Following the entry-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on 22nd January 2021, the First Meeting of States Parties (MSP1) was convened on 21-23 June 2022 at the Austria Centre in Vienna under the Presidency of Ambassador Alexander Kmentt…… Read More Online briefing: Assessing the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the NPT
In an interview with Atomic Reporters director Tariq Rauf on 5 October 2023, Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen from Finland, chair of the 2023 NPT Preparatory Committee, discussed the proposals to further strengthen the review process… Read More Video: Chair of 2023 NPT PrepCom details discussions and controversies at this year’s Treaty review process
After 10 days of meetings in Vienna the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee concluded on 11 August 2023, without agreement.
While state delegations were sparring in lengthy plenary sessions, diplomatic accord was being achieved in the corridors, coffee corners, and side events of the UN Vienna headquarters where the PrepCom was being held.… Read More Opinion: In the new cold war, young activists are fixing diplomacy