The YWNPD Mentorship Programme is a unique career development and networking opportunity for female students and young professionals interested in a career in non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament.
On 10 October 2022, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organized a joint event at the University of Roma Tre titled: International Security, Nuclear Weapons and the War in Ukraine. The event is part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), an effort of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) to engage the next generation in non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control.
On 19 September 2022, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), launched the 2nd edition of Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (YWNPD) Mentorship Programme.
On 14-16 September 2022, the VCDNP, on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC) organized a visit to the seat of the European policy organs in Brussels, Belgium, for the participants of the United Nations Programme of Fellowships on Disarmament.
On 28-29 April 2022, the IAI and the VCDNP organized the Final Meeting of the first edition of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme.
On 23-25 February 2022, the Vienna Center for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (VCDNP) virtually held the second course on nuclear non-proliferation for graduate and post-graduate students in the fields of IT and engineering.
The VCDNP and IAI in the framework of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium have launched the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI) to encourage young women and the next generation to enter the non proliferation, arms control and disarmament field.
VCDNP Project/Events Manager and Research Associate Mara Zarka spoke to the Faculties of the University of Belgrade, Military Academy, and Police Academy on non‑proliferation, arms control and disarmament education, as well as the work of the EUNPDC.
On 29 April 2021, as part of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative (YWNGI), the VCDNP and IAI organized the second public outreach event focused on the EU and its policies on non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as its engagement with academia and the younger generation.
The international community has increasingly recognised the importance of women’s participation in peace and security issues, but how is this codified in policy development and what work is being done in this regard? VCDNP Project/Events Manager and Research Associate Mara Zarka addresses this in a new piece in the EUNPDC newsletter.
On 12 April 2021, the International Affairs Institute (IAI) and the VCDNP held the first meeting of the Young Women in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Mentorship Programme under the auspices of the Young Women and Next Generation Initiative.
See the new EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium eLearning unit on gender and disarmament, authored by VCDNP Research Associate and Project/Events Manager Mara Zarka.
On 19-21 February 2020, the VCDNP held the first course on nuclear non-proliferation for graduate and post-graduate students in the fields of IT and engineering.
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