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2006 Disarmament Calendar

 

Date

Description

Issue

Location
  January    
9-20 January UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons: 1st Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference.
ddaweb@un.org
 Small Arms
New York
17-19 January Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (Blix Commission): 9th meeting.
www.wmdcommission.org		 WMD Stockholm
20 January Open-ended Working Group for the fourth Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament: organizational session Various New York
23 January - 31 March Conference on Disarmament: 1st part
www.unog.ch		 Various Geneva
30 January - 3 February Panel of Governmental Experts on Verification in All its Aspects: 1st session Verification New York
  February    
8-10 February UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters Various New York
13-17 February Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries, 2nd Session Private Security Geneva
13 February - 3 March Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): Working Group B and informal/expert meetings
pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org
 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
20 February - 3 March United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA): Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee: 43rd session
www.oosa.unvienna.org | oosa@unvienna.org  		 Outer Space Vienna
22-23 February Talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (round 1) Conflict management Geneva
27 February - 3 March Conference on Disarmament: Debate on nuclear disarmament
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Nuclear Weapons Geneva
27 February - 3 March Group of Governmental Experts on the Continuing Operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
http://disarmament2.un.org/cab/register.html 		Conventional weapons Geneva
  March    
6 March International Atomic Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
6-10 March Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): 13th Group of Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) and 1st Review Conference Preparatory Committee Inhumane Weapons Geneva
14-17 March Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 44th session of the Executive Council
www.opcw.org  		Chemical Weapons The Hague
31 March - 1 April (TBC) 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion: Pre-conference on Reducing Firearm-Related Mortality and Morbidity: Data to Action
www.iss.co.za
 Small Arms Durban
  April    
2-5 April 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
www.safety2006.info		 Safety/ Violence Durban
3-7 April Open-ended Working Group for the fourth Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament: 1st session Various New York
3-13 United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA): Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Legal Subcommitte: 45th session
www.oosa.unvienna.org | oosa@unvienna.org  		 Outer Space Vienna
10-28 April United Nations Disarmament Commission
Various New York
19-21 April Talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (round 2) Conflict management Geneva
20-22 April International Conference: "G8 Global Security Agenda: Challenges & Interests. Towards the St.-Petersburg Summit"
www.pircenter.org		 Various Moscow
24-28 April Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Preparatory Committee of the 6th Review Conference
www.opbw.org		 Biological Weapons Geneva
  May    
May (TBC) Human Security Network: 8th Ministerial Meeting
www.humansecuritynetwork.org		 Various Bangkok
1-4 May

7th Annual International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem

http://www.demine.org/

 Landmines Monterey
2 May International Atomic Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors, Programme and Budget Committee
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power New York
7-12 May Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): 114th Assembly
www.ipu.org/conf-e/114agnd.htm		 Various Nairobi
8-12 May Group of Governmental Experts on the Continuing Operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
http://disarmament2.un.org/cab/register.html 		Conventional weapons New York
8-12 May Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: Meetings of the Standing Committees
isu@gichd.ch | www.apminebanconvention.org		 Landmines Geneva
15-19 May Conference on Disarmament: Debate on a Treaty on Fissile Material
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Nuclear Weapons Geneva
15 May - 30 June Conference on Disarmament: 2nd part
www.unog.ch		 Various Geneva
15-19 May Panel of Governmental Experts on Verification in All its Aspects: 2nd session Verification Geneva
15-26 May Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): Working Group B and informal/expert meetings
pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org
 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
16-19 May Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 45th session of the Executive Council
www.opcw.org  		Chemical Weapons The Hague
22-27 May WHO, World Health Assembly: 59th session Various Geneva
29 May - 2 June Open-ended Working Group for the fourth Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament: 2nd session Various New York
29 May - 2 June United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation: 54th session Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
29 May - 2 June Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): Working Group A and informal/expert meetings
pws.ctbto.org | liaison@ctbto.org 		 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
  June    
June/ July (TBC) IANSA Global Week of Action Against Small Arms  Small Arms Global
June (TBC) G8 Summit
en.g8russia.ru		 Various St. Petersburg
7-16 June United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA): 49th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
www.oosa.unvienna.org | oosa@unvienna.org  		 Outer Space Vienna
8-15 June Conference on Disarmament: Debate on Preventing an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS)
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Outer Space Geneva
9-10 June

Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons Controls for International Parliamentarians in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Region
http://www.state.gov/t/pm/wra

 Small Arms Tbilisi
12 June International Atomic Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
12-14 June IBC's 4th International Conference: Radioactive Waste Management
http://www.safetyevents.com/radwaste/		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power London
12-16 June Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): International Assistance and Protection Course.
http://www.opcw.org/ 		Chemical Weapons Seoul
18-23 June International Youth Nuclear Conference 2006.
http://www.iync.org 		Nuclear Weapons/ Power Stockholm
19-22 June International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): International Conference on Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors.
http://www.iaea.org/		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
19-23 June Conference on Disarmament: Debate on new types of Weapons of Mass Destruction
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 WMD / Radiological weapons Geneva
19-23 June Open-ended Working Group for the fourth Special Ssession of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament: 3rd session Various New York
19-23 June Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): 14th Group of Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) and 2nd Review Conference Preparatory Committee Inhumane Weapons Geneva
20-23 June Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): 26th session of the Preparatory Commission
http://pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org  		 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
21 June U.S.-European Union Summit Various Vienna
21-23 June United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament matters Various Geneva
22 June Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF): Launch of "Women in an Insecure World"
http://www.dcaf.ch/		 Gender and Security Brussels
22-23 June Capacity-Building Workshop for Members of National Coordination Bodies
http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/index.html		 Small Arms New York
23 June Cracow Proliferation Security Initiative, High-Level Political Meeting (HLPM).
http://www.psi.msz.gov.pl/		 Proliferation Warsaw
23-28 June World Peace Forum 2006
 Various Vancouver
26-30 June European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN): International Seminar on Dismantling Experience of Nuclear Facilities in France.
http://www.enen-assoc.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Saclay (France)
26 June - 7 July Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime: Conference of the States Parties (3rd session)
unodc@unodc.org
 Transnational Organised Crime Vienna
26 June - 7 July UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons: 1st Review Conference
ddaweb@un.org
 Small Arms

New York
27-28 June The Nuclear Energy Financing Global Summit - The Role of the Private Sector in Financing and Building Nuclear Power Plants.
http://www.cityandfinancial.com/nuc1		 Nuclear Power Paris
27-28 June The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Annual Security Review Conference
http://www.osce.org/		 Various Vienna
28 June Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) – European Policy Centre (EPC): DCAF-EPC workshop on EU-UN collaboration on Security Sector Reforms (SSR) in post-conflict peacebuilding
http://www.dcaf.ch/
 Peacebuilding Brussels
29 June G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
www.en.g8russia.ru		 Various Moscow
29-30 June Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 2nd Regional Seminar on the Role of the Chemical Industry in the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Santa Marta (Colombia)
30 June University of Birmingham: Past and Future of Nuclear Power
http://www.bham.ac.uk 		Nuclear Power Birmingham
  July    
3 July Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF): Experts workshop on the Implementation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
http://www.dcaf.ch/		 Various Geneva
3-4 July Civil G8: NGO International Forum
www.en.g8russia.ru		 Various Moscow
3-7 July

United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS): National Directors and Technical Advisor's Meeting.
www.mineaction.org

Mines Geneva
3-13 July Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): Basic Course for Personnel from the National Authorities of Spanish Speaking States Parties.
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Madrid
4-7 July Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 46th session of the Executive Council
www.opcw.org  		Chemical Weapons The Hague
9 July International Gun Destruction Day
http://www.iansa.org/
 Small Arms Global
10-14 July Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): Third International Basic Course on Assistance and Protection.
http://www.opcw.org/
 Chemical Weapons Krusevac (Serbia and Montenegro)
15-17 July G8 Summit
http://www.en.g8russia.ru/
 Various - Energy Security Saint Petersburg
16 July 61st anniversary of Trinity, the first nuclear weapon test Nuclear Weapons Global
17-28 July Group of Governmental Experts on the Continuing Operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms (3rd Session)
http://disarmament2.un.org/cab/register.html 		Conventional weapons New York
25-27 July Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: Legal Workshop for National Authorities of States Parties in Central and West Africa.
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Ouagadougou
31 July - 4 August Conference on Disarmament: Debate on Negative Security Assurances
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Nuclear Weapons Geneva
31 July - 15 September Conference on Disarmament: 3rd part
www.unog.ch		 Various Geneva
  August    
6 August 61st anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima Nuclear Weapons Global
7-11 August Conference on Disarmament: Debate on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Various Geneva
7-11 August Group of Governmental Experts to the continuing Operation and further Development of the Register of Conventional Arms
http://www.unog.ch/
Conventional Weapons Geneva
7-11 August Panel of Governmental Experts on Verification in All its Aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification (3rd session)
http://disarmament.un.org		 Verification New-York
9 August 61st anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki Nuclear Weapons Global
21-25 August Conference on Disarmament: Debate on Transparency in Armaments
http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/political/cd/cdindex.html		 Transparency Geneva
28 August - 6 September Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): 15th Group of Governmental Experts on Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) and 3rd Review Conference Preparatory Committee Inhumane Weapons Geneva
29 August - 8 September Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): 27th Session of the Working Group B, part II, and informal/expert meetings
http://pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org
 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
  September    
September (TBC) Commission on Human Rights: Working Group on the use of mercenaries (1 week) Private Security Geneva
1 September

Scientific Symposium:
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): "CTBT: Synergies with Science, 1996-2006 and Beyond"
http://pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org

 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
4-8 September Group of Governmental Experts on illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons Small Arms New York
4-8 September Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization: 27th Session of the Advisory Group
http://pws.ctbto.org/ 		Nuclear Weapons Vienna
5-7 September Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons:
Fourth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Asia.
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Jakarta
6-8 September

World Nuclear Association: 31st Annual Symposium
http://www.world-nuclear.org/sym/subindex.htm | enquires@wna-symposium.org

 Nuclear Power London
7-10 September International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW): 17th World Congress www.ippnw.org/Events/Past/17th.html Various Finland
11 September International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
12 September - December General Assembly: 61st session Various New York
18-22 September International Atomic Agency (IAEA): General Conference
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
18-22 September Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention: 7th Meeting of States Parties
isu@gichd.ch | www.apminebanconvention.org		 Landmines Geneva
18 September-6 October Human Rights Council: 2nd session
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/2session/ 		Human Rights Geneva
19-20 September International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): 50th General Conference
New Framework for the Utilization of Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: Assurances of Supply and Non-Proliferation
http://www.iaea.org/index.html		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
24 September Comprehensive Nucelar Test Ban Treaty (CTBT): 10th Anniversary of the Signing
www.ctbto.org		 Nuclear Weapons  Global
25 September International Atomic Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
27-29 September Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):
Fourth Regional Workshop for National Authorities of States Parties in Central Asia on the Practical Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Chok-Tal (Kyrgyzstan)
  October    
October (TBC) Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR): Plenary meeting
http://www.mtcr.info/		 Missiles Copenhagen
1-8 October Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
" Keep Space for Peace Week: International Days of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space"
http://www.space4peace.org/ 		Outer Space Global
2-6 October Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO): 30th Session of the Working Group A and informal/expert meetings
http://pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org
 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
2-31 October UN General Assembly's First Committee: Disarmament and International Security Various New York
6 October Norwegian Nobel Committee announces the Nobel Peace Prize Various Norway
9-18 October

Conference of the Parties to the Unites Nations Conference against Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC): Review of the implementation of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition.
Provisional Agenda

 Small Arms Vienna
16-17 October Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):
Fourth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Africa
http://www.opcw.org/ 		Chemical Weapons Dar-es-Salaam
16-20 October International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
International Safeguards Symposium on Addressing Verification Challenges
www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Meetings2006.asp		 Verification Vienna
16-26 October

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW):
Basic Course for Personnel of National Authorities Involved in the National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
http://www.opcw.org/		 Chemical Weapons Paris
  November    
6 November Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): 8th Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II Inhumane weapons Geneva
7-10 November Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 47th session of the Executive Council
www.opcw.org  		Chemical Weapons The Hague
7-11 November Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 10th session of the Conference of the State Parties
www.opcw.org  		Chemical Weapons The Hague
7-17 November Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW): 3rd Review Conference Inhumane Weapons Geneva
13-17 November Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO):
27th session of the Preparatory Commission
http://pws.ctbto.org/ | liaison@ctbto.org  		 Nuclear Weapons Vienna
20 November - 8 December Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC): 6th Review Conference
www.opbw.org 		Biological Weapons Geneva
23 November International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Board of Governors
Official.Mail@IAEA.ORG | www.iaea.org		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Vienna
27 November 1 December Group of Governmental Experts to consider further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in SALW
 Small Arms Geneva
27 November-8 December

Human Rights Council: Session 3
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/3session/index.htm		 Human Rights Geneva
  December    
5-8 December Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW): 11th session of the Conference of the State Parties
www.opcw.org		 Chemical Weapons The Hague
10 December Nobel Peace Prize is awarded Various Oslo
11-15 December International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
International Conference on Lessons Learned from Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and the Safe Termination of Nuclear Activities
http://www.iaea.org/index.html		 Nuclear Weapons/ Power Athens
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