First Committee deals with all disarmament and security matters that affect the international community. It provides space for member states to exchange their views on disarmament-related considerations and allow for collaboration in order to seek out common agreements to the challenges posed by weapons – from conventional weapons to weapons of mass destruction.
The Chair of the First Committee at its seventy-ninth session is Ambassador Maritza Chan-Valverde, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations.
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Armed drones, on behalf of multiple organisations
Biological weapons, on behalf of King's College London
Cluster munitions, on behalf of the Cluster Munition Coalition
Cyber peace and security, on behalf of multiple organisations
Disability in disarmament, on behalf of multiple organisations
Explosive weapons in populated areas, on behalf of the International Network of Explosive Weapons
Gender and diversity, on behalf of multiple organisations
Humanitarian disarmament, on behalf of multiple organisations
Incendiary weapons, on behalf of multiple organisations
International arms trade, on behalf of the Control Arms Coalition
Landmines, on behalf of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Nuclear weapons, on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons, on behalf of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
Outer space, on behalf of multiple organisations
Protection of the environment in armed conflict, on behalf of multiple organisations
Small arms and light weapons, on behalf of the International Action Network on Small Arms
Youth and disarmament education, on behalf of multiple organisations
Disinformation in disarmament, on behalf of the GP Counter WMD Disinformation initiative
Special session on disarmament, on behalf of multiple organisations
Autonomous weapon systems, on behalf of Stop Killer Robots
Torture-free trade, on behalf of the Torture-Free Trade Network
