Delegates to the 10th NPT Review Conference had the opportunity to interact with each other and with representatives from civil society on a number of key issues related to the Conference and its outcome.
Three speakers spoke on youth engagement in nuclear disarmament, the role of educators, and the intersection of nuclear issues, social justice, and climate change.
Mid-career experts learned from D.C. based experts from the Department of State, Department of Energy, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), CNS, Arms Control Association and the National Academy of Sciences.
CNS organized, in consultation with the President-designate of the 10th Review Conference and the Office of Disarmament Affairs, a high-level consultative working lunch.
The meeting was characterized by a common recognition of the vital role CNS plays in mitigating global proliferation threats.
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The recorded event opened with UNODA High Representative Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, and included a discussion amongst experts and a Q&A session.
Even in a pandemic, Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors remind the world that nuclear weapons remain an existential threat.
The program proceeded in a fully online format for the second summer in a row due to the ongoing pandemic.
The Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award is designated for “an individual who has rendered exceptional service to the nongovernmental nuclear policy community.”
