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

9
October
Advancing NPT Article VI Goals as New START ExpiresOrganized by Austria, Arms Control Association and DeepCuts (contact: skuramitsu@armscontrol.org)
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room D
RSVP
10
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 9
15
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 6
RSVP
15
October
The Role of Export Controls in Strengthening Global ProsperityOrganized by Panama and the United States (contact: mccoyld2@state.gov; dahmrm@state.gov; avigil@mire.gob.pa)
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 8
16
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 9
RSVP
17
October
The Future Won’t Wait: Youth Policy Pathways on Nuclear Weapons and Emerging TechnologiesOrganized by UNODA (contact: youth4disarmament@un.org)
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room 8
23
October
Briefing by the Chair of the CCW GGE on LAWSOrganized by the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands (contact: nyv@minbuza.nl)
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room E
24
October
Charting the Road to the 2026 Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster MunitionsOrganized by the Philippines (contact: paolo.mapula@dfa.gov.ph)
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room A
27
October
13:15 - 14:30Conference Room E
27
October
13:15-14:30Conference Room 8
RSVP
28
October
13:15-14:30Conference Room 9
RSVP
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
30
October
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