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NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security |
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For more than thirty years, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security has provided services and facilities to hundreds of citizens' groups concerned with the peace and disarmament activities of the United Nations. Because of its distinguished efforts as conference organizer, network clearing house, newspaper publisher, and year-round UN liaison, the NGO Committee is viewed as a primary ally of the international movement for arms control, peace and disarmament, and the continuing body designated to serve this worldwide constituency.
The Committee has a crucial and expanding responsibility to inform NGOs worldwide of the status of negotiations, country positions, major obstacles and opportunities, and to help NGOs transmit their expertise and creative proposals to the appropriate decision-making fora. This website can be your first stop for access to current UN issues on disarmament, peace, and security.
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The Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will take place from 3-28 May 2010 at the United Nations. For information on agenda, registration, NGO events and more, visit Reaching Critical Will. |
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Pre-Conference Events for NGOs |
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April 30 & May 1, 2009 - International Peace Conference, Riverside Church, New York City May 2, 2009 - International Day of Action for a Nuclear Free World (New York City and elsewhere). For more information, click here. SIGN THE PETITION! Add your name to the petition to U.S. President Barack Obama calling for the fulfillment of the commitments made in his Prague speech.
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Conference on Disarmament now in session |
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The Conference on Disarmament (CD), the sole multilateral body for negotiating disarmament treaties, will be in session 18 January - 26 March 2010, in Geneva. (It meets for three sessions each year; the remaining 2010 sessions will be May - June and August - September.) For more information, go to the website of the United Nations Office at Geneva or Reaching Critical Will. Read Hope and Despair in the Conference on Disarmament (Disarmament Times, Fall 2009).
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U.N. First Committee Reportage |
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The First Committee of the U.N. General Assembly deals with disarmament and related international security questions. It met from 5 October–3 November to debate issues and vote on related resolutions. Successful resolutions were forwarded to the General Assembly for voting.
- To read "The First Committee 2009: A Window on Contradictions to Come" by Ray Acheson (Disarmament Times, Winter 2009), click here. - To view voting results from the General Assembly (Disarmament Times, Winter 2009), click here. You can also visit the website of Reaching Critical Will, a project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, for government statements, NGO statements, and voting results, explanations and resolutions. See the First Committee Monitor for reportage on specific issues by affiliated NGO members. On Friday, October 23, 2009, representatives of the NGO community presented to the First Committee. See those statements here, via the Reaching Critical Will website.
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Brown Bag Lunch - Human Development and Disarmament |
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 1:15-3:00PMLocation: Church Center for the UN (corner of 44th St and 1st Ave), 2nd Floor The NGODPS Brown Bag Lunch series continues with a discussion on disarmament, development and human security. Speakers will illuminate the connection between disarmament and development while addressing the issues of the Millenium Development Goals, the interplay between poor health and armed violence, and the human rights implications of disarmament. The presentation will provide information on the relationship between disarmament and development to members of civil society. Please bring your lunch and join us for an insightful discussion. Speakers: Moderator - Ms Allison Pytlak - Disarmament Program Coordinator, Religions for Peace Dr Eduarda Hamann - Specialist on Brazilian Gun Violence, Quaker United Nations Office DC Dr Robert Zuber - Director, Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict Dr Cathey Falvo - President, Physicians for Social Responsibility - New York Chapter Please click here for a printable version |
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