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Pillar 1

Action 22

All States are encouraged to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (A/57/124) regarding the United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education, in order to advance the goals of the Treaty in support of achieving a world without nuclear weapons.

United Kingdom

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle)?

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?

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United States

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle)?

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?

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France

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What has the NWS done so far (prior to the current Review Cycle)?

France has been supporting UNGA resolutions on youth participation in disarmament and supports the UNODA Young Fellowship Programme.

It has supported the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) through votes at the UNGA and financial contributions.

It expresses its support for research on disarmament at the national level (studies by think tank and academics), promoting the emergence of young researchers, and at the EU level, through the EU Consortium on Disarmament and Nonproliferation.

France launched the idea of the creation of a P5 Young Professional Network in 2021.

What is the NWS doing on this action in the current Review Cycle?

France has supported the P5 Young Professional Network, funding the participation of French experts to the meetings.

France has continued to support UNIDIR financially (354,000 euros in 2024), a contribution that was dedicated to the production of a study on how to revitalize the CD, the setting up of a portal on space security, the translation of research work into French and the launch a series of courses on disarmament in French for the French-speaking community.

France continues to express its support for research on disarmament at the national level (studies by think tank and academics) and EU level, through the EU Consortium on Disarmament and Non-proliferation.

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Statement by France. Conference on disarmament – Statement by Ambassador Camille PETIT on education and research in disarmament (Geneva), 6 June 2024. https://cd-geneve.delegfrance.org/Conference-on-disarmament-Statement-by-Ambassador-Camille-PETIT-on-education