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The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation is an international non-governmental organization established on the initiative of the Austrian Foreign Ministry in 2010. It is operated by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (a graduate school of Middlebury College). The official opening ceremony of the VCDNP was held on February 25, 2011 at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria.

Mission

The VCDNP's mission is to promote international peace and security by providing a platform for independent analysis and dialogue in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

In order to fulfill its mission, the VCDNP employs conferences, seminars, and other fora to foster result-oriented discussion among international organizations, national governments, non-governmental experts, scholars, and civil society. The Center partners with other academic and non-governmental institutions, as well as international organizations in conducting research, outreach, education, and training on non-proliferation and disarmament.

VCDNP Establishment

• CNS Newly Opened Vienna Center Gets Executive Director, Hosts Meetings on Nuclear Security
  Posted 21 April 2011
  April has been an eventful first month for the newly opened Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, including appointment of a new executive director.
• New Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Managed by CNS Opens in Vienna
  Updated 8 March 2011  •  Posted 25 February 2011
  The establishment of the new Center was celebrated in Vienna today at an opening ceremony hosted by Austrian Minister Michael Spindelegger, and attended by MIIS President Sunder Ramaswamy and CNS Director William Potter.
• IAEA Director General Welcomes Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
  Posted 8 March 2011
  IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano welcomed the new Center at an opening ceremony on Friday, 25 February 2011, saying:

  "It is vital that we educate the people of the world about how devastating nuclear weapons are and build awareness of the importance of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation."

  A report from iaea.org.
• CNS and the Austrian Foreign Ministry launch the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
  Posted 27 October 2010
  The new center will serve as an international hub for dialogue, research, and education in the area of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.