Posts with Tag: Disarmament

Japan Chair for a World without Nuclear Weapons: Summer 2024 Internship

9 April 2024 •

The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) is recruiting an intern for summer 2024, under the Japan Chair for a World without Nuclear Weapons programme. Eligible applicants must be Japanese nationals. We strongly encourage applications from women. The VCDNP is an international non-governmental organisation based in Vienna, Austria. The Center conducts research, facilitates dialogue, […]

Spring 2024 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course

1 April 2024 •

Course Reports

The VCDNP hosted its 27th short course, training 24 diplomats and officials representing 23 countries in all world regions on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament issues.

VCDNP Programme Director Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova Addresses the UN Security Council

19 March 2024 •

Event Reports

Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Director of the International Organisations and Non-Proliferation Programme, briefed the UN Security Council on the importance of Council action to prevent the use of nuclear weapons.

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane Receives Peace Award

12 March 2024 •

Event Reports

Angela Kane, VCDNP Senior Fellow and former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, receives the Göttinger Friedenspreis, an award recognising significant contributions to peace, bestowed by the Dr. Roland Röhl Foundation in Germany.

The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Chosen to Establish the Japan Chair for a world without nuclear weapons

1 March 2024 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP is proud to announce that it has been chosen as the recipient of funding to establish the Japan Chair for a world without nuclear weapons in Europe.

How the Next UK Government Could Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War

1 December 2023 •

Arms Control, Commentary, Disarmament, Publications

In Arms Control Today’s December 2023 edition, VCDNP Research Associate Louis Reitmann analyses policy options for renewed UK leadership on nuclear risk reduction and disarmament following the 2024 general election.

Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW: Preparations and Expectations

16 November 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP convened a panel with key officials and experts to discuss priority issues, challenges, and expectations for the upcoming Second Meeting of TPNW States Parties in New York.

Fall 2023 Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course

11 October 2023 •

Course Reports

The VCDNP held its 26th intensive course on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament for diplomats and practitioners from 2-6 October 2023.

The UK’s Potential in Nuclear Risk Reduction and Disarmament

29 September 2023 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Research Associate Louis Reitmann recommended ways for the UK to strengthen its leadership for nuclear risk reduction and disarmament at the 2023 UK PONI Annual Conference.

The UN Disarmament Fellows’ Visit to Brussels

21 September 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP organised a visit for the UN Disarmament Fellows to the Brussels-based European Union offices dealing with non-proliferation and disarmament policy.

Feminist Foreign Policy and Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

9 August 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna hosted an NPT PrepCom side event focused on feminist foreign policy and nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

Beyond the Echo Chamber: Creating a More Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Nuclear Weapons Policy Field

19 July 2023 •

Disarmament, Publications, Reports and Papers

Research Associate Louis Reitmann co-authored a policy paper on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nuclear weapons space, published by BASIC.

Queering Nuclear Weapons: How LGBTQ+ Inclusion Strengthens Security and Reshapes Disarmament

20 June 2023 •

Commentary, Disarmament, Publications

This Pride Month, Research Associate Louis Reitmann explains how LGBTQ+ inclusion improves nuclear decision-making and how queer theory can change our perception of nuclear weapons in a co-authored piece in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

The Eleventh NPT Review Cycle: Is There a Path Forward?

14 June 2023 •

Event Reports

The VCDNP and CNS convened a high-level diplomatic workshop in Krems, Austria to discuss the upcoming NPT Preparatory Committee meeting.

The Middle East WMD-Free Zone Conference Consultations in Glion and Geneva: A View from the Negotiating Table

6 June 2023 •

Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, Publications, Reports and Papers

In a recent UNIDIR paper, Senior Fellow Angela Kane discusses her personal experience as UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs in 2013-2014 consultations on the Middle East WMD-Free Zone Conference.

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