UNIDIR, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Malta, are co-organizing a side event at the 2026 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, bringing together experts across generations and regions to foster new ideas and perspectives in nuclear policy-making and diplomacy.
When the same voices gather around the same table, the same conclusions tend to follow. Advancing progress on disarmament and non-proliferation requires broadening that conversation, drawing in younger generations, experts from different regions, and a genuine integration of gender considerations in nuclear diplomacy.
Against this backdrop, the event discussion will address the following questions:
- How are youth-led movements shaping the agenda on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation?
- What role can youth meaningfully play in advancing the goals of the NPT?
- How can gender and humanitarian considerations contribute to rethinking nuclear diplomacy?
- How can processes, working methods and institutional cultures be improved to achieve more effective results in the nuclear domain?
Agenda
Speakers will be announced in due course.
When and where
Monday, 4 May 2026 | 13:15 – 14:45 EDT | Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters, New York.
Participants
The event is open to Member States representatives, civil society and academics. Kindly note that UNIDIR is not able to grant access to the UN Headquarters for those who are not already in possession of the UN accreditation.
Further information
For queries, please contact renata.hessmanndalaqua@un.org.
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