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Working papers submitted to the 2025 NPT Preparatory Committee

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.1
A path towards enhanced transparency and accountability within the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review process
Working paper submitted by the European Union

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.2
Procedures in relation to exports of nuclear materials and certain categories of equipment and material under article III (2) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America as the members of the Zangger Committee

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.3
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty
Working paper submitted by Albania, Andorra, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Guatemala, Iceland, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine and the European Union

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.4
Russian approaches to gender equality in the context of nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.5
Towards the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction
Working paper submitted by the Russian Federation

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.6
Towards a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices: advancing the objective of stopping fissile material production for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices in this Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review cycle 
Working paper submitted by Albania, Argentina, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Iceland, Japan, Kuwait, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Togo, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and the European Union 

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.7
Fissile material cut-off treaty: contributing to our shared goals under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.8
Security assurances
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.9
French training programmes
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.10
France and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: an exemplary nuclear-weapon State supporting a unique tool in the disarmament and non-proliferation architecture
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.11
France’s support for the International Atomic Energy Agency
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.12
International safeguards implementation in France
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.13
France’s bilateral nuclear cooperation: principles and areas of engagement
Working paper submitted by France

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.14
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates) 

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.15
Addressing “Vienna issues”: the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; compliance and verification; export controls; cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy; nuclear safety; nuclear security; and discouraging withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway and Sweden (the Vienna Group of Ten)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.16
Negative security assurances
Working paper submitted by Kuwait

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.17
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.18
The inalienable right to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and realization of article IV
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.19
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.20
Security assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.21
Atoms for heritage: peaceful use of nuclear techniques for heritage science
Working paper submitted by Albania, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Peru, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain.

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.22
Nuclear disarmament
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.23
Nuclear testing
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.24
Nuclear-weapon-free zones
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.25
The inalienable right to develop research, production and uses of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.26
Regional issues: Middle East
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.27
Safeguards
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.28
Security assurances against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.29
Verification
Working paper submitted by the members of the Group of Non-Aligned States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.30
Enhancing transparency for nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and strengthening accountability in the review process for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.31
Upscaling the non-power applications of atomic energy
Working paper submitted by the Philippines, et al.

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.32
Disarmament and non-proliferation education
Working paper submitted by the members of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.33
Recommendations from the International Group of Eminent
Persons for a World Without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP)1 Working paper submitted by Japan

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.34
Implementing obligations and commitments to avoid nuclear risk: Lessons from OPANAL’s dialogue with the nuclear-weapon states
Working Paper submitted by the States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.35 
Navigating the potential impact of emerging technologies on nuclear disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation and peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology
Working paper submitted by the members of the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament (Argentina, Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.36
Strengthening the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards
Working paper submitted by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.37
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Working paper submitted by Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, the Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.38
Sustaining the CTBTO International Monitoring System: a critical step for the credibility of compliance with the nuclear test moratorium and the services the system provides to the whole international community
Working paper submitted by Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.39
Give Full Play to the Role of the NPT in Promoting Peace and Development in the New Era
Working paper submitted by China

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.40
Chair’s summary at the conclusion of the Workshop on Fostering Cooperation and Enhancing Consultation: Mechanisms among the existing nuclear-weapons-free zones (27-28 August 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan)
Working paper submitted by the Republic of Kazakhstan

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.41
Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Conflict
Working paper submitted by Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America

NPT/CONF.2026/PC.III/WP.42
Steps to Strengthen Negative Security Assurances to Non-nuclear-weapon States
Working paper submitted by the members of the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament (Canada, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland)