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On Thursday, October 13, Molly Rosaaen �鶹��ý�22, Political Science delivered a statement to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security), calling for �鶹��ý�new momentum for disarmament�鶹��ý� and �鶹��ý�meaningful inclusion of youth�鶹��ý�particularly from marginalized communities.�鶹��ý�

�鶹��ý�written on behalf of 62 supporting organizations including the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines�鶹��ý�was drafted by Dyson College students Nora Bajor �鶹��ý�26, Political Science, Antje Hipkins �鶹��ý�25, Peace and Justice Studies, Joey Gottlieb �鶹��ý�25, English, Arnold Okyere �鶹��ý�25, Political Science, and Julia Morrison �鶹��ý�26, 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 Dyson�鶹��ý�s Disarmament Institute. Producing the statement has become an annual Civic Engagement assignment for the Political Science department�鶹��ý�s 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 General�鶹��ý�s 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.