Renata Hessmann Dalaqua

Head of Programme Gender and Disarmament

renata.hessmann
dalaqua@un.org

Renata is the Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme at UNIDIR. She has more than fifteen years of professional experience in international relations, including policy coordination, research and analysis on international security.

Before joining UNIDIR in 2018, Renata worked as Deputy Director of Projects at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) and as a Consultant with VERTIC.

Renata holds a PhD in History and Politics from the Vargas Foundation, Brazil and a master’s degree in International Politics and Security from the University College of London, UK. She speaks English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Renata’s areas of expertise include gender and multilateral disarmament fora, nuclear energy policy-making and technology governance.

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Gender and Disarmament

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advancing Intersectional Gender Analysis of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

25 March 2024

Gender and Disarmament

Renata Hessmann Dalaqua

Publications by this author

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advancing Intersectional Gender Analysis of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

Beyond Oslo: Taking Stock of Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Revitalizing the Conference on Disarmament: Workshop Report

Best Practices for Promoting Gender Equality in Conventional Arms Control: Survey Results

Gender Perspectives on Arms Control and Disarmament: Views from South and South East Asia

Missing Links: Understanding Sex- and Gender-Related Impacts of Chemical and Biological Weapons

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The TPNW in Practice: Elements for Effective National Implementation (Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament)

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