Parliamentary Actions for Nuclear Disarmament

Submitted by Jessica on 26 October, 2011 - 12:24

Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention cordially invite you to a roundtable discussion on:

 

Parliamentary Actions for Nuclear Disarmament

Monday October 24, 2011

1:15 – 3:15 pm

Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations

871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017

 

A breakout session  of

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT:A COMPASS POINT FORPROGRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY,

United Nations Day, October 24, 2011

Organised by the East-West Institute, Global Security Institute, and the Center for

Nonproliferation Studies and featuring UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

 

Welcome:

H.E. Hellmut Hoffmann, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

Speakers:      

Alyn Ware,PNND Global Coordinator                                    

Christer Winbäck MP(Sweden), PNND Council Member, Board Member of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Rob van Riet, World Future Council (United Kingdom)

Alice Slater, Abolition 2000 Working Group on Parliamentary Engagement

Parliamentarians and parliaments have vital roles in building the framework for a nuclear-weapons-free world. They consider security mechanisms for lowering or eliminating the role of nuclear weapons. They allocate funds for the diplomatic and technical work required to establish a disarmament regime. They adopt domestic implementation measures including for border control, policing, securing nuclear facilities and materials, criminalising banned activities, ensuring cooperation between government agencies and public education to support nuclear disarmament. They also liaise with colleagues in other parliaments to develop coordinated approaches between countries and regions.

This workshop will explore actions already being taken by parliamentarians, how these can be expanded and improved, and the roles of experts and civil society to support parliamentary action.

PNND and the Parliamentarian Network for Conflict Prevention sincerely thank the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations for providing the venue and other support for the event.