
Non-binding norms and Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures
This panel was part of the UNIDIR 2021 Space Security Conference, which took place from 27 to 28 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
FRS organises a series of regional and/or sub-regional events, as well as country-specific expert missions. In other events, you can find our recent UNGA First Committee and HCoC ARM side-events, participation at the UNIDIR Space Security Conference and other external events. To find out more, go to our Project Activities
This panel was part of the UNIDIR 2021 Space Security Conference, which took place from 27 to 28 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
HCoC members states met for the 20th Annual Regular Meeting in Vienna on 7-8 July 2021. The FRS organised a virtual-side event on 6 July 2021, dedicated to participants to the meeting but also open to any states, experts, researchers or representatives from the industry.
A new virtual event was held on 8 June 2021 to engage on the Hague Code of Conduct with delegations from 8 Caribbean nations.
On 27 April 2021, the FRS organised a virtual seminar in Spanish and Portuguese dedicated to Latin American countries. Around 95 experts and diplomats participated to this event, representing a dozen of countries.
On March 31, 2021, the FRS organized a virtual seminar in French for member states of La Francophonie. About 40 diplomats and experts attended the event, representing 20 countries.
On 10 December 2020, the FRS and representatives from the government of South Sudan discussed over ballistic missile proliferation and the role of the Hague Code of Conduct. This event took the form of a hybrid event with representatives of South Sudan gathering in Juba and experts from FRS, the EU, the Swiss Chair, Austria and the ISS-Africa presenting virtually.
The FRS organised on 14 January 2021 a webinar with the support of the EU dedicated to the integration of the HCoC within multilateral mechanism and further avenues to curb ballistic proliferation.
On 18 December 2020, FRS teamed up with UNRCPD to organise a virtual event dedicated to enhancing understanding on the HCoC with a number of Asian States.
On 10 December 2020, the FRS and representatives from the government of Vietnam discussed over ballistic missile proliferation and the role of the Hague Code of Conduct. This event took the form of a hybrid event with representatives of Vietnam gathering in Hanoi and experts from FRS, the EU, the Swiss Chair and Austria presenting virtually.
On 29 October 2021, FRS organised a Side-Event in the margins of the UNGA First Committee, discussing the State of Ballistic Missile Proliferation Today.
On 3 June 2020, UNIDIR with the support of FRS, Secure World Foundation and the EU, dedicated one episode of its virtual seminar series “The Launchpad” to the links between rockets, missiles and missile defense and especially explored the role of the Hague Code of Conduct as a confidence-building measure.
On 12 December 2019, the FRS, conducted an expert mission in Ivory Coast to discuss and debate the HCoC.
On 9 October 2019, FRS organised a side event on the Hague Code of Conduct and Ballistic Missile Non-Proliferation in the margins of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and on behalf of the European Union.
On 26 September 2019, FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in Djibouti entitled « Dealing with missile proliferation: one side of the non-proliferation and disarmament regime » with the support of IGAD and UNREC.
On 19 July 2019, the FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in Livingstone entitled « Dealing with missile proliferation: one side of the non-proliferation and disarmament regime. »
On 17 July 2019, the FRS, in cooperation with the Habibie Center conducted an expert mission in Indonesia to discuss and debate the HCoC.
On 3 June 2019, the FRS conducted a Side Event on the Hague Code of Conduct and Space, in the margins of the HCoC Annual Regular Meeting in Vienna.
On 29 may 2019, in the context of the Space Security Conference, organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the FRS conducted a panel dedicated to the HCoC.
On 11 March 2019, the FRS conducted an expert mission in Malaysia to discuss and debate the HCoC.
On February 4, 2019, the FRS in partnership with UNREC organized a regional seminar dedicated to French-speaking countries in Africa. Entitled “Combating Missile Proliferation: A Facet of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Regime,” the seminar was held in Lomé, Togo. Find here the photos of this meeting.
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