Towards the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)

Thematic Seminar on Pillar I: disarmament

29 – 30 January 2020, Room XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

29 January

Opening

Welcoming remarks

• His Excellency Gustavo Zlauvinen, President-designate of the 2020 NPT Review Conference
• His Excellency Walter Stevens, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
• Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

Achieving and maintaining a world free of nuclear weapons

Moderator: His Excellency Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid, Chair-designate of Main Committee I

Introductory Presentations:

• Her Excellency Leslie Norton, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva and to the Conference on Disarmament, on behalf of the Chair of the high-level FMCT expert preparatory group
• Mr. Jørn Osmundsen, Special Envoy for Disarmament Affairs of Norway, on behalf of the Chair of the Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament
• Her Excellency Socorro Flores Liera, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations in Geneva
• Mr. Angus September, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in Geneva
• Mr. José Rosemberg, Senior Liaison Officer, CTBTO

Interactive discussion

Nuclear risk reduction

Moderator: Mr. Tom Coppen, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Introductory Presentations

• His Excellency Félix Baumann, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament
• Her Excellency Maria Teresa Almojuela, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva
• Mr. Wilfred Wan, Researcher, UNIDIR
• Ms. Marion Messmer, Co-Director, BASIC

Interactive discussion

Strengthening negative security assurances

Moderator: His Excellency Carlos Mario Foradori, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations in Geneva

Introductory Presentations:

• Mr. Zahid Rastam, Principal Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia
• Mr. Marcelo Câmara, Head of the Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil

30 January

Interactive discussion

The P5 process

Moderator: His Excellency Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the Conference on Disarmament

Introductory Presentations:

• His Excellency Li Song, Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs of China
• His Excellency Yann Hwang, Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament
• Mr. Andrey Belousov, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in Geneva
• His Excellency Jeffrey Eberhardt, Special Representative of the President of the United States for Nonproliferation

Interactive discussion

Gender, youth and nuclear disarmament

Moderator: His Excellency Gustavo Zlauvinen, President-designate of the 2020 NPT Review Conference

Introductory Presentations:

• His Excellency Penda Andreas Naanda, Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations in Geneva (Co-Convener, International Gender Champions Disarmament Impact Group)
• His Excellency Jangkeun Lee, Head of Delegation of the Republic of Korea to the Conference on Disarmament
• Ms. Katrin Geyer, Associate, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
• Ms. Sarah Bidgood, Director, Eurasia Nonproliferation Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Interactive discussion

Mechanisms and initiatives in support of NPT implementation

Moderator: His Excellency Gustavo Zlauvinen, President-designate of the 2020 NPT Review Conference

Introductory Presentations

• Mr. Yusif Huseynov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations in Geneva, on the disarmament-related outcomes at the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
• Her Excellency Ann-Sofie Nilsson, Ambassador for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden on the Stepping Stones Approach
• Her Excellency Terhi Hakala, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva and His Excellency Peter Beerwerth, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament on the Creating the Environment for Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
• Her Excellency Sally Mansfield, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva, on the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative
• His Excellency Alaa Youssef, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva, on the New Agenda Coalition

Interactive discussion focused on complementarities and commonalities between these initiatives.

Conclusion of the thematic seminar