Nuclear risk-reduction and disarmament: From the NPT to the UN General Assembly
Event Date: 20th September 2022
Location: Internet 6 pm BST
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Invitation to
Nuclear risk-reduction and disarmament:
From the NPT to the UN General Assembly
Tuesday September 20
1pm Eastern Time (USA) / 7pm Central Europe Time
We cordially invite you to Nuclear risk-reduction and disarmament: From the NPT to the UN General Assembly, on September 20, Day 10 Disarmament of the We The World 11 Days of Global Unity.
At this event we will discuss nuclear risk reduction and disarmament proposals raised at the United Nations last month during the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and which now could be taken up at the UN General Assembly during its current session.
Register for September 20 event
Luck is not a strategy
“From the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the clouds that parted following the end of the Cold War are gathering once more. Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the NPT Review Conference at the UN in August
“From the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the clouds that parted following the end of the Cold War are gathering once more. Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the NPT Review Conference at the UN in August
Speakers
- John Hallam (Australia). Co-Chair, Abolition 2000 Nuclear-Risk-Reduction Working Group. Steering Committee Member, NoFirstUse Global;
- Hanieh Jodat (USA). Roots Action. Defuse Nuclear War;
- Ivan Siluianov (Russia). Youth Fusion Team Member;
- Michaela Higgins Sørensen (Mozambique/Denmark). PNND Gender, Peace and Security Program Director. Core Team, Youth Fusion;
- Alyn Ware (New Zealand / Czech Republic). PNND Global Coordinator. Director, Basel Peace Office. Member, World Future Council.
Chair
- Jana Larsen (USA). We The World
More about the event and the upcoming UN General Assembly
A number of proposals/initiatives for nuclear-risk reduction and disarmament were discussed during the four-week long NPT Review Conference in August, but were unable to be adopted in a consensus final document due to opposition from Russia. Can some of these initiatives be advanced and acted upon in the UN General Assembly, which does not require consensus?
There are, for example, concrete opportunities to advance nuclear-risk reduction and disarmament at the UN High Level Meeting on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on September 26, and in the UN Disarmament and International Security Committee, which meets from September 29 – November 4 to discuss and adopt disarmament resolutions.
Join the September 20 event to learn and discuss. For background please see the PNND blog article From NPT Review Conference to the UN General Assembly.
Reminder of invitation toNuclear risk-reduction and disarmament:
From the NPT to the UN General Assembly
Tuesday September 20. Online event
1pm Eastern Time (USA) / 7pm Central Europe Time
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Photo: Knotted gun at the entrance to the United Nations buildings in New York
We cordially remind you of Nuclear risk-reduction and disarmament: From the NPT to the UN General Assembly, which will take place on September 20, Day 10 Disarmament of the We The World 11 Days of Global Unity.
At this event we will discuss nuclear risk reduction and disarmament proposals raised at the United Nations last month during the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and which now could be taken up at the UN General Assembly during its current session.
Opportunities for doing so include at the UN High Level Meeting on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Sep 26 and during the UN Disarmament and International Security Committee which meets from Sep 29 to Nov 4.
Register for the September 20 event
Luck is not a strategy
“From the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the clouds that parted following the end of the Cold War are gathering once more. Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the NPT Review Conference at the UN in August
“From the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the clouds that parted following the end of the Cold War are gathering once more. Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation. We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the opening of the NPT Review Conference at the UN in August
Speakers
With special guest:
More about the event and the upcoming UN General Assembly
A number of proposals/initiatives for nuclear-risk reduction and disarmament were discussed during the four-week long NPT Review Conference in August, and gained considerable support, but were unable to be adopted in a final document, which requires consensus.
This event will discuss how some of these initiatives be advanced and acted upon in other forums including the UN General Assembly, which does not require consensus.
There are, for example, concrete opportunities at the UN High Level Meeting on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on September 26, and in the UN Disarmament and International Security Committee, which meets from September 29 – November 4 to discuss and adopt disarmament resolutions.
Join the September 20 event to learn and discuss. For background please see the PNND blog article From NPT Review Conference to the UN General Assembly.
