|
Date
|
Description
|
Issue
|
Location
|
| 12-30 January |
United
Nations Office of the High Commissionar for Human Rights (UNHCHR):
35th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/ |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 19 January-26
March |
Conference
on Disarmament: 1st part. |
Various |
Geneva |
| 26-30 January |
Landmine Monitor:
Regional Meeting for the Americas.
www.icbl.org | Im@icbl.org
|
Landmines |
Bogota |
| 9-11 February |
2004 Mine Countermeasures
and Demining Conference
www.dsto.defence.gov.au/events/4022/ | paul.piperias@dsto.defence.gov.au
|
Landmines |
Canberra |
|
9-12 February
|
Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention: 1st 2004 Intersessional Standing
Committee Meeting.
www.icbl.org/sc | walker@icbl.org | k.brinkert@gichd.ch
|
Landmines
|
Geneva
|
| 13 February |
Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention: 1st Preparatory Meeting for the 1st Review
Conference (29 November-3 December 2004)
www.nairobisummit.org/467.0.html
|
Landmines |
Geneva |
| 8-12 March |
Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): Meeting of the Group of
Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines
Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM). |
Inhumane
Weapons |
Geneva |
| 8-12 March |
Group
of Governmental Experts on the Relationship Between Disarmament
and Development: 2nd Meeting. |
Disarmament & Development |
New
York |
| 15 March-2
April |
United
Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR):
80th session of the Human Rights Committee
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/hrc.htm |
Human
Rights |
New
York |
| 15 March-23
April |
United
Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR):
60th session of the Commission on Human Rights
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chr.htm |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 28-31 March |
Landmine
Monitor: Regional Meeting for Asia-Pacific
www.icbl.org I Im@icbl.org |
Landmines |
Kabul |
| 5-23 April |
United
Nations Disarmament Commission |
Various |
New
York |
| 19-30 April |
UN
Commission on Sustainable Development: 12th session
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd12/csd12.htm | dsd@un.org
|
Various |
New
York |
|
26
April-
7
May
|
Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): 3rd Preparatory
Committee for the 2005 Review Conference
|
Nuclear
Weapons
|
New
York
|
| 28-30 April |
Landmine
Monitor: Regional Meeting for Europe
www.icbl.org | lm@icbl.org |
Landmines |
Sarajevo |
| TBA May |
Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC): Plenary |
Chemical
weapons |
The
Hague |
| TBA May |
Human
Security Network: 6th Ministerial Meeting
www.humansecuritynetwork.org/meeting-e.php |
Various |
Bamako |
| 10 May-25
June |
Conference
on Disarmament: 2nd part |
Various |
Geneva |
| 17 May-4
June |
United
Nations Office of the High Commissionar for Human Rights (UNHCHR):
36th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/ |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 24-28 May |
Group
of Governmental Experts on the Relationship Between Disarmament
and Development: 3rd Meeting. |
Disarmament & Development |
New
York |
| 24-28 May |
International
Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Safety
www.iaea.org/worldatom/Meetings/2001/infcn82ppt_pres.shtml
|
Various |
Vienna |
| 26-28 May |
International
Workshop on Preventive Technical Measures for Munitions (organised
by the governments of Switzerland and Germany) |
Munitions
and sub-munitions |
Thun
(Switzerland) |
| 2-11 June |
United
Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: 47th Session.
www.oosa.unvienna.org/COPUOS/2004/index.html
|
Outer
Space |
Vienna |
7-10 June
|
Australia
Group Annual Plenary
http://www.dfat.gov.au/dept/annual_reports/index.html |
Various
|
Paris
|
8-9 June
|
Regional
Seminar on advancing the Convention on the Prohibition of the
Use, Stokpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines
and on Their Destruction in Northern and Eastern Europe
|
Landmines
|
Vilnius
|
| 7-11 June |
Preparatory
Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization,
Working Group A and informal/expert meetings |
Nuclear
Weapons |
Vienna |
| 8-10 June |
G-8
Summit
www.g8seaisland.com/en/index.cfm |
Various |
Sea
Island, (USA) |
| 14-25 June |
United
Nations Open-Ended Working Group on Tracing Illicit Small Arms
and Light Weapons: 1st substantive session. |
Small
Arms |
New
York |
| 21-22 June |
Carnegie
International Non-Proliferation Conference A New Effective
Non-Proliferation Strategy
www.carnegieendowment.org/npp/
|
Nuclear
weapons |
Washington,
DC |
|
21-25
June
|
Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention: 2nd 2004 Interssesional Standing
Committee Meeting
www.icbl.org/sc | walker@icbl.org | k.brinkert@gichd.ch
|
Landmines
|
Geneva
|
| 21 June (TBC) |
Landmine
Monitor Global Researchers Meeting
lm@icbl.org |
Landmines |
Croatia |
22-25
June
|
Preparatory
Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
(CTBT): 22nd Session
|
Nuclear
Weapons
|
Vienna
|
27 June
- 2 July
|
International
Atomic Energy Agency. International Conference on Fifty Years
of Nuclea Power - The Next Fifty Years
www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=114
|
Nuclear
Weapons
|
Moscow
/ Obninsk
|
|
28-29
June
|
Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention: 2nd Preparatory meeting for the 1st Review
Conference (29 November -3 December).
www.nairobisummit.org/468.0.html
|
Landmines
|
Geneva
|
| 28 June -
9 July |
United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime: 1st Conference
of the Parties. |
Transnational
Organised Crime |
Vienna |
| 29 June -
2 July |
Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Executive Council |
Chemical
Weapons |
The
Hague |
| 30 June -
2 July |
UN
Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters |
Various |
Geneva |
| TBA June |
Americas Regional
Mine Action Seminar
charlie@icbl.org
|
Landmines |
Quito |
| 1-9 July |
Global
Week of Action against Small Arms
www.iansa.org |
Small
Arms |
Various |
| 5-16 July |
Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): Meeting of the Group of
Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines
Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM). |
Inhumane
Weapons |
Geneva |
| 5-30 July |
Human
Rights Committee: 81st session
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/ |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 19-30 July |
Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC): Meeting of Experts |
Biological
Weapons |
Geneva |
| 26 July-13
August |
Sub-Commission
on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: 56th session
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/sc.htm |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 26 July-10
September |
Conference
on Disarmament: 3rd part |
Various |
Geneva |
| 30 August
- 10 September |
Preparatory
Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
(CBTO), Working Group B and informal / expert meetings
www.ctbto.org/ |
Nuclear
Weapons |
Vienna |
| 13 September-1
October |
United
Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR):
37th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/ |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 20 - 24 September |
International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), General Conference |
Various |
Vienna |
| 4 October
- 5 November |
United
Nations General Assembly: First Committee (Disarmament and International
Security). |
Various |
New
York |
| 18 October
- 5 November |
Human
Rights Committee: 82nd session |
Human
Rights |
Geneva |
| 8-16 November |
Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): Meeting of the Group of
Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines
Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM). |
Inhumane
Weapons |
Geneva |
15-19
November
|
Preparatory
Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
(CTBT): 23rd Session
|
Nuclear
Weapons
|
Vienna
|
| 15-19 November |
Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 9th session of
the Conference of the State Parties |
Chemical
Weapons |
The
Hague |
| 17 November |
Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): Meeting of States Party
to Amended Protocol II. |
Inhumane
Weapons |
Geneva |
| 18-19 November |
Convention
on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): Meeting of the States Parties. |
Inhumane
Weapons |
Geneva |
|
29
November-
3
December
|
Anti-Personnel
Mine Ban Convention: 1st Review Conference
www.nairobisummit.org/455.0.html | k.brinkert@gichd.ch
|
Landmines
|
Nairobi
|
| 6-10 December |
Biological
and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC): Annual Meeting of States Parties. |
Biological
Weapons |
Geneva |