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Statements to the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

High-level opening session

Monday, 3 March 2025

First panel discussion: mobilizing efforts to prevent a nuclear war – international law and the growing global consensus

Monday, 3 March 2025

  • Danielle McLaughlin, Horizon2045 - moderator (Ms.)
  • Eirini Giorgou, International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
  • Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (Ms.) 
  • John Burroughs, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (Mr.)
  • Charles Moxley, Fordham University (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand (Ms.)
  • International Peace Bureau (Mr.)
  • People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
  • Ireland (Ms.)
  • Scientific Advisory Group (Mr.)
  • Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (Ms.)

Second panel discussion: the true cost of nuclear war – understanding the knowns and unknowns and countering the fallacy of a “limited nuclear conflict” 

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

  • Melissa Parke, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - moderator (Ms.)
  • Dr. Nick Ritchie, University of York (Mr.)
  • Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A Scenario (Ms.)
  • Edwick Madzimure, WILPF Zimbabwe (Ms.)
  • Dr. Zia Mian, Princeton University (Mr.)
  • Representative of Japan Parliament (Mr.)
  • Representative of French Polynesia Parliament (Ms.)
  • Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Malaysia
  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Mexico
  • No Nukes Tokyo
  • Scientific Advisory Group
  • El Salvador
  • Representative of Scottish Parliament (Mr.)

General exchange of views

Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Thursday, 6 March 2025

  • The Gambia (Ms.)

Declarations regarding the ownership, possession, or control of nuclear weapons (article 2)

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

  • Secretary-General of 3MSP (Mr.)

Universality (article 12)

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Towards the elimination of nuclear weapons (article 4)

Thursday, 6 March 2025

  • Co-Chair of the Informal Working Group on the Implementation of Article 4, Malaysia (Mr.)
  • Co-Chair of the Informal Working Group on the Implementation of Article 4, Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)
  • University of York, Dr. Nick Ritchie (Mr.)
  • Austria (Ms.)
  • Thailand (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Scientific Advisory Group, Dr. Mortiz Kütt (Mr.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Ms.)
  • International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ms.)
  • Scientific Advisory Group, Dr. Zia Mian (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • Archbishop Coalition (Mr.)
  • Chile (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Co-Chair of the Implementation of Article 4 Working Group, Aotearoa New Zealand (Mr.)

Victim assistance, environmental remediation, and international cooperation and assistance (articles 6 and 7)

Thursday, 6 March 2025

National implementation measures (article 5)

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Scientific and technical advice for the effective implementation of the Treaty

Thursday, 6 March 2025

  • Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group, Dr Patricia Lewis (Ms.)
  • Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group, Dr. Petra Seibert (Ms.)
  • Co-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Group, Dr. Zian Mian (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • Thailand (Ms.)
  • Austria (Ms.)
  • Co-Chairs of the Scientific Advisory Group (Ms./Mr.)

Intersessional structure for the implementation of the Treaty

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Implementing the gender provisions of the Treaty

Thursday, 6 March 2025

  • Gender focal point, Mexico (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Ms.)
  • Austria (Ms.)
  • Kiribati (Ms.)
  • Holy See (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Mr.)
  • Thailand (Ms.)
  • GeNuine (Ms.)
  • Civil society (Ms.)
  • Gender focal point, Mexico (Mr.) 

Complementarity of the Treaty with the existing nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime

Friday, 7 March 2025

Consultative process on the security concerns of states under the TPNW

Friday, 7 March 2025

Closing remarks

Friday, 7 March 2025