THE INTERNATIONAL LUXEMBOURG FORUM
ON PREVENTING NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE
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The Forum was established pursuant to a decision of the International Conference on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe held in Luxembourg on May 24-25, 2007. The Forum is one of the largest non-governmental organisations uniting leading, world-renowned experts on non-proliferation of nuclear arms and arms reduction and limitation.
The Forum’s priorities are:
· To facilitate the process of arms limitation and reduction, counteract growing threats to the nuclear non-proliferation regime and erosion of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), including the escalating danger of nuclear terrorism and attempts by separate states to gain access to nuclear materials and technologies;
· To promote international peace and security through new approaches, and propose to decision-makers practical solutions to non-proliferation and arms control critical issues.
The principal guiding bodies of the Forum are the International Advisory Council (IAC) and the Supervisory Council (SC).
The International Advisory Council consists of more than 40 leading experts from many countries. IAC members make proposals on the Forum’s agenda, arrange events and participate in drafting the Forum’s final documents (declarations, memoranda, statements etc.) to be circulated to top-tier politicians, heads of international organisations and public figures around the world.
The Supervisory Council is a team of prominent politicians, public figures and world-renowned scientists, including Hans BLIX, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); William PERRY, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense; Gareth EVANS, Co-Chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia; Rolf EKEUS, former OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; Sam NUNN, prominent U.S. politician and Co-Chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Roald SAGDEEV, RAS Fellow and Director of the East-West Centre at the University of Maryland (USA); Nikolay LAVEROV, Fellow and Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Igor IVANOV, MGIMO Professor, former Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of the RF Security Council. Members of the Supervisory Council advise on the activities of the Forum, a high-profile public entity aimed at strengthening international peace and security.
The Forum is headed by its President, Viatcheslav KANTOR, PhD., a prominent international public figure, philanthropist, entrepreneur and investor. Mr. Kantor leads many international public institutions. He chaired the Organising Committee of the Luxembourg Conference and has greatly contributed to the activities of the International Luxembourg Forum.
The International Luxembourg Forum holds several high-level events annually in different countries gathering world leading experts devoted to the most burning international security issues and problems of nuclear non-proliferation.
The Forum has already held the following meetings:
1. International Conference on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Luxembourg, May 24–25, 2007).
2. Presentation of the Luxembourg Forum Declaration (Moscow, December 18, 2007)
3. Workshop of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Moscow, April 14, 2008)
4. Joint Seminar of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Rome, June 12, 2008)
5. International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Council Annual Meeting (Moscow, December 8-9, 2008)
6. Workshop, International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Moscow, April 22, 2009)
7. Workshop, International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Geneva, July 3, 2009)
8. International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Council Annual Meeting (Moscow, December 8-9, 2009)
9. Workshop, International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Vienna, April 8-9, 2010)
10. Conference, International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe (Washington D.C., September 20-21, 2010)
11. International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Council Annual Meeting (Moscow, December 8-9, 2010)
12. International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe conference “Perspectives of Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament after Entry into Force of the New START Treaty”. Stockholm, Sweden, June 13-14, 2011.
13. International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Council Annual Meeting (Moscow, December 12-13, 2011).
