VCDNP Participation at the 2019 PrepCom

VCDNP staff and interns participated in the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), that took place in New York from 29 April to 10 May 2019.

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane presented a new paper on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, published with with the Friedrich Ebert Siftung’s New York Office (FESNY). She also presented the "Kyoto Appeal", developed by the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament.

CNS Director of the International Organizations and Non-Proliferation Program Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova participated as an adviser to the Delegation of Chile. She also spoke at two side events: “Steps towards new Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones: Prospects and Challenges”, organised by Kazakhstan and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, as well as "INF Treaty, New START, and Article VI of the NPT: How to Preserve the Global Arms Control Architecture?", hosted by the German Mission to the UN and organised by the Deep Cuts Commission.

#Kazakhstan and @UN_Disarmament will jointly organize the International meeting of representatives of all #nuclear-weapon-free zones on 28-29 August 2019 in #NurSultan.
Many thanks for fruitful discussion of this critical issue to all participants of the #NPT PrepCom side event. pic.twitter.com/mxj13y2gXP

— Kazakh 🇰🇿 Mission to UN (@Kazakh_Mission) May 4, 2019

VCDNP interns Marie-Charlotte Aubry and Veronika Bedenko also attended the PrepCom and participated in several side events, including the second Track 2.5 workshop co-organized by CNS and the PIR Center.

The #NPT2019 PrepCom wrapped up last week, and the journey towards the 2020 #RevCon begins today! Take a look at the highlights from the past two weeks of deliberations, featuring insights from @rafaelmgrossi, @PatriciaMary, & more! #LetsFinishWhatWeStarted pic.twitter.com/93jYenHUT1

— Carlos Rodriguez-Cruz y Celis (@crod_cruz) May 13, 2019

Throughout the PrepCom, CNS posted live updates that featured Ms. Mukhatzhanova's account on Twitter.

Feature image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.