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
On 13-16 December, as part of the European Union’s decision to support HCoC, the FRS organised a visit to Europe’s spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), in close cooperation with the French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and the French authorities in French Guiana.
Dr Xavier Pasco explained how the Hague Code of Conduct participates to space security during the UNIDIR Space Security Conference on 1st November 2022, in Geneva.
This event is organised by the European Union, with the support of FRS, to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC) in the margins of the UNGA First Committee.
The 20th anniversary of HCoC provides the opportunity to make a further step towards the universalization of the Code through a side-event held in New York in the margins of the First Committee of the UNGA. This side-event will also promote the adoption of a new UNGA resolution in support of the Code.
On 1st June 2022, the FRS, with the support of the EU as well as the government of France and of the Netherlands, organised an event marking the 20th Anniversary of the Hague Code of Conduct.
On 17 May 2022, FRS experts met with a delegation of researchers and officials from the United Arab Emirates in Dubai (UAE). The meeting aimed at discussing about trends in missile proliferation in the region, the benefits of joining the Code for states of the region, the challenges facing the Code, as well as to exchange perspectives on dual-use technologies control.
A new virtual event was held on 5 & 6 April 2022 to engage on the Hague Code of Conduct with delegations from 7 ASEAN countries.
On 17 February 2022, Katarzyna Kubiak discussed her recently published paper on how open source intelligence can be mobilised to track missile development, and therefore contribute to the goal pursued by the Hague Code of Conduct.
On 23 November 2021, the FRS and representatives from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo 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 RDC gathering in Kinshasa and experts from FRS, the EU, the Argentinian Chair, Austria and UNREC presenting virtually.
This virtual Side Event was organised on 13 October 2021 on the Margins of the UNGA First Committee.
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.