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11/05/2024

Bridging the divide: The role of networks in advancing inclusive disarmament processes

On 6 September 2023, UNODA Vienna Office hosted a hybrid event on the topic of "Bridging the divide: The role of networks in advancing inclusive disarmament processes." This interactive roundtable event aimed at showcasing the value of integrating diverse perspectives in disarmament discourse and decision-making processes, providing concrete examples and success stories, as well as exploring opportunities for strengthening of interdisciplinary, inter-generational, and cross-regional networks. Panellists explored strategies and best practices for fostering the adoption of an inclusive approach, including intergenerational dialogue, networks and alumni groups, and multistakeholder consultations.

11/05/2024

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1h 34m
03/26/2025

Vienna Conversation Series 18/3/2025

On 18 March 2025, the UNODA Vienna Office, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations in Vienna, hosted an interactive panel discussion titled “Youth as Agents of Change: Empowering young people to achieve disarmament goals.” This edition of the Vienna Conversation Series commemorated the International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness (IDDNPA), observed annually on 5 March. The event highlighted the critical role young people can play in achieving disarmament goals, including in connection with two of UNODA’s flagship youth empowerment programmes, the Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons and the Youth4Biosecurity Fellowship. The panel featured three outstanding young leaders and professionals in the disarmament field, who shared their experiences participating in UNODA’s programmes and advocating for disarmament. Attendees also had the opportunity to engage directly with the panelists and UNODA staff during an interactive Q&A session.

03/26/2025

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1h 34m
03/26/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 4: Lovely Umayam interviews Mr. Tanaka Terumi

For the fourth episode of our #YLF Podcast, Lovely Umayam sat down with Mr. Tanaka Terumi, a representative of Nihon Hidankyo and a Hibakusha from Nagasaki. Together, they chatted about Terumi-san's recollection of his life before and after the Nagasaki bombing, as well as his reaction to Nihon Hidankyo being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. This series is produced as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, a programme funded by the Government of Japan.

03/26/2025

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32 min
11/05/2024

Where next for youth in disarmament?

This latest podcast to feature on Disarmament Today is part of a roundtable-style Vienna Conversation Series, aimed at engaging youth to raise awareness of disarmament’s centrality in addressing global challenges and to amplify fresh thinking. In a dynamic exchange of views with High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, youth representatives Kasha Sequoia Slavner and Louis Reitmann share their thoughts on ways to educate, engage and empower young people in the disarmament field. Kasha Sequoia Slavner is a GenZ multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker. Louis Reitmann works as a Research Associate at UNODA’s partner organisation, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, where he focuses on export controls and sanctions implementation. Both Kasha and Louis are currently participating in the #Leaders4Tomorrow workshop series organised by ODA´s #Youth4Disarmament initiative.

11/05/2024

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42 min
03/13/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 1: Christina Kelly and Brandon Mata Aguilar interview Ms. Keiko Ogura

UNODA is excited to announce a new, limited-series podcast launching today with its very first episode! Listen to #YLF Participants Christina Kelly and Brandon Mata Aguilar talking to Ms. Ogura, a #hibakusha from #Hiroshima, who recounts the impact of the atomic bombing on the city and her childhood. This series is produced as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, a programme funded by the Government of Japan.

03/13/2025

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15 min
11/05/2024

After the Summit of the Future: New Momentum for Arms Control and Disarmament?

On 8 October 2024, the UNODA Vienna Office, in partnership with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and the Austrian Research Association, organized a Vienna Conversation Series (VCS) on key dynamics emanating from the Summit of the Future process and newly-agreed Pact for the Future, their possible implications for disarmament and arms control processes, and the role of different stakeholders in advancing disarmament-related actions. The event, held at the premises of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, featured speakers from international organizations, academia and think tanks, as well as a youth representative. They reflected on the Pact’s relevance in the global environment surrounding arms control and disarmament and the Pact’s possible implications for future multilateral efforts in the field.

11/05/2024

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1h 29m
04/07/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 5: Vanda Proskova interviews Lovely Umayam and Ian Fleming Zhou

In the final episode of this season, Vanda Proskova, a Communications and Outreach Consultant at UNODA, interviews Lovely Umayam, a nuclear policy researcher, and Ian Fleming Zhou, a PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria. The concluding episode provides essential context for understanding the lasting significance of Hibakusha testimonies in the global movement toward nuclear disarmament and peace. This series is produced as part of the ⁠Y⁠⁠outh Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons⁠, a programme funded by the Government of Japan.

04/07/2025

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31 min
11/05/2024

Non-proliferation, disarmament & global governance: The role of the Vienna community in the preparations for the Summit of the Future and beyond

On 30 January 2024, UNODA Vienna Office organized another Vienna Conversation Series (VCS) Event on “Non-proliferation, disarmament & global governance: The role of the Vienna Community in the preparations for the Summit of the Future and beyond”. The event aimed at raising awareness of the Summit of the Future, to be held on 22 and 23 September 2024 in New York. Specifically, the Summit seeks to accelerate efforts to meet our existing international commitments and take concrete steps to respond to emerging challenges and opportunities, to be achieved through an action-oriented Pact for the Future, to be agreed by Member States. The VCS Event was held at a timely moment, with the zero draft of the Pact for the Future having been released only a few days before on 26 January. The high-level speakers, including the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, senior representatives from Vienna-based organizations and the Pact’s co-facilitators - Germany and Namibia – underscored how much the Vienna community can contribute, with relevant expertise and experience, including in the areas of international peace and security as well as sustainable development.

11/05/2024

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1h 48m
03/24/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 3: Christelle Barakat interviews Mr. Mise Seiichiro

Youth Leader Fund Participant Christelle Barakat interviewed Mr. Mise Seiichiro, a hibakusha from Nagasaki. In 1945, he was a 10-year-old boy attending Irabayashi Elementary School, located 3.6km from the hypocenter of the Nagasaki bomb. This series is produced as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, a programme funded by the Government of Japan.

03/24/2025

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11 min
03/19/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 2: Suhaib Salman interviews Mr. Masao Tomonaga

Listen to #YLF participant Suhaib Salman talking to Mr. Masao Tomonaga, one of the youngest Hibakusha, experiencing the bombing as a 2-year old kid. This series is produced as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons, a programme funded by the Government of Japan.

03/19/2025

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12 min

Podcasts produced by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). For more information, visit disarmament.unoda.org. For an archive of episodes, visit https://education.unoda.org/podcasts.html.

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Bridging the divide: The role of networks in advancing inclusive disarmament processes

Vienna Conversation Series 18/3/2025

YLF Podcast Episode 4: Lovely Umayam interviews Mr. Tanaka Terumi

Where next for youth in disarmament?

YLF Podcast Episode 1: Christina Kelly and Brandon Mata Aguilar interview Ms. Keiko Ogura

After the Summit of the Future: New Momentum for Arms Control and Disarmament?

YLF Podcast Episode 5: Vanda Proskova interviews Lovely Umayam and Ian Fleming Zhou

Non-proliferation, disarmament & global governance: The role of the Vienna community in the preparations for the Summit of the Future and beyond

YLF Podcast Episode 3: Christelle Barakat interviews Mr. Mise Seiichiro

YLF Podcast Episode 2: Suhaib Salman interviews Mr. Masao Tomonaga

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