Statements to the February session of the open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament 2016
Taking stock | Panel I | Panel II (a) (b) (c) | other measures | the way forward
Monday, 22 February
- Message from the Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered by Ms. Mary Soliman Acting Director UNODA Geneva Branch
- Chair of the Open-ended working group taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, Ambassador Mr. Thani Thongphakdi of Thailand
- Mr. Kofi Annan
- Chair of the Open-ended working group taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations, Ambassador Mr. Thani Thongphakdi of Thailand
- Ambassador Ms. Elayne Whyte Gomez of Costa Rica
- Mr. Tim Caughley, Senior Researcher, UNIDIR
Exchange of views
- Egypt
- Venezuela
- Netherlands, Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast
- Mexico, Ambassador Jorge Lómonaco
- South Africa
- New Agenda Coalition, delivered by Brazil
- Canada on behalf of a group of states
- Mayors for Peace
- Japan, Ambassador Toshio Sano
- Bangladesh
- Finland
- Association of South East Asian States (ASEAN), delivered by Lao P.D.R
- Geneva NGO Committe for Disarmament, Mr. Michelle Monod
- Ireland, Ambassador Patricia O'Brien
- Germany, Ambassador Michael Biontino
- Switzerland, Mr. Laurent Masmejean
- Kenya
- Hiydankyo
- Unfold Zero
Panel I on substantively addressing concrete effective legal measures, legal provisions and norms that will need to be concluded to attain and maintain a world without nuclear weapons
- Ms. Gro Nystuen, Senior Partner, International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI)
- Ms. Kathleen Lawand, Head of Arms Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Ms. Rebecca Johnson, Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, London
Exchange of views
- Mexico, Ambassdor Jorge Lomonaco
- Malaysia
- Latvia
- Brazil
- Germany
- Cuba
- Iran
- Switzerland
- Ms. Gro Nystuen, Senior Partner, International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI)
- Ms. Kathleen Lawand, Head of Arms Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Ms. Rebecca Johnson, Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, London
- Japan, Ambassador Toshio Sano
- Australia
- Austria
- Mexico
- Wildfire
Tuesday, 23 February
- Italy, Ambassador Mr. Vinicio Mati
- New Zealand, Ambassador Dell Higgie
- Egypt
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
- Article 36, Mr. Thomas Nash
- Ms. Gro Nystuen, Senior Partner, International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI)
- Mr. Louis Maresca, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Ms. Rebecca Johnson, Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, London
- Zambia
- Nicaragua
- Iraq
- Thailand
- Brazil
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- Ecuador
- Algeria
- South Africa
- Japan
- Mexico
- Ireland
- ICAN France
- Australia
- Mr. Louis Maresca, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Ms. Rebecca Johnson, Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, London
Wednesday, 24 February
- Austria
- Finland
- Belgium
- Australia on behalf of a group of states
- Australia
- Malaysia
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- IALANA
- Mexico
- Egypt
- Poland
- PNND
- Japan
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Religions for Peace
- Brazil
- Iran
- Basel Peace Office
- Cuba
- Turkey
- Mayors for Peace
- Venezuela
- World Council of Churches
- Wildfire
- Australia
- Austria
- International Fellowship for Reconciliation
Thursday, 25 February
Panel II on substantively addressing recommendations on other measures that could contribute to taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations
(a) Transparency measures related to the risks associated with existing nuclear weapons
- Mr. Tariq Rauf, Director, Disarmament Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
(Powerpoint)
Exchange of views
- Egypt
- Malaysia
- Japan
- Austria
- Germany
- Italy
- Iraq
- Mexico
- Australia
- Ireland
- Thailand
- Mr. Tariq Rauf, Director, Disarmament Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Sweden
- Tunisia
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Mr. Tariq Rauf, Director, Disarmament Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
(b) Measures to reduce and eliminate the risk of accidental, mistaken, unauthorized or intentional nuclear weapon detonations
- Ms. Beyza Unal, Research Fellow, Nuclear Weapons Policy, International Security Department, Chatham House
- Mr. Pavel Podvig
Exchange of view
- Ireland
- Malaysia
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Poland
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- New Zealand
- Japan
- Mexico
- Sweden
- Austria
- Mayors for Peace
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Ireland
- Ms. Beyza Unal, Research Fellow, Nuclear Weapons Policy, International Security Department, Chatham House
- Mr. Pavel Podvig
- New Zealand
Friday, 26 February
(c) Additional measures to increase awareness and understanding of the complexity of and interrelationshipbetweenthe wide range of humanitarian consequences that would result from any nuclear detonation
- Mr. John Borrie, Chief of Research, UNIDIR
Exchange of views
- Austria
- Ecuador
- Japan
- Thailand
- Sweden
- Mexico
- International Fellowship for Reconciliation
- Zimbabwe
- New Zealand
- Mr. John Borrie, Chief of Research, UNIDIR
- Spain
- Norway
- Belgium
- Austria
- Wildfire
- Australia
- Ireland
- Kenya
- Guatemala
- Mexcio
- PNND
- Egypt
- Cuba
- Chatam House
- Turkey
- Mr. John Borrie, Chief of Research, UNIDIR
- Japan
- Egypt
- Austria
- Unfold Zero
- Australia
- Mexico
- Japan
- James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Ireland
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Finland
- Malaysia
- Wildfire
- Switzerland
- Mexcio
- Brazil
- Chair
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Australia
- Cuba
- Brazil
- New Zealand
- Egypt
- Mexico
- Chair