Calendar
Protection of civilians week
27 May - 01 June 2020 | Global
The UN Security Council will hold the open high-level videoteleconference on the protection of civilians in armed conflict on 27 May. From 28 May to 1 June, there will be various online side events.
Webinar: A dialogue on matters that matter with UN Under-Secretary General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms.Izumi Nakamitsu
27 May - 01 June 2020
Second intersessional informal exchange of the Open-ended working group on ICTs—CANCELLED
28 - 29 May 2020 | New York
The UN's Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security had intended to hold informal consultations from 28-29 May in New York. These have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More information about how the OEWG process will continue its work can be found here.
Webinar: Regional strategies to stop the flow and use of firearms in Mesoamerica
28 - 29 May 2020 | Global
This virtual event is part of the Gun Violence in Mexico and Central America series co-sponsored by the Forum on the Arms Trade with many partners.
Global wear orange against gun violence campaign
28 - 29 May 2020 | Global
The Wear Orange campaign began in the United States after 15-year old high school student Hadiya Pendleton was shot to death while chatting on a sidewalk with her friends after finishing her final exams. Join the 2020 campaign.
Seventh Biennial Meeting of States on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons—POSTPONED
15 - 19 June 2020 | New York, USA
The Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons was scheduled to take place in New York from 15-19 June 2020. It has been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems—CANCELLED, MAY BE RESCHEDULED
22 - 26 June 2020 | Geneva, Switzerland
The 2020 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons, mandated by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), was scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 22-26 June at the Palais des Nations for its first round of meetings. It has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but options to reschedule are being explored. Catch up on what happened at the 2019 Meeting of CCW High Contracting Parties.
Third substantive session of the Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security
06 - 09 July 2020
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 will take place in New York from 6-10 July 2020.
2020 CCW Group of Governmental Experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems
10 - 14 August 2020 | Geneva, Switzerland
The 2020 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons, mandated by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), will meet in Geneva, Switzerland from 10-14 August at the Palais des Nations for its second round of meetings.
ATT Sixth Conference of States Parties
17 - 21 August 2020 | Geneva, Switzerland
The sixth Conference of States Parties (CSP6) to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 17-21 August 2020. Click here for our coverage of past ATT meetings, or here for WILPF resources on challenging the arms trade, including through a gender perspective.
UN General Assembly high-level general debate, 75th session
22 - 30 September 2020 | New York, USA
The UN General Assembly will hold its 75th high-level general debate from 22 September to 30 September 2020.
UN General Assembly First Committee, 75th Session
05 October - 05 November 2020 | New York, USA
The UN General Assembly's First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to take place from 5 October to 5 November 2020 at UN headquarters in New York.
Capturing technology and rethinking arms control
05 October - 05 November 2020 | Berlin, Germany
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will host a conference on “Capturing technology and rethinking arms control” on 6 November in Berlin, Germany. The conference will focus on new technologies and their implications for global security and arms control.