September 17, 2026.
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security is scheduled to meet in New York from 5 October to 6 November 2026. The draft programme of work will be confirmed in October.
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 UNGA 81 is His Excellency Lok Bahadur Thapa, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations.
IANSA and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s (WILPF) disarmament chapter Reaching Critical Will will be coordinating Civil Society participation and statements.
The formal meetings of the First Committee will be web-casted live on UN Web TV.