Calendar of side events for the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee
Side events that can be accommodated within the room allocated for civil society 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. Information will be added here when available.
(Calendar last updated 30 April 2025)
| MONDAY, 28 APRIL |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:00 - 15:00 |
Safeguarding the nuclear order: what next for arms control?
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Conference Room A |
Chatham house
Contact: Julia Cournoyer |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Extra-Regional States and the Middle East WMD-Free Zone | Conference Room 2 | UNIDIR, European Union Contact: Anne-Laure Souissi-Sans |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | DPRK’s nuclear proliferation, an enduring challenge to the NPT | Conference Room 5 | France, Republic of KoreaContact: DSMT Secretariat: |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Practical measures to reduce the salience of nuclear weapons | Conference Room 6 | Norway, European Leadership NetworkContact: Sophie Taylor |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Strengthening regional peace and security in Northeast Asia | Conference Room 8 | Mongolia, UNITAR Contact: Junko Shimazu |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room 11 | Japan Contact: Saki Iida |
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15:00 - 16:15
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Conference Room A
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| TUESDAY, 29 APRIL |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | A Nuclear Weapons- Free Middle East: How Do We Get There? Virtual event - register here |
Virtual event | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Contact: CND |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Government briefing for NGOs Due to limited capacity we ask you to RSVP to Emma Bjertén. |
TBA | Reaching Critical Will Contact: Emma Bjertén |
| 10:45 - 12:30 | Mayors for Peace Youth Forum | Conference Room A | Mayors for Peace Contact: Koji Nagai |
| 13:15 -14:30 | Preventing the Use of Nuclear Weapons: In Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament A light lunch will be provided. |
Church Center for the United Nations 11th floor |
Kazakhstan and Soka Gakkai International Contact: Chie Sunada |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Envisioning Global Security Without Reliance on Nuclear Deterrence | Conference Room A | Hiroshima Prefectural Government/ Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) Contact: Sakurako Sato |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Atoms for the Global South: China's Practice | Conference Room 2 | China Contact: Zhenjiang Wang |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Exploring interactive reporting for the NPT | Conference Room 5 | Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, UNIDIR Contact: Jason Robinson |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Nuclear Safety and security in Ukraine: addressing the ongoing challenges through collective action | Conference Room 6 | Ukraine Contact: Anatolii Zlenko |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | The ABACC Experience: Non-proliferation and safeguards through regional cooperation | Conference Room 8 | Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) Contact: Maria Cristina Lourenco |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Non-proliferation, peaceful uses, and nuclear technology: Clarifying the role and impact of export controls | Conference Room 11 | European Union Contact: Steen Hansen |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Some Way Out of Here: Disarming Nuclear Powers & Preventing Proliferation | Conference Room A | International Peace Bureau, Gensuikyo, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security, Peace Action New York State, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Contact: Joseph Gerson |
| WEDNESDAY, 30 APRIL |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Government briefing for NGOs Due to limited capacity we ask you to RSVP to Emma Bjertén. |
TBA | Reaching Critical Will Contact: Emma Bjertén |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Emerging Trends in Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Normative and Legal Aspects | Conference Room A | Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy Contact: Dr. Deepshikha Vijh |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | New Strategy for Nuclear Disarmament and the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room A | Nagasaki Youth Delegation Contact: Kazuko Hikawa |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | From AUKUS to Brazil: SSNs, the NPT, and Responsible Stewardship | Conference Room A | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Contact: Jamie Kwong |
| 13:15 - 14:15 | Abolition 2000 Live from the NPT Prep Com in New York See here for Registration |
Online by zoom | Abolition 2000, Basel Peace Office, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, World Federalist Movement, World Future Council, Youth Fusion. Contact: Alyn Ware |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | The Nuclear Age from the Standpoints of Its Victims: 80 Years of Nuclear Weapons Testing, Use, and Threat of Use |
Conference room 11 |
Austria, Princeton Program on Science and Global Security Contact: Matthias Edtmayer |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Enhancing transparency and accountability in the implementation of NPT obligations and commitments within theframework of the NPT Review cycle (2022 – 2026) | Conference Room 5 | France Contact: DSMT Secretariat |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | BASIC High-level roundtable: NPT Monitor and Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) This side event is by invitation only |
Conference Room 6 | Canada, BASIC Contact: Manuel Herrera |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Preventing and managing nuclear crises in the 21st century | Conference Room 8 | Switzerland, Germany, Institute for Security and Technology, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Contact: Reto Wollenmann |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | A staged reading of Exposed by Mary Dickson. Directed by Charles MoreyThe event is free but seating is limited. RSVP required by 28 April. | The Players 16 Gramercy Park South New York |
Contact: Mary Dickson |
| 19:30 - 10:00 | ‘The Mistake’- New York performance with NPT Q & A Buy ticket here |
59 E 59th Street New York |
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Contact: CND |
| THURSDAY, 1 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 10:00 - 11:15 | Humanitarian Impacts and the NPT: Reflections Toward the 2026 Review Conference | Conference Room A | BASIC and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Contact: Molly McGinty |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | The International Court of Justice and the Climate-Nuclear Nexus | Conference Room A | Organised by World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy. Co-sponsored by Basel Peace Office, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, World Future Council and UNFOLD ZERO, Citizens for Global Solutions Contact: John Vlasto |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Nuclear risks and risk reduction | Conference Room A | People for Nuclear Disarmament, Human Survival Project, Abolition 2000 Nuclear Risk Reduction Working Group, Basel Peace Office, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, World Future Council, Initiatives for Nuclear Disarmament, Youth Fusion Contact: John Hallam |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Naval nuclear propulsion and non-proliferation: A further update on AUKUS | Conference Room 2 | Australia, United Kingdom, United States Contact: Sean Minehan |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Presentation of France’s draft national implementation report | Conference Room 5 | France Contact: DSMT Secretariat |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | From simulation to strategy: How AI can unpack technological complexity and advance nuclear risk reduction | Conference Room 6 | Germany, European Leadership Network Contact: Rishi Paul |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | A technical nuclear disarmament verification exercise involving both nuclear and non-nuclear weapon States – the QUAD Nuclear Verification Partnership | Conference Room 8 | Sweden Contact: Jens Wirstam och Dario Jovic |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Addressing the Legacy of Nuclear Weapons | Conference Room 11 | Kiribati, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse the Trend Contact: Christian Ciobanu |
| 15:15 – 16:45 | Common security and nuclear deterrence in a turbulent world | Conference Room A | Organised by Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) Co-sponsored by Basel Peace Office, World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, World Future Council and UNFOLD ZERO, Citizens for Global Solutions Contact: Alyn Ware |
| FRIDAY, 2 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Understanding the Balance of Confidence and Feasibility in Irreversible Nuclear Disarmament | Conference Room A | Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Contact: Noah C. Mayhew |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Complementary role of regional efforts to international disarmament and non- proliferation regime | Conference Room 5 | Thailand Contact: Pawinrat Mahaguna and Athikarn Dilogwathana |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Supporting the CTBTO International Monitoring System: a unique tool for the Treaty verification regime and the scientific and civil applications | Conference Room 8 | France Contact: DSMT Secretariat |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | UK NPT national report – process and consultation | Conference Room 11 | United Kingdom Contact: Rebecca Speedie |
| MONDAY, 5 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Strengthening Article IV: Nuclear Facility Resilience in Times of Crisis | Conference Room A | The Nuclear Threat Initiative Contact: Nickolas Roth |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Radioactive Access: A Woman's Journey into the Uranium Trade Virtual documentary film screening and panel discussion. See this link on how to register. |
Virtual event | International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT) Contact: Dr. Yael Danieli |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Advancing the Middle East Nuclear Weapons and other WMD-free Zone: Challenges and Opportunities on the Road to Consensus | Conference Room 6 | Morocco Contact: Salim Yousfi |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Fostering non-proliferation of cancer by innovative nuclear medical applications: The EU- Africa synergy in advancingtargeted alpha therapy | Conference Room 11 | European Union Contact: Steen Hansen |
| TUESDAY, 6 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | The Iranian Nuclear Programme, Safeguards and the NPT | Conference Room A | Royal United Services Institute Contact: Darya Dolzikova |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Strengthening the NPT: Bolstering the three pillars against disinformation | Conference Room 11 | Canada, GP WMD Counter Disinformation Initiative, Open Nuclear Network Contact: Raymond Gough |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | France global support for the fight against cancer | Conference Room 6 | France Contact: DSMT Secretariat |
| 15:00 - 18:00 | Abolition 2000: On our 30th Anniversary, Past Lessons; New Realities | Conference Room A | Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Contact: Jackie Cabasso |
| WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | NPT at a Breaking Point: Failures, Opportunities and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament | Conference Room A | Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Contact: Cesar Jaramillo |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Advancing Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education | Conference Room 6 | Kiribati, Japan, Mexico, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse the Trend Contact: Christian Ciobanu |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | BASIC side event: NPT Monitor and Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) | Conference Room 11 | Canada, BASIC Contact: Manuel Herrera |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | The Awareness and Campaign against the Novel Use of Current and Future Fissile Materials for Nuclear weapons | Virtual event | Center for Countermeasures Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents Contact: Dr. Salako N. Olatunji |
| 18:00 - 19:30 | 2000 candles for Peace: Abolition 2000 birthday party | Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, East 47th Street and 1st Avenue | Abolition 2000 and Youth Fusion Contact: Jackie Cabasso |
| THURSDAY, 8 MAY |
| When | What | Where | Who |
| 13:15 - 14:30 | Nuclear Suppliers Group – Zanger Committee Outreach Side Event | Conference Room 6 | South Africa Contact: Nompumelelo Sibiya |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Interfaith Perspectives: Hope for Peace in a World of Conflict | Conference Room A | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Reverse the Trend and Soka Gakkai International Contact: Christian Ciobanu |