Discussion of the role of parliaments to support the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the 2018 UN High Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament and other UN initiatives. 

Hosted by: Mr Alyn Ware, PNND and Mr Serzhan Abdykarimov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Embassy of Kazakhstan to Czech Republic
Special Guest: Mr André Singer, the award-winning producer and film director 

The UN is currently negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. This side event provides examples of already existing national prohibition measures relevant to the implementation of the ban treaty.

PNND reports to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Prep Com in Vienna on parliamentary actions around the world to promote the establishment of nuclear-weapon-free zones and to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Consultation meetings in key capitals and UN centres on UN nuclear disarmament negotiations and action by civil society and legislators to support.