This is a list of the remaining major international conferences and meetings that are set to discuss armed violence reduction around the world:
When? | Where? | What? | Who? |
20/01-28/03 | Geneva, Switzerland | Conference on Disarmament 2014; Part 1 | UN |
22/01-24/01 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin Sessions on Humanitarian Disarmament | |
27/01-28/01 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Measuring justice and violence; indicators for the post 2015 MDG framework | UNDP/OAS |
TBC | New York, USA | UN Security Council protection of civilians in armed conflict debate | UN |
13/02-14/02 | Nayarit, Mexico | Second conference on humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons | Mexico |
24/02-25/02 | London, UK | Chatham House Conference on Autonomous Military Technologies: Policy and Governance for Next Generation Defense Systems. | Chatham House |
24/02-27/02 | Belmopan, Belize | Specialized Training Course for Legal Operators on Combating Illicit Firearms Trafficking (STC) | UN |
26/02 | London, UK | Campaign Meeting on Killer Robots | Campaign to Stop Killer Robots |
01/03 | Global | Mine Ban Treaty entry into force anniversary (1999 – 15th year) | UN |
03/03-05/03 | New York, USA | UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 61st Session | UN |
08/03 | Worldwide | International Women’s Day | UN |
14/03-16/03 | Santa Barbara, USA | Global Network 22nd Annual Conference | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
24/03-25/03 | The Hague, Netherlands | Nuclear Security Summit | Netherlands |
03/04-04/04 | Medellin, Colombia | Bridges between worlds: global conference on landmine survivors and disability rights | Colombia |
04/04 | Global | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine | UN |
05/04-11/04 | Medellin, Colombia | World Urban Forum | UN Habitat |
07/04-09/04 | Geneva, Switzerland | Convention on Cluster Munitions Intersessionals | UN |
09/04-11/04 | Geneva, Switzerland | Anti-personnel Landmine Convention (APLC) Intersessionals | UN |
07/04-25/04 | New York, USA | United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC) | UN |
28/04-30/04 | Guatemala | Geneva Declaration Regional Conference | Geneva Declaration Secretariat and Government of Guatemala |
28/04-09/05 | New York, USA | Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the NPT | UN |
TBC | Geneva, Switzerland | Mine Action Programme Directors and UN Advisors meeting, Geneva | UN |
12/05-27/06 | Geneva Switzerland | Conference on Disarmament; Part 2, | UN |
13/05-16/05 | Geneva, Switzerland | Informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems | CCW UN |
28/05-30/05 | Kenya | Geneva Declaration Regional Conference | Geneva Declaration Secretariat and Government of Kenya |
June | Geneva, Switzerland | 26th session of the Human Rights Council | UN |
TBC June | Morocco | Geneva Declaration Regional Conference | Geneva Declaration Secretariat and Government of Morocco |
10/06-12/06 | New York, USA | 7th Conference of States Parties to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) | UN |
16/06-20/06 | New York, USA | Fifth Biennial Meeting of States on the UNPoA | UN |
23/06-27/06 | Maputo, Mozambique | Thirteenth Meeting States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti personnel Mines and on Their Destruction | UN |
02/07-04/07 | Geneva, Switzerland | Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters: 62nd Session | UN |
08/07-10/07 | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva Declaration Regional Conference | Geneva Declaration Secretariat and Swiss Government |
28/07-12/09 | Geneva, Switzerland | Conference on Disarmament 2012; Part 3 | UN |
01/08 | Global | Fourth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions | UN |
29/08 | New York, USA / Global | International Day against Nuclear Tests | UN |
29/07-13/09 | Geneva, Switzerland | Conference on Disarmament 2012; Part 3 | UN |
02/09-05/09 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Convention on Cluster Munitions 5th Meeting of States Parties | UN |
22/09-26/09 | Vienna, Austria | Annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency | UN |
26/09 | New York, USA / Global | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | UN |
TBC October | Manila, Philippines | Geneva Declaration Regional Conference | Geneva Declaration Secretariat and Government of Philippines |
02/10-05/11 | New York, USA | First Committee of the General Assembly | UN |
24/10-31/10 | worldwide | Disarmament week | UN |
TBC | Geneva, Switzerland | Meeting of State parties of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons | UN |
03/12 | Global | Sixth anniversary of signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions and International Day of Persons with Disabilities | |
08/12-17/12 | New York, USA | Thirteenth session of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court | ICC |
10/12 | Global | International Human Rights Day | UN |
TBC | Global | Stop Explosive Investments day of action |
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