Common Security, governance and nuclear threats plus, Updates on the 2024 NPT Prep Com

Event Date: 12th August 2024
Location: Internet 16:00 BST

Invitation to August 12 event:
Common Security, governance and nuclear threats
plus, Updates on the 2024 NPT Prep Com

Devastating armed conflicts and unresolved disputes have increased the risk of nuclear war and stimulated a renewed nuclear arms race. States Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty met at the UN in Geneva from July 22-August 2 to discuss these issues.

Civil society representatives presented a number of recommendations to the NPT to advance common security, diplomacy, conflict resolution, nuclear war prevention and disarmament. These included proposals for better use of the International Court of Justice to resolve international disputes peacefully, establishment of additional regional nuclear-weapon-free zones (in the Middle East and NE Asia) and a renewed focus on a nuclear weapons convention or framework agreement for nuclear disarmament.

Some of these recommendations were supported by a number of NPT States Parties, as reflected in the Chair’s Summary Report which was released on the final day of the conference. See, for example, NPT Chair’s Summary includes some of NoFirstUse Global’s proposals and 2024 NPT Chair’s summary reveals renewed interest in a Nuclear Weapons Convention.
 
Ayleen Roy presenting the interfaith appeal Pursue peace and justice through Common Security – not nuclear weapons to the NPT. The appeal was endorsed by more than 80 faith-based organizations and an additional 180 faith and values-based leaders and individuals.

August 12 Program

This online event will be held in repeat sessions to enable participation from people in varying time-zones around the world:

Session 1: Timed for Asia/Pacific.
6:00 UTC. 8:00 Central Europe Time. 11am Astana. 13:00 Bangkok. 15:00 Tokyo. 16:00 Sydney. 18:00 Wellington.  
Register for session 1

Session 2: Timed for Americas/Africa/Europe/Middle East
11:00 Eastern Time USA. 15:00 UTC. 16:00 UK. 17:00 Central Europe Time. 
Register for Session 2

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer presenting the parliamentary appeal Turn Back the Doomsday Clock to the NPT. More than 80 parliamentarians from 35 legislatures endorsed the appeal, including members of foreign affairs and defence committees; parliamentary delegates to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly; former Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Disarmament; and others.

August 12 event Speakers

• Tadashi Inuzuka (Japan) – Session 1
  Former Senator from Nagasaki. Executive Director, 3+3 Coalition for a North-East Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone. WFM-IGP Co-President. Keynote speaker at NPT side event on Denuclearization in NE Asia.
• Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (UK) – Session 2
  Member, UK House of Lords. PNND Co-President. Presenter of the parliamentary appeal Turn Back the Doomsday Clock to the NPT.
• Ayleen Roy (Austria) - Both sessions
  Political Relations student at Sciences Po. Presenter of the Interfaith Appeal Pursue peace and justice through Common Security – not nuclear weapons to the NPT.
• Alyn Ware (Czech Republic) - Both sessions
  Head of the World Future Council delegation to the NPT Prep Com. WFM-IGP Program Director. Presenter of the Common Security v Nuclear Deterrence statement to the NPT.

Moderator

• John Vlasto (UK) – Both sessions
  Chair of World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP). Head of WFM-IGP delegation to the NPT Prep Com.

Bill Kidd MSP (Scotland), Convenor of the Cross Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament in the Scottish Parliament, presenting nuclear risk reduction proposals from NoFirstUse Global and the Abolition 2000 Working Group on Nuclear-Risk-Reduction. Yours sincerely
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