The 80th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to meet in New York from 8 October to 7 November 2025. The draft programme of work will be confirmed in October. An organizational meeting will take place on 3 October 2025.
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 Chairperson for the session will be Ambassador Maurizio Massari of Italy.
Small arms and light weapons, on behalf of the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Armed drones, on behalf of multiple organisations
Autonomous weapon systems, on behalf of Stop Killer Robots
Biological weapons, on behalf of King's College London
Cluster munitions, on behalf of the Cluster Munition Coalition
Cyber, on behalf of by Access Now
Disability and disarmament, on behalf of multiple organisations
Explosive weapons in populated areas, on behalf of the International Network on Explosive Weapons
Gender, intersectionality, and disarmament, 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 Control Arms
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
Torture-free trade, on behalf of the Torture-Free Trade Network
Youth participation and disarmament education, on behalf of multiple organisations
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear disinformation, on behalf of multiple organisations
Youth statement on emerging technologies, on behalf of multiple organisations
Naval mines and maritime security, on behalf of the International Humanitarian Law and Youth Initiative