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2026 NPT Review Conference Briefing Paper

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2025 UN General Assembly First Committee - Nuclear Weapons Briefing Paper

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TPNW Third Meeting of States Parties at a Glance

This 2-page briefing paper provides a snapshot of what to expect at the TPNW third... Read more

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TPNW Third Meeting of States Parties Policy Overview and Recommendations

This comprehensive briefing paper provides an overview of the implementation of the Treaty on the... Read more

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Nuclear weapons and the human rights of children in armed conflict

Nuclear weapons have an unmatched potential to damage human health and the environment. They pose... Read more

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Israel is one of nine countries that possesses nuclear weapons, with an estimated arsenal of... Read more

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The 2024 First Committee on Disarmament and International Security of the UN General Assembly will... Read more

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UN Summit for the Future

On 22-23 September, the UN Summit for the Future will take place in New York. ... Read more

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2024 NPT PrepCom Briefing Paper

This briefing paper summarizes key points for states to raise at the 2nd Preparatory Committee... Read more

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Right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment will present... Read more

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Briefing paper on the UN General Assembly resolution 78/240: Addressing the legacy of nuclear weapons

In 2023, a resolution was tabled at the UN General Assembly First Committee on addressing... Read more

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TPNW Second Meeting of States Parties: Policy Overview

This briefing paper provides an overview of the work that has taken place in key... Read more

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Briefing Paper on the G7 Summit in Hiroshima

For the first time ever, heads of state from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,the United Kingdom... Read more

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Briefing Paper on Nuclear Weapons, the Environment, and the Climate Crisis

This briefing paper provides an overview of the effects of nuclear weapons on the environment... Read more

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Recommendations on an International Trust Fund for victim assistance and environmental remediation

This briefing paper provides an overview and recommendations for establishing an international trust fund for... Read more

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This briefing paper provides an overview and recommendations for inclusion in the Treaty on the... Read more

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The 2022 session of the Assembly of the States Parties to the Rome Statute is... Read more

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Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons have heightened tensions, reduced the threshold for use of... Read more

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This briefing paper provides an overview and recommendations for the 2021 UN General Assembly First... Read more

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This briefing paper aims to summarize key previous research and essays on nuclear weapons, racism... Read more

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The first meeting of states parties (“1MSP”) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear... Read more

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Article 12 Checklist

A checklist of steps states parties can take to implement the Treaty on the Prohibition... Read more

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A briefing paper on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) and the Treaty... Read more

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A briefing paper on NATO and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. December... Read more

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A briefing paper on the legal and political significance of the entry into force of... Read more

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The imminent entry-into-force of the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)... Read more

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Given the clear relationship between nuclear weapons and gender, nuclear disarmament must be raised in conversations about... Read more

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The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons (by intent, accident or miscalculation) anywhere... Read more

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Briefing: Emerging technologies and nuclear weapon risks

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The Catholic Church and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The Catholic Church has been a leading proponent of the Treaty on the Prohibition of... Read more

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The TPNW and Silencing the Guns

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This briefing paper (October 2019) shows how African countries are leading the way towards entry... Read more

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Member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) played a leading role in the negotiation and... Read more

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