Calendar
Second Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
21 - 25 July 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The second substantive session of the Open-ended working group on the prevention of an arms race in outer space in all its aspects is scheduled to take place from 21-25 July 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention
11 - 22 August 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention will hold a meeting from 11-22 August 2025 in Geneva.
Eleventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP11)
25 - 29 August 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Eleventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (CSP11) will take place on 25–29 August 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Second Session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
01 - 05 September 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (GGE on LAWS) is meeting for its second session of 2025 from 1–5 September in Geneva, Switzerland.
CCW Protocol V Meeting of Experts
08 September 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Meeting of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland on 8 September 2025.
CCW Amended Protocol II Meeting of Experts
09 September 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Group of Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) will take place on 9-10 September 2025 in Geneva.
13th Meeting of States Parties to the Cluster Munitions Convention
16 - 19 September 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The 13th Meeting of States Parties to the Cluster Munitions Convention will take place from 16–19 September 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
UN General Assembly High-Level General Debate, 80th Session
23 - 30 September 2025
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly High-Level General Debate will begin on 23 September 2025. RCW will track all disarmament references in the debate.
UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, 80th Session
06 October - 07 November 2025 | New York, USA
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to meet in New York from 6 October to 7 November 2025.
Humanitarian Disarmament Forum
25 - 26 October 2025 | New York, USA
The 2025 Humanitarian Disarmament Forum will take place 25-26 October 2025 in New York.
CCW Meeting of High Contracting Parties
12 - 14 November 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Meeting of High Contracting Parties is schedule to take place from 12–14 November 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Sixth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
17 - 21 November 2025 | New York, United States
The sixth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction will be held from 17 to 21 November 2025 at United Nation Headquarters in New York.
Second International Conference of the EWIPA Declaration
19 - 20 November 2025 | San Jose, Costa Rica
The Second International Conference of the EWIPA Declaration will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica on 19-20 November 2025. INEW will hold a Protection Forum together with SEHLAC and FUNPADEM on 18 November 2025.
22nd Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty
01 - 05 December 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Twenty-Second Meeting of the States Parties (22MSP) to the Mine Ban Treaty is set to take place the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1 to 5 December 2025.
Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties
15 - 17 December 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
The Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties will take place from 15 to 17 December 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
2026 NPT Review Conference
27 April - 22 May 2026 | New York, United States
The 2026 NPT Review Conference will take place from 27 April–22 May in New York.