Research Guides: Conference Primer: Disarmament: 2021

Conference on Disarmament / Conférence du désarmement

Conference on Disarmament - official website / Conférence du désarmement - site Internet officiel

United Nations Information Service (UNIS-UNOG) / Service de l'Information des Nations Unies (SINU-ONUG)

Conference on Disarmament Adopts Annual Report and Concludes 2021
UN Geneva News, 10 September 2021
Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Item 7 of its Agenda on Transparency in Armaments
27 July 2021
Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Agenda Item 6 on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament
22 June 2021
United Kingdom Tells Conference on Disarmament it Intends to Increase the Limit of its Overall Nuclear Weapons Stockpile because of the Deteriorating Nuclear Security Environment
UN Geneva News, 26 March 2021
Conference on Disarmament concludes high-level segment
24 February
Conference on Disarmament continues high-level segment
24 February
Conference on Disarmament continues high-level segment, hearing statements from 10 dignitaries
23 February
Conference on Disarmament continues high-level segment
22 February
Conference on Disarmament opens high-level segment
22 February
Conference on Disarmament Holds First Plenary Meeting under the Presidency of Brazil
16 February
Member States of the Conference on Disarmament do not Reach Consensus on a Revised Draft Package on a Programme of Work for 2021
10 February 2021
Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament: the hardest challenges but also the greatest opportunities lie ahead
Meeting summary, UN Information Service
19 January 2021
Conference on Disarmament opens its 2021 session under the Presidency of Belgium
Meeting summary, UN information service
19 January 2021
Conference on Disarmament to hold first public plenary of its 2021 session on Tuesday, 19 January
Meeting summary, UN Information Services
15 January 2021
Summaries by the UN Information Service at Geneva

Media Reporting / Dans la presse

Gender Equality Trampled on at the UN Conference on Disarmament
The Geneva Observer, 11 August 2021
Are nuclear weapons really banned?
Swissinfo.ch, 23 February
A new year brings renewed tensions in the world of disarmament
Geneva Solutions, 2 February 2021

UNODA Meetings Place and General Information / Conférences et informations générales, Bureau des affaires de désarmement

Portal for official and other disarmament meetings
A Disarmament Agenda / Un agenda pour le désarmement
Disponible en ligne dans les six langues officielles des Nations Unies
Disarmament: A Basic Guide – Fourth Edition (2017)
PDF versions in عربي | 中文 | English | Français | Русский | Español

Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) / Convention sur certaines armes classiques

CCW - Sixth Review Conference
13 - 17 December 2021

Past events 2021

CCW - Amended Protocol II Annual Conference
10 December 2021
CCW - Protocol V, 9 December 2021
* About CCW Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War
* Resources from UN Geneva Library
CCW - LAWS, Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 3rd Session in 2021
2-8 December 2021, Palais des Nations, Geneva
* Documents
* About the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
* Resource Guide from UN Geneva Library
* Automatic transcripts
* Digital recordings
CCW – Sixth Preparatory Committee
6 - 8 September 2021
CCW – Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (CCW - LAWS)
2021 session (3 August to 1 October)

Media and NGOs coverage / Couverture des médias et des ONG

Countries remain at odds over AI weapons control
NHK World-Japan, 9 December 2021
Time Is Running Out to Stop Killer Robots
Jurist.org, 7 December 2021
Interview of Minister-Counsellor for Disarmament Affairs Kimmo Laukkanen, Finland by The UN Brief
The UN Brief interviewed the Minister-Counsellor for Disarmament Affairs Mr. Kimmo Laukkanen, of the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office in Geneva, on the negotiations underway at the Conference on Disarmament and the Convention on Conventional Weapons, where LAWS will be treated, and what to expect.
Youtube, 7 December 2021
Countries Should Bolster Law on Incendiary Weapons
Healthcare Professionals, Burn Survivors Urge Action at Disarmament Conference (CCW Sixth Review Conference, 13 - 17 December 2021, Geneva)
Human Rights Watch, 6 December 2021
U.S. Opposes a Ban on Killer Robots–A New Autonomous Form of Warfare–Ahead of U.N. Weapons Summit
Democracy Now! 6 December 2021
Regulating ‘killer robots’ divides talks at the UN
Geneva Solutions, 17 August 2021

Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) / Convention sur les armes chimiques

Meeting of State Parties 2020 - Overview and Recordings
22 - 25 November 2021
* Documents
* BWC main website
* Resource Guide from UN Geneva Library
* Digital recordings
* Automatic transcripts
Meetings of Experts 2020
30 August to 8 September 2021

United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) / Institut des Nations Unies pour la recherche sur le désarmement

2021 Cyber Stability Conference: Towards a More Secure Cyberspace, 3 December 2021 (9:00 to 18:00)
Hybrid event (Palais des Nations).
* In person registration (The event “Overview” on Indico provides registration instructions.)
* Online registration
2021 Outer Space Security Conference
27-28 September 2021

In the Media / Vu dans la presse

Outer space politics today: Cold War-esque, and a little more crowded
Geneva Solutions, 1 October 2021

Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APLC)

Nineteenth Meeting of the States Parties, 15 - 19 November 2021
Virtual event
* Programme
* Documents

Nuclear Disarmament / Désarmement nucléaire

New UN test ban chief says goal is to bring pact into force
Associated Press, 9 September 2021
General Assembly President calls for halt to nuclear tests
UN Geneva News, 8 September 2021
PLEINS FEUX - Le Traité sur l’interdiction des armes nucléaires : « une base indispensable sur laquelle de nouvelles mesures juridiques et pratiques peuvent être prises »
UN Geneva News and Media
8 February 2021
Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Watch UN Secretary-General address on the occasion of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 22 January 2021
Nuclear Disarmament Verification
Group of Governmental Experts on nuclear disarmament verification
1 November - 31 December 2021

UN Disarmament Commission / Commission du désarmement de l’Organisation des Nations Unies

UN Disarmament Commission
Sessions

Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters /Conseil consultatif pour les questions de désarmement

Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters
Sessions

Convention on Cluster Munitions / Convention sur les armes à sous-munitions

Second Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
The 2RC is held in two parts:
25-27 November 2020: in virtual format
4-5 February 2021: in hybrid format at the Palais des Nations, Geneva

Conference Primer: Disarmament: 2021

Highlights / Sous les projecteurs