Events in 2026

January 22Fifth Anniversary of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Entry into Force
March 2–6Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), First Session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva
March 16–19Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Working Group Meetings, Geneva
March 30Convention on Cluster Munitions, First Preparatory Meeting for Third Review Conference, Geneva
April 4International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 27–
May 22
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), 11th Review Conference, New York
May 26–27ATT, Informal Preparatory Meeting for the 12th Meeting of States Parties, Geneva
June 15-18Mine Ban Treaty, Intersessional Meeting, Geneva
July 1Convention on Cluster Munitions, Second Preparatory Meeting of the Third Review Conference, Geneva
August 24–28ATT, 12th Meeting of States Parties, Geneva
August 29International Day against Nuclear Tests
August 31–September 4CCW, Second Session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva
September 14–18Convention on Cluster Munitions, Third Review Conference, Vientiane, Laos
September 7–9CCW, Preparatory Committee of the Seventh Review Conference, Geneva
October– NovemberUN General Assembly, First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, New York
November 9CCW, Protocol V Meeting of Experts, Geneva
November 10–11CCW, Amended Protocol II Group of Experts, Geneva
November 12CCW, 20th Protocol V Annual Conference, Geneva
November 13CCW, 28th Amended Protocol II Annual Conference, Geneva
November 16–20CCW, Seventh Review Conference, Geneva
November 30–December 4Mine Ban Treaty, 23rd Meeting of States Parties, Geneva
November 30–December 4Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, First Review Conference, New York

This calendar lists key dates relevant to the work of humanitarian disarmament.

For more information on these and other disarmament events, check the calendars maintained by Reaching Critical Will and the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs.