Calendar of side events for the 2024 NPT Preparatory Committee
The availability of space for side events during the Preparatory Committee is limited. The room allocated to non-governmental organisations is Room XXIII in the Palais des Nations. Side events that can be accommodated within this room will be scheduled by WILPF. Please email Emma Bjertén (emma.bjerten[at]wilpf.org) to book the room for a side event. We will require the event name, general theme or focus, organiser/host information, and your top three preferences of date and time. We are also happy to post information on our website about virtual side events.
| MONDAY, 22 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Nuclear Abolition: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons | Room XXIII |
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation |
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13:15 - 14:45 |
Room XXIII |
International Peace Bureau |
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13:15-14:30 |
FMCT: The Challenges and Opportunities |
Room XXIV |
Japan, Philippines and the United States |
| 13:15-14:30 |
AI and Nuclear Decision-Making |
Room XXVII |
Germany and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) |
| 13:15-14:30 | Advancing complementarity of the TPNW with other disarmament and non- proliferation treaties, focusing on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons |
Room XXII |
Ireland and Thailand |
| 13:15-14:30 | Diminishing the role and significance of nuclear weapons: ways forward |
Room XXV |
Norway and European Leadership Network |
| TUESDAY, 23 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Government briefing for NGOs: Australia | Room XXIII | Reaching Critical Will Contact: Emma Bjertén |
| 10:00 - 12:00 | 'Eurobomb? No thanks! Preventing nuclear proliferation in Europe | Room XXIII | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Contact: Kate Hudson |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Parliamentary Actions for Nuclear Risk-Reduction and Disarmament | Room XXIII | Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament Contact: Alyn Ware |
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13:15 - 14:45 |
Achieving the [im]possible: Peace and disarmament in the Middle East |
Room XXIII |
International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) |
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13:15-14:30 |
Addressing Non-compliance of the NPT: Case Study on the DPRK |
Room XXII |
France and the Republic of Korea |
| 13:15-14:30 |
Documentary film screening: “Paper Lanterns” (2016) |
Room XXV |
Japan and UNIDIR |
| 13:15-14:30 | Technological Complexity and Nuclear Risk Reduction:A Guardrails and Self-Assessment (GSA) framework for EDTs in nuclear weapons decision-making |
Room XXVII |
Germany and European Leadership Network |
| 13:15-14:30 | How the IAEA supports the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology for sustainable development |
Room XXIV |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Mayors for Peace Youth Forum | Room XXIII | Mayors for Peace Contact: Tomomi Inoue |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Youth Perspectives on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons Organizers: Kiribati, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse The Trend, the Marshallese Educational Initiative, and the Human Rights, Conflict & Peace Student Initiative at the IHEID |
A2 Auditorium, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Maison de la paix, Chemin Eugène- Rigot 2 |
Kiribati, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse The Trend, the Marshallese Educational Initiative, and the Human Rights, Conflict & Peace Student Initiative at the IHEID |
| WEDNESDAY, 24 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Government briefing for NGOs: Ireland | Room XXIII |
Reaching Critical Will |
| 10:15 - 11:45 | Looking Beyond Nuclear Deterrence: Insights and Deliberations towards a World without Nuclear Weapons | Room XXIII | Hiroshima Prefectural Government/ Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) Contact: Chiharu Matsuoka |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Deterring NPT Withdrawal | Room XXIII | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Contact: Jamie Kwong |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Nuclear Safety and Security Challenges in Ukraine: A Call for Global Action |
Room XXVII |
Ukraine Contact: Elizabeth Yenko |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Advancing the Global Agenda of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World |
Room XXII |
Austria and UNITAR |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Nuclear Disarmament Verification |
Room XXIV |
United States |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Forging a Path Towards a WMD-Free Middle East: The Middle East WMD- Free Zone Compass Hybrid event. RSVP here. |
Room XXV |
UNIDIR and the European Union |
| 15:15 - 17:45 | Bring Your Piece of Peace for Dialogue -With Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition @UNOG | Room XXIII | Nagasaki Youth Delegation Contact: Kimiaki KAWAI |
| THURSDAY, 25 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
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9:00 - 9:45 |
Government briefing for NGOs: The United States |
Room XXIII |
Reaching Critical Will |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
The P5/N5 Process and Sustainability of the NPT |
Room XXIII |
The Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) |
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13:00 - 14:45 |
Nuclear Sharing Arrangements: challenges to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) |
Room XXIII |
China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) |
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13:15 - 14:30 |
Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Implementation of NPT Obligations and Commitments |
Room XXIV |
France |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Exploring real world nuclear disarmament verification with nuclear and non- nuclear weapon States: The QUAD Nuclear Verification Partnership |
Room XXII |
Norway |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | The NPT in Action: Showcasing Progress on Expanding Peaceful Uses |
Room XXV |
United States, United Kingdom and CRDF Global |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Strengthening the NPT Safeguards Regime for Nuclear Naval Propulsion Development |
Room XXVII |
Indonesia |
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15:30 - 17:00 |
A Gamble of Our Own Choosing: Forecasting Nuclear Risks |
Room XXIII |
Open Nuclear Network (ONN) and Forecasting Research Institute (FRI). Contact: Kseniia Pirnavskaia |
| FRIDAY, 26 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Government briefing for NGOs: Mexico | Room XXIII | Reaching Critical Will Contact: Emma Bjertén |
| 10:00 -11:45 | Humanitarian Impacts and the NPT: A Dialogue on Advancing Opportunities and Situating Obstacles | Room XXIII | BASIC and IPPNW Contact: Molly McGinty |
| 13:00 - 14:45 | Action Steps to Implement the Article VI of the NPT See here for more information and registration. |
Room XXIII | Arms Control Association Contact: Shizuka Kuramits |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Non-Proliferation: Update |
Room XXIV |
Australia |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Humanitarian consequences of nuclear detonations: A raison d’etre for nuclear disarmament |
Room XXVII |
Philippines and New Zealand |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Nuclear Risk Reduction in the framework of “Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament” |
Room XXII |
Finland and Germany |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
International Cooperation on Peaceful Uses |
Room XXV |
European Union |
| 15:00- 16:30 | Can Common Security replace Nuclear Deterrence? | Room XXIII | World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), UNFOLD ZERO, Basel Peace Office Contact: John Vlasto |
| 18:30-19:15 | Live from the NPT in Geneva | Palais de Nations | Abolition 2000, PNND and WFM Contact: Alyn Ware |
| MONDAY, 29 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | The Climate-Nuclear Disarmament Nexus: Lessons from the NPT for a Fossil Fuel NPT Free lunch (sandwiches and drinks) provided from 12:50 |
Room XXIII |
PNND and The Fossil Fuel NPT Initiative |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Ending production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other explosive devices : lessons from the dismantlement of production facilities (Marcoule, France) |
Room XXV |
France |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Nuclear Risk Reduction: From Ideas to Action |
Room XXIV |
Switzerland and UNIDIR |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Towards a common understanding of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament |
Room XXII |
Norway and the United Kingdom |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Transparency, accountability and strengthening the NPT review process: Why they matter |
Room XXVII |
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative |
| TUESDAY, 30 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 11:00-12:30 | Denuclearization in North-East Asia through a 3+3 Model Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone. | Room XXIII |
Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy and the 3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | NPT Related Proposals for the UN Summit of the Future: Peace, nuclear disarmament and the rights of future generations | Room XXIII |
World Future Council and Basel Peace Office |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Sustainable safeguards implementation in Africa – Experience of AFCONE, EU and Finland working together in navigating systemic challenges |
Room XXII |
Finland, STUK and AFCONE |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
The Time is Now: Gender Mainstreaming in the NPT |
Room XXV |
Australia, Ireland, Namibia, Philippines and UNIDIR |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons |
Room XXIV |
Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Austria, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse The Trend and the Marshallese Educational Initiative |
| WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | 3D Nuclear Missile: a social media commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the START 1 Treaty | Place des Nations |
World Future Council, Abolition 2000 and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND). |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Game Play Drop-in Session: Nuclear Negotiator | Room XXIII | Chatham House Contact: Emma Saunders |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
Atoms4Heritage: preservation of natural and cultural heritage through irradiation ~ case studies |
Room XXIV |
France |
| 13:15 - 14:30 |
From Protocols to Reservations: The Complex Landscape of NWFZs |
Room XXVII |
Philippines |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Abolition 2000: No nukes.No war. Convening meeting | Room XXIII | Abolition 2000 - Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Contact: Jackie Cabasso |