Assembly First Committee

UN Disarmament Commission

Special Session on Disarmament

First Committee Calendar of Events
2010

To list an event on this calendar, please email the RCW Project Director.

Every event must be co-sponsored by either the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs or a member state. If you have a sponsor and need to request a room and technical setup for your event, please fill out the room request form (doc) and submit it by email to UNODA.

Please note: Dates, times, and locations are tentative and subject to change.
Please check back regularly for updates.

Last updated: 13 October 2010

When	What	Where	Contact/Website
4 October– 1 November	UNGA First Committee	Conference Room 1, NLB	Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will
2–9 October	Keep Space for Peace Week	Global	Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
5 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Combating Illicit Brokering of WMD-related Materials: Building Effective Responses Sponsored by UNIDIR	Conference Room 1, NLB	Tae Takahashi, UNIDIR
6 October 2:30-5:00 PM	Hague Code of Conduct Sponsored by Permament Mission of France to the UN	Conference Room A, NLB
12 October 3:00-4:30 PM	Preventing the Acquisition by Terrorists of Radioactive Materials and Sources Sponsored by Permament Mission of France to the UN	Conference Room A, NLB
13 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Smaller and Safer - Nuclear arsenals and Operational Readiness of Nuclear Weapons Systems Hosted by PND Nuclear Flashpoints Sponsored by the governments of New Zealand and Switzerland	Conference Room 4, NLB	John Hallam or Steven Starr, PND Nuclear Flashpoints
13 October 9:00-10:00 AM	Women, Disarmament, Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations	Conference Room A, NLB
14 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Space Security: Next Steps in TCBMs Sponsored by the Secure World Foundation and UNIDIR	Conference Room 4, NLB	Tae Takahashi, UNIDIR
14 October 6:15-8:15 PM	Mapping the Arms Trade Treaty Sponsored by Oxfam International and Control Arms	Press Box Bar 932 2nd Ave, bw 49th and 50th St	Mark Marge, Oxfam International
18 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Routes to Elimination Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN and the Middle Powers Initiative	TBA	Jim Wurst, Middle Powers Initiative
18 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Seminar on “The Role of Regional Organizations in Implementing the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: Ways Forward” Co-organized by Small Arms Survey and the Permanent Mission of New Zealand, in cooperation with the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs	New Zealand Permanent Mission 600 3rd Avenue, 14th Floor	Anthony Simpson, New Zealand Permanent Mission
18 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Development, Humanitarian Response and Campaigning Sponsored by Oxfam International	Conference Room 4, NLB	Oistein Thorsen, Oxfam International
19 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Revitalizing the Conference on Disarmament Sponsored by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Global Action to Prevent War, and Reaching Critical Will of WILPF	866 UN Plaza Bahai Center conference room	Dr. Robert Zuber, Global Action to Prevent War
19 October 1:15-2:30 PM	Convention on Cluster Munitions Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Laos and Japan	Conference Room 4, NLB
20 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Improving the Effectiveness of the PoA: Implementation Challenges and Opportunities Sponsored by UNIDIR	Conference Room 4, NLB	Tae Takahashi, UNIDIR
20 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Briefing: Military Budgets and Prospects for the Future Sponsored by SIPRI and the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security	Conference Room A, NLB	ngocdps[at]ngocdps.org / 212-687-5340
21 October 1:15-2:30 PM	Shooting Poverty: Screening of Three Short Documentaries - Bang for your Buck, Grosso Calibre and April 6th Sponsored by Oxfam International	Conference Room 6, NLB	Oistein Thorsen, Oxfam International
22 October 1:15-2:30 PM	Promoting International Stability and Security through Disarmament Sponsored by the EastWest Institute and the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN	Conference Room 7, NLB	Sarah Terry, EastWest Institute
25 October 1:15-2:45 PM	Humanitarian Law Versus Nuclear Weapons Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN, the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, and the Global Security Institute	Conference Room A, NLB	John Burroughs, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy