Overview

The Disarmament and International Security Committee”, or First Committee, is the main Committee of the General Assembly concerned with disarmament and related international security questions. It will hold its eightieth session from 8 October to 7 November 2025. An organizational meeting will take place on 3 October 2025.

The Office for Disarmament Affairs will maintain a public schedule of side events on this web page. Delegations that wish to add their events to this list should send the following details to diane.barnes@un.org and evangelistae@un.org: event title, location (e.g., CR.A), date and time (start and end), Sponsor State(s) and any partnering IGOs/Agencies/NGOs, point-of-contact email address, and links to a registration page or additional information, if applicable. Missions can reserve rooms through the following website: https://conferences.unite.un.org/. Related questions can be sent to gmeets@un.org.

Side Events

27
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 9
27
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room E
28
October
13:15-14:30Conference Room 12
RSVP
28
October
Towards Multilateral Policy on Autonomous Weapon SystemsOrganized by Sipri and Germany (contact:: alexander.blanchard@sipri.org)
13:15-14:30Conference Room A
29
October
Empowering Change: The Role of Women in WMD Non-Proliferation and DisarmamentOrganized by Slovenia and UNIDIR (contact: nika.aupic@gov.si)
13:15-14:30Conference Room 8
RSVP
30
October
12:00-1:15Online

Reports of the Secretary-General

Reports of the Secretary-General

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