The VCDNP promotes international peace and security through research, dialogue, and capacity building on non-proliferation, disarmament, nuclear security, safeguards, and peaceful uses of nuclear technologies.
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The final meeting of the 2025–2026 the YWNGI Mentorship Programme was held on 18 May 2026. The event brought together mentees, mentors, and experts from the field to exchange insights, celebrate the mentees’ achievements, and reflect on the outcomes and impact of the Programme.
Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew, Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov and Ambassador Matteo Fachinotti spoke at an NPT side event about a recent VCDNP project on negotiating nuclear verification across arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation.
The VCDNP held a side event at the International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems that focused on the impact of artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and space technologies on the nuclear regulatory landscape.
In an article for the Pugwash-Carnegie Policy Briefs on Science and World Affairs, VCDNP’s Sanaa Alvira argues that discussions on peaceful uses of nuclear technologies at the 2026 NPT Review Conference are likely to be more contentious compared to previous review cycles, with attacks on civilian nuclear infrastructure among the key divisive issues.
VCDNP experts discussed the nuclear taboo, proliferation trends, transparency and accountability, and other nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues during the first week of the 2026 NPT Review Conference.
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