Calendar

Consultation on the draft political declaration on EWIPA

03 - 05 March 2021 | Online

A next round of online consultations on the draft political declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas (EWIPA) are scheduled for 3-5 March 2021.

NATO and The Patriarchy

07 March 2021 | Online

Ray Acheson will speak at a webinar to No to War - No to NATO about their chapter “The patriarchal militarism of NATO’s reflection group” in a recent NATO Watch report.

Third substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security

08 - 12 March 2021

The third, and final, substantive session of the OEWG on Developments in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the Context of International Security was scheduled to take place in New York from 6-10 July 2020. It has been rescheduled for 8-12 March 2021.

Virtual book launch for Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy

22 March 2021 | Online

The event will welcome Ray Acheson (Director, Reaching Critical Will: WILPF) to Scotland (virtually, of course!) for an evening of conversation and readings from her upcoming book: Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy (Rowman & Littlefield, June 2021).

Arms Trade Treaty Working Group & CSP7 Preparatory Meetings

26 - 30 April 2021 | Geneva, Switzerland

Meetings of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) working groups on implementation, universalisation, and reporting and transparency, and the first preparatory meeting for for the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7) will take place in a virtual format from 26-30 April 2021. This set of meetings has been rescheduled from February 2021. 

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Arms Trade Treaty Working Group & CSP7 Preparatory Meetings

25 - 28 May 2021 | Geneva, Switzerland

The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) working groups on implementation, universalisation, and reporting and transparency, as well as the second informal preparatory meeting for the Seventh Conference of States Parties (CSP7 are tentatively scheduled from 25-28 May 2021, subject to COVID-19 developments. Click here for more information.

BMS7 on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (UNPOA)

26 - 30 July 2021 | New York, USA

The Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) to consider the implementation of the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA) is scheduled to take place at the United Nations in New York City from 26-30 July 2021

2021 NPT Review Conference

02 - 27 August 2021 | New York, USA

The 2021 Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is scheduled to take place from 2–27 August 2021 in New York, United States. 

Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP7)

30 August - 03 September 2021 | Geneva, Switzerland

The Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP7) is scheduled to take place from 30 August–3 September 2021 in Geneva.