It's a wrap on #UNGA #FirstCommittee and our #bioweapons analysis is out: a break with tradition for #1972BWC (procedural decision), but tradition held for 1925 Geneva Protocol (178–0–2). Next: December’s BWC WG & MSP. Time to turn support into progress.
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November 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
It's a wrap on #UNGA #FirstCommittee and our #bioweapons analysis is out: a break with tradition for #1972BWC (procedural decision), but tradition held for 1925 Geneva Protocol (178–0–2). Next: December’s BWC WG & MSP. Time to turn support into progress.
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#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #UNSGM #Russia #FirstCommittee #UNGA #Statement
Joint Statement In Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, ...
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Joint Statement In Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, ...
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November 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #UNSGM #Russia #FirstCommittee #UNGA #Statement
Joint Statement In Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, ...
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Joint Statement In Support of the Efforts to Strengthen the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism for Investigation of the Alleged Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, ...
mid.ru/en/foreign_p...
#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #Allegation #Use #FirstCommittee #UNGA
Chemical Weapons Concerns Dominate First Committee Debate as Delegates Hail Progress in Syria
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The representative of Israel alleged that “Iran has been secretly developing a chemical ...
Chemical Weapons Concerns Dominate First Committee Debate as Delegates Hail Progress in Syria
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The representative of Israel alleged that “Iran has been secretly developing a chemical ...
November 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #Allegation #Use #FirstCommittee #UNGA
Chemical Weapons Concerns Dominate First Committee Debate as Delegates Hail Progress in Syria
press.un.org/en/2026/gadi...
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The representative of Israel alleged that “Iran has been secretly developing a chemical ...
Chemical Weapons Concerns Dominate First Committee Debate as Delegates Hail Progress in Syria
press.un.org/en/2026/gadi...
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The representative of Israel alleged that “Iran has been secretly developing a chemical ...
In #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee, #bioweapons took centre stage last wk. States pressed for progress on strengthening #1972BWC but divisions persist over verification & compliance. Our latest briefing examines what’s at stake ahead of December’s negotiations. tinyurl.com/yhfts4et
October 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee, #bioweapons took centre stage last wk. States pressed for progress on strengthening #1972BWC but divisions persist over verification & compliance. Our latest briefing examines what’s at stake ahead of December’s negotiations. tinyurl.com/yhfts4et
Delivering the ICBL statement at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee in New York, campaigner Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan reminded the room that the Mine Ban Treaty puts people before weapons, and it works.
Watch the full statement here: youtu.be/IEUDFY2Ofc0
#MineFreeWorld #FirstCommittee
Watch the full statement here: youtu.be/IEUDFY2Ofc0
#MineFreeWorld #FirstCommittee
October 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Delivering the ICBL statement at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee in New York, campaigner Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan reminded the room that the Mine Ban Treaty puts people before weapons, and it works.
Watch the full statement here: youtu.be/IEUDFY2Ofc0
#MineFreeWorld #FirstCommittee
Watch the full statement here: youtu.be/IEUDFY2Ofc0
#MineFreeWorld #FirstCommittee
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Disinformation #Norway #Statement #FirstCommittee
GA: Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 1st Committee
www.norway.no/en/missions/...
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As we approach the 2027 Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, strengthening the ...
GA: Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 1st Committee
www.norway.no/en/missions/...
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As we approach the 2027 Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, strengthening the ...
GA: Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 1st Committee
www.norway.no
October 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Disinformation #Norway #Statement #FirstCommittee
GA: Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 1st Committee
www.norway.no/en/missions/...
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As we approach the 2027 Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, strengthening the ...
GA: Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction in the 1st Committee
www.norway.no/en/missions/...
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As we approach the 2027 Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention, strengthening the ...
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Disinformation #GlobalPartnership #France #Statement #FirstCommittee
Statement on behalf of the G7 Global Partnership against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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The G7 Global Partnership is renewing its ...
Statement on behalf of the G7 Global Partnership against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
onu.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/statement...
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The G7 Global Partnership is renewing its ...
October 21, 2026 at 3:01 AM
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Disinformation #GlobalPartnership #France #Statement #FirstCommittee
Statement on behalf of the G7 Global Partnership against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
onu.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/statement...
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The G7 Global Partnership is renewing its ...
Statement on behalf of the G7 Global Partnership against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
onu.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/statement...
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The G7 Global Partnership is renewing its ...
UNIDIR and the Republic of Korea Mission to the UN hosted a #FirstCommittee side event on the implications of AI for disarmament and nonproliferation.
Thanks to the young experts for their insights, and to Felipe Paullier and Amb. Youn for their remarks!
Thanks to the young experts for their insights, and to Felipe Paullier and Amb. Youn for their remarks!
October 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
UNIDIR and the Republic of Korea Mission to the UN hosted a #FirstCommittee side event on the implications of AI for disarmament and nonproliferation.
Thanks to the young experts for their insights, and to Felipe Paullier and Amb. Youn for their remarks!
Thanks to the young experts for their insights, and to Felipe Paullier and Amb. Youn for their remarks!
#ChemicalWeapons #CWC #Violation #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #EuropeanUnion #Statement #FirstCommittee
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
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The EU remains seriously concerned by Russia’s ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU remains seriously concerned by Russia’s ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
19 October 2026, New York – European Union Statement delivered by Mr. Klemen Polak, Minister Counsellor, European Union Delegation to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, on other W...
www.eeas.europa.eu
October 20, 2026 at 6:42 AM
#ChemicalWeapons #CWC #Violation #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #EuropeanUnion #Statement #FirstCommittee
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU remains seriously concerned by Russia’s ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU remains seriously concerned by Russia’s ...
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Verification #Disanformation #EuropeanUnion #Statement #FirstCommittee
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU continues to actively engage in the ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU continues to actively engage in the ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
19 October 2026, New York – European Union Statement delivered by Mr. Klemen Polak, Minister Counsellor, European Union Delegation to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, on other W...
www.eeas.europa.eu
October 20, 2026 at 6:36 AM
#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #Verification #Disanformation #EuropeanUnion #Statement #FirstCommittee
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU continues to actively engage in the ...
EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Other Weapons of Mass Destruction (Cluster II)
www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...
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The EU continues to actively engage in the ...
#IncendiaryWeapons #WhitePhosphorus #CCW #Statement #FirstCommittee #UNGA
Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons
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After years of reports about the horrific human cost of incendiary weapons, it is long past time for states to take action to ...
Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons
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After years of reports about the horrific human cost of incendiary weapons, it is long past time for states to take action to ...
October 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
#IncendiaryWeapons #WhitePhosphorus #CCW #Statement #FirstCommittee #UNGA
Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons
www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
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After years of reports about the horrific human cost of incendiary weapons, it is long past time for states to take action to ...
Joint Civil Society Statement on Incendiary Weapons
www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
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After years of reports about the horrific human cost of incendiary weapons, it is long past time for states to take action to ...
The space arms race isn't waiting for diplomacy to catch up.
At UN #FirstCommittee, Gabon warned it's already underway. And the UK hinted at efforts to divide discussions into competing tracks.
Recap on pg. 10 via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
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At UN #FirstCommittee, Gabon warned it's already underway. And the UK hinted at efforts to divide discussions into competing tracks.
Recap on pg. 10 via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
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October 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The space arms race isn't waiting for diplomacy to catch up.
At UN #FirstCommittee, Gabon warned it's already underway. And the UK hinted at efforts to divide discussions into competing tracks.
Recap on pg. 10 via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
At UN #FirstCommittee, Gabon warned it's already underway. And the UK hinted at efforts to divide discussions into competing tracks.
Recap on pg. 10 via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
Yesterday the #UNGA #FirstCommittee heard that governments must do more to integrate the environment into the disarmament topics on its agenda if the Committee is to remain relevant in our increasingly climate changed, nature depleted and polluted world. ceobs.org/joint-cso-st...
Joint CSO statement to the UNGA on the Environment, peace and security - CEOBS
Statement drafted by CEOBS and delivered by Melissa Bushi of Pace University to the UN General Assembly First Committee.
ceobs.org
October 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Yesterday the #UNGA #FirstCommittee heard that governments must do more to integrate the environment into the disarmament topics on its agenda if the Committee is to remain relevant in our increasingly climate changed, nature depleted and polluted world. ceobs.org/joint-cso-st...
CivSoc statement on #bioweapons to #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee says #1972BWC must keep pace with changing biorisks shaped by #AI, synbio & lab automation. Delivered by @Alex_Phelan, it calls for progress on S&T review, compliance, verification, investigations tinyurl.com/4h38kfph
October 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
CivSoc statement on #bioweapons to #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee says #1972BWC must keep pace with changing biorisks shaped by #AI, synbio & lab automation. Delivered by @Alex_Phelan, it calls for progress on S&T review, compliance, verification, investigations tinyurl.com/4h38kfph
The @gpwmd.bsky.social Counter Disinfo Initiative made a statement to #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee today on why #disinformation matters for arms control. Our central point: CBRN-related disinformation is not simply about getting facts wrong. It is about weakening trust.
October 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The @gpwmd.bsky.social Counter Disinfo Initiative made a statement to #UNGA81 #FirstCommittee today on why #disinformation matters for arms control. Our central point: CBRN-related disinformation is not simply about getting facts wrong. It is about weakening trust.
Who put weapons in orbit first? Whose weapons are worse?
Week 1 of UN #FirstCommittee descended into arguments over these historic questions.
Support for #PAROS continues. But what new restraints are on the table?
Recap via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
Week 1 of UN #FirstCommittee descended into arguments over these historic questions.
Support for #PAROS continues. But what new restraints are on the table?
Recap via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
October 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Who put weapons in orbit first? Whose weapons are worse?
Week 1 of UN #FirstCommittee descended into arguments over these historic questions.
Support for #PAROS continues. But what new restraints are on the table?
Recap via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
Week 1 of UN #FirstCommittee descended into arguments over these historic questions.
Support for #PAROS continues. But what new restraints are on the table?
Recap via @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social
reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
highlighting civilian protection and youth participation in peace and security.
#81UNGA #FirstCommittee
#C1
#81UNGA #FirstCommittee
#C1
October 11, 2026 at 8:55 AM
highlighting civilian protection and youth participation in peace and security.
#81UNGA #FirstCommittee
#C1
#81UNGA #FirstCommittee
#C1
📢 Register to our upcoming side-event in the margins of #UNGA81 's #FirstCommittee organised by @frstrategie.bsky.social and @euatun.bsky.social on the #HCoC:
"Missile Proliferation, New Trends and Role for Arms Control"
📅14 Oct., 13:15 EDT
📍#UNHQ, New York
🔗https://shorturl.at/YM3k4
"Missile Proliferation, New Trends and Role for Arms Control"
📅14 Oct., 13:15 EDT
📍#UNHQ, New York
🔗https://shorturl.at/YM3k4
October 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
📢 Register to our upcoming side-event in the margins of #UNGA81 's #FirstCommittee organised by @frstrategie.bsky.social and @euatun.bsky.social on the #HCoC:
"Missile Proliferation, New Trends and Role for Arms Control"
📅14 Oct., 13:15 EDT
📍#UNHQ, New York
🔗https://shorturl.at/YM3k4
"Missile Proliferation, New Trends and Role for Arms Control"
📅14 Oct., 13:15 EDT
📍#UNHQ, New York
🔗https://shorturl.at/YM3k4
🔹 Youth participation in disarmament through #Youth4ATT
🔹 Climate change and conflict, including our work in Sudan
🔹 Explosive ordnance risks and civilian protection
🔹 Maritime security and sea mines
🔹 Nuclear disarmament and risk reduction
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
🔹 Climate change and conflict, including our work in Sudan
🔹 Explosive ordnance risks and civilian protection
🔹 Maritime security and sea mines
🔹 Nuclear disarmament and risk reduction
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
October 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🔹 Youth participation in disarmament through #Youth4ATT
🔹 Climate change and conflict, including our work in Sudan
🔹 Explosive ordnance risks and civilian protection
🔹 Maritime security and sea mines
🔹 Nuclear disarmament and risk reduction
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
🔹 Climate change and conflict, including our work in Sudan
🔹 Explosive ordnance risks and civilian protection
🔹 Maritime security and sea mines
🔹 Nuclear disarmament and risk reduction
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
Our key areas of engagement include:
🔹 AI and emerging military technologies
🔹 Autonomous weapons and meaningful human control
🔹 Small Arms and Light Weapons and illicit arms trafficking
🔹 Women’s protection in armed conflict
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
🔹 AI and emerging military technologies
🔹 Autonomous weapons and meaningful human control
🔹 Small Arms and Light Weapons and illicit arms trafficking
🔹 Women’s protection in armed conflict
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
October 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Our key areas of engagement include:
🔹 AI and emerging military technologies
🔹 Autonomous weapons and meaningful human control
🔹 Small Arms and Light Weapons and illicit arms trafficking
🔹 Women’s protection in armed conflict
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
🔹 AI and emerging military technologies
🔹 Autonomous weapons and meaningful human control
🔹 Small Arms and Light Weapons and illicit arms trafficking
🔹 Women’s protection in armed conflict
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
Against this backdrop, the @ihlyi.bsky.social is engaging with a focused advocacy agenda centered on humanitarian disarmament, international humanitarian law, civilian protection, and meaningful youth participation.👇🏻
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
October 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Against this backdrop, the @ihlyi.bsky.social is engaging with a focused advocacy agenda centered on humanitarian disarmament, international humanitarian law, civilian protection, and meaningful youth participation.👇🏻
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
#UNGA81
#FirstCommittee
Today marks the opening of the 81st Session of the #UNGA81
#FirstCommittee Disarmament and International Security. This year’s session comes at a critical moment, amid ongoing armed conflicts, emerging military technologies, illicit arms trafficking, and nuclear risks.
#FirstCommittee Disarmament and International Security. This year’s session comes at a critical moment, amid ongoing armed conflicts, emerging military technologies, illicit arms trafficking, and nuclear risks.
October 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Today marks the opening of the 81st Session of the #UNGA81
#FirstCommittee Disarmament and International Security. This year’s session comes at a critical moment, amid ongoing armed conflicts, emerging military technologies, illicit arms trafficking, and nuclear risks.
#FirstCommittee Disarmament and International Security. This year’s session comes at a critical moment, amid ongoing armed conflicts, emerging military technologies, illicit arms trafficking, and nuclear risks.
📑 The 2026 @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social #FirstCommittee Briefing Book is out now & the Torture-Free Trade Network joins @nuclearban.bsky.social, @explosiveweapon.bsky.social, @hrw.org, & many more:
🔗: www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/pu...
🔗: www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/pu...
www.reachingcriticalwill.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
📑 The 2026 @rcw4disarmament.bsky.social #FirstCommittee Briefing Book is out now & the Torture-Free Trade Network joins @nuclearban.bsky.social, @explosiveweapon.bsky.social, @hrw.org, & many more:
🔗: www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/pu...
🔗: www.reachingcriticalwill.org/resources/pu...
Sean Howard and Tammy Bernasky of the Disability Rights and Disarmament Initiative at Cape Breton University explain how #FirstCommittee delegations can draw attention to disability rights and the disability impacts of militarism and war reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
September 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Sean Howard and Tammy Bernasky of the Disability Rights and Disarmament Initiative at Cape Breton University explain how #FirstCommittee delegations can draw attention to disability rights and the disability impacts of militarism and war reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
Disarmament education and youth participation are critical for advancing disarmament goals. Matthew Bolton of Pace University discusses the exciting progress in this field and gives recommendations how to continue this trend at the #FirstCommittee and beyond reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
September 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Disarmament education and youth participation are critical for advancing disarmament goals. Matthew Bolton of Pace University discusses the exciting progress in this field and gives recommendations how to continue this trend at the #FirstCommittee and beyond reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...