A treaty to ban the production of fissile materials has been an important element of efforts to advance nuclear disarmament and strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime for more than two decades. Despite significant support for commencing negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT), progress remains deadlocked.
To explore options and opportunities to revitalize the FMCT process, UNIDIR organized a panel event to provide States with a range of strategies that could help revitalize the debate and address some of the issues that have stifled progress towards the start of negotiations.
The event included the presentation of a UNIDIR working paper on unblocking the FMCT, followed by a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session with participants.
EVENT RECORDING
A recording of this event is available on our YouTube channel, and below.
SPEAKERS
- H.E. Amb. Ichikawa Tomiko, Permanent Representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament (Welcome Remarks)
- Dr. Pavel Podvig, Senior Researcher in the WMD Programme at UNIDIR
- Mr. Thomas Fetz, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
- Mr. Alonso Martinez Ruiz, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
- Prof. Nishida Michiru, Professor at the School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University
The event was moderated by Dr. James Revill, Head of the WMD Programme, UNIDIR.
WHEN & WHERE
26 March 2024 | 13:15 – 14:45 CEST | Room VIII, A Building, Palais des Nations, Geneva and Online.
PARTICIPANTS
The event was open to State representatives and experts working on or interested in issues pertaining to nuclear disarmament and a fissile material cut-off treaty.
For any questions, please contact Ms. María Garzón Maceda at maria.garzon@un.org.