
Dyson ý Prepare, Deliver Statement for United Nations

On Thursday, October 13, Molly Rosaaen ý22, Political Science delivered a statement to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), calling for ýnew momentum for disarmamentý and ýmeaningful inclusion of youthýparticularly from marginalized communities.ý
ýwritten on behalf of 62 supporting organizations including the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate, the International Campaign to Ban Landminesýwas drafted by Dyson College students Nora Bajor ý26, Political Science, Antje Hipkins ý25, Peace and Justice Studies, Joey Gottlieb ý25, English, Arnold Okyere ý25, Political Science, and Julia Morrison ý26, Political Science, with support from Professor of Political Science, Matthew Bolton, PhD and Associate Professor of Peace and Justice Studies Emily Welty, PhD, the directors of Dysonýs Disarmament Institute. Producing the statement has become an annual Civic Engagement assignment for the Political Science departmentýs Global Politics of Disarmament and Arms Control class.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the UN World Disarmament Campaign and the 20th anniversary of the Secretary Generalýs study of disarmament education. The statement urged stakeholders to consider matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion in disarmament education and facilitate youth access to multilateral forums.