Nuclear weapon ban treaty

Read about available resources on the nuclear ban treaty negotiations below of check out the web-site of the WILPF's Disarmament Programme at: http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Publications/bannin...

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In 2016, the UN General Assembly decided by overwhelming majority to initiate negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons in 2017. Negotiations are set to take place 27–31 March and 15 June–7 July 2017 in New York. An organisational meeting was held on 16 February.

Reaching Critical Will resources

Nuclear Ban Daily
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• Banning nuclear weapons: principles and elements for a legally binding instrument (March 2017)
• Filling the legal gap: the prohibition of nuclear weapons (April 2015)
• A treaty banning nuclear weapons: developing a legal framework for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons (April 2014)
• Banning nuclear weapons: an effective measure for nuclear disarmament (October 2014)
• Preventing collapse: the NPT and a ban on nuclear weapons (October 2013)
• Unspeakable suffering: the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons (February 2013)

Conference resources

• Statements
• Documents
• Side events calendar

Background information

• UN General Assembly resolution L.41
• RCW reporting on adoption of L.41
• Open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament
• Conferences on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons
• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

Other resources

• Ban Brief at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Blog
• ICAN's nuclearban.org
• UN official website