Calendar
Informal consultations of the GGE on autonomous weapon systems
01 - 03 June 2022 | Online
The Chair of the GGE on LAWS, Ambassador Flavio Soares Damico of Brazil announced that he will hold consultations to make progress on the mandate to elaborate upon proposals for the normative and operational framework on AWS. The second informal consultation will take place on 1 and 3 June.
ICAN Civil Society Forum
18 - 19 June 2022 | Vienna, Austria
Ahead of the First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is planning to hold a Civil Society Forum in Vienna on 18-19 June 2022.
Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
20 June 2022 | Vienna, Austria
Ahead of the First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the Austrian government is planning to host a conference on the humanitarian impact on nuclear weapons in Vienna on 20 June 2022.
First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
21 - 23 June 2022 | Vienna, Austria
The First Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is scheduled be held in Vienna, Austria from 21-23 June 2022.
Eighth Biennial Meeting of States on the UNPoA on small arms
27 June - 01 July 2022
The Eight Biennial Meeting of States (BMS8) on the UN Programme of Action (UNPoA) on the illicit trade in small arms will take place in New York from 27 June - 1 July 2022.
CCW Group of Governmental Experts on autonomous weapon systems, second session of 2022
25 - 29 July 2022 | Geneva, Switzerland
The 2022 session of the Group of Governmental Experts on autonomous weapon systems is scheduled to hold its second meeting from 25–29 July 2022 in Geneva.
Third substantive session of the UN's second Open-ended Working Group (OEWG II) on ICTs
25 - 29 July 2022
The third substantive session of the UN's second Open-ended Working Group (OEWG II) on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security is tentatively scheduled to take place from 25-29 July 2022. Format and other modalities are yet to be determined. Learn more about OEWG I and OEWG II here.
10th NPT Review Conference
01 - 26 August 2022 | New York, USA
The 10th Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will take place in New York at UN Headquarters from 1-26 August 2022. More information can be found here.
Eighth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP8)
22 - 26 August 2022
The Eighth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP8) will take place in Geneva from 22-26 August 2022. Click here to learn more.
Open-ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition: Second substantive session (tentative)
22 - 26 August 2022
The second substantive session of the "Open-ended Working Group to elaborate a set of political commitments as a new global framework that will address existing gaps in through-life ammunition management" (Open-ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition) is tentatively scheduled to meet in Geneva from 22-26 August 2022.
Convention on Cluster Munitions – Tenth Meeting of States Parties
30 August - 02 September 2022 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Tenth Meeting of States Parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions will take place from 30 August to 2 September in Geneva at the Palais des Nations. More information can be found here.
UN General Assembly high-level debate, 77th session
20 - 27 September 2022 | New York, USA
The 77th UN General Assembly high-level debate will take place from 20-27 September 2022.
UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 77th Session
03 October - 04 November 2022 | New York, USA
The 77th Session of the First Committee is scheduled to meet 3 October to 4 November 2022 in New York.
Biological Weapons Convention – Ninth Review Conference
28 November - 16 December 2022 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 November to 16 December 2022. More information can be found here.