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Dyson Student Delivers Statement on Disarmament and International Security at the United Nations
Layne Davis ŮٱƵ25, Peace and Justice Studies, Political Science, delivered a statement on October 16 to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee, which considers issues of disarmament and international security. .
In consultation with partners around the world, it was drafted by Professor Matthew Bolton, PhD, and Associate Professor Emily Welty, PhD, co-directors of Dyson CollegeŮٱƵsŮٱƵInternational Disarmament Institute, a collaboration between the Peace and Justice Studies and Political Science programs.
Students who contributed to the drafting process include Rachel Kohley ŮٱƵ27, Political Science; Zachary Powers ŮٱƵ26, Economics, Political Science; Teresa Siniak ŮٱƵ24, Communication and Media Studies; Chloe Stout ŮٱƵ26, Political Science; and Marlene Thomas ŮٱƵ25, Peace and Justice Studies, students in BoltonŮٱƵs POL297L Global Politics of Disarmament and Arms Control course. The class, which counts for civic engagement credit, brings students to the UN in small groups, allowing them the opportunity to monitor discussions in the First Committee.
ŮٱƵAs you deliberate in these conference rooms, center the voices of communities affected by the weapons you are discussing. Their experiences highlight connections to climate inaction, colonization, and intersecting forms of marginalization along the lines of gender, race, class, Indigeneity, sexuality, caste, and disability,ŮٱƵ said Davis, on behalf of more than 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational, and youth organizations from around the world.
The International Disarmament Institute is becoming a space of world-class education and research, and plays a convening role in support of disarmament policymaking, from humanitarian, human rights, and environmental perspectives. ŮٱƵthis year by the UN Secretary-General.