Youth as Agents of Change: Engaging young people to achieve disarmament

Register to the new 5th of March 2025 Vienna Conversation Series Event about youth and disarmament.

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The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office is hosting a hybrid panel discussion as part of the Vienna Conversation Series (VCS).

This event, organised in partnership with the Permanent Representation of Kyrgyzstan to the UN in Vienna, celebrates the 5 March International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (IDDNPA). To be held on 18 March in the Vienna International Centre, the interactive discussion will highlight experiences of youth participants in previous iterations of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons and the Youth4Biosecurity Initiatives, as well as other disarmament awareness-raising efforts. It will provide a platform for peer-to-peer exchange to galvanize engagement towards disarmament goals and promote diverse applications to upcoming opportunities.

PROGRAMME:

Brief welcoming remarks by co-organizers:

• Ms. Rebecca Jovin, Chief, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna Office

• H.E. Mr. Tolendy Makeyev, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations (Vienna)

Overview of forthcoming initiatives of UNODA

• Ms. Marykate Monaghan, Youth4Biosecurity Initiative, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

• Mr. James Cooke, Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)

Testimonials of previous participants, including Q&A:

• Ms. Joyce Fati Masvaya, Alumna of the 2024 Youth4Biosecurity Initiative

• Ms. Kseniia Pirnavskaia, Alumna of the 2023-2024 cohort of the Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
• Mr. Yerdaulet Rakhmatulla, CEO & Founder of JASA, Co-Founder of Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition (QNFC) / ASQAQ Koalitsiyasy, and UNODA Outreach Campaigns Participant

Moderator

• Ms. Federica Dall'Arche, Senior Research Associate, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)

We hope to see you at the event or online!

UNODA Vienna Office

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