For more than thirty years, the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security has provided services and facilities to hundreds of citizens’ groups concerned with the peace and disarmament activities of the United Nations. Because of its distinguished efforts as conference organizer, network clearing house, newspaper publisher, and year-round UN liaison, the NGO Committee is viewed as a primary ally of the international movement for arms control, peace and disarmament, and the continuing body designated to serve this worldwide constituency … (Homepage).
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About: The NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security has several major program areas.
NGO Coordination:
- Our Committee facilitates the participation of NGOs in formal disarmament meetings at the UN, such as the General Assembly First Committee debates and review meetings and prepcoms of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). This is a central function of the NGO Committee, as a main liaison between the NGO community and the UN Secretariat, and active partner of both.
- The Committee assists the UN Secretariat with NGO accreditation, conducts orientation and citizen diplomacy training, organizes briefings with key delegates and journalists, and arranges NGO presentations and special events within and outside the UN. We also advocate for a broader NGO role in the UN system. No one can doubt the importance of the formal participation of civil society in disarmament negotiations: witness NGOs’ precedent-setting role in obtaining a convention banning anti-personnel land mines.
Disarmament Times:
- In order to pressure their governments to take constructive action, NGOs require timely and nuanced information. Ours is the only publication providing full and timely coverage of UN disarmament news. Distributed free at UN headquarters in New York, Geneva and Vienna and mailed to other decision-makers, it offers primary information of use to lobbyists, legislators, researchers, NGOs and the interested public. Many delegations use Disarmament Times as a key source for reporting to their capitals.
Fora and Programs;
- The NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security holds panel discussion on arms control and disarmament issues particularly during the time the General Assembly First Committee, the Disarmament and International Security Committee, is in session in the fall and also in the spring when the Disarmament Commission meets. These fora provide a way in which NGO proposals and NGO expert advice can be introduced into the discussion that takes place at the UN. Most panels have both NGO experts and delegates as participants. Increasingly, throughout the year, the Committee is also holding discussions on initiatives to resolve regional conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and elsewhere. We welcome suggestions from NGOs working in conflict areas for future programming.
Deweaponization and Civil Society (DEWs): … (full text).