Action 22

France has supported the P5 Young Professional Network, funding the participation of French experts to the meetings.

France has continued to support UNIDIR financially (354,000 euros in 2024), a contribution that was dedicated to the production of a study on how to revitalize the CD, the setting up of a portal on space security, the translation of research work into French and the launch a series of courses on disarmament in French for the French-speaking community.

France continues to express its support for research on disarmament at the national level (studies by think tank and academics) and EU level, through the EU Consortium on Disarmament and Non-proliferation.

In its submission to the A/57/124 implementation report for the 2022-2024 period, the United States reported the following efforts in support of increasing access to disarmament and non-proliferation education:

• ‘Supporting global education and professional development through the United States-Black Sea Nonproliferation Professionals Exchange, the Center for Nonproliferation Studies Visiting Fellows, the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network, the P5 Young Professionals’ Network and networks in other regions.
• Promoting the participation of underrepresented groups, including women, in non-proliferation and disarmament education efforts.
• Hosting the Timbie Forum to engage representatives from universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations and the Government on pressing challenges facing the disarmament and non-proliferation architectures.
• Co-sponsoring multiple United Nations resolutions that promote disarmament and non-proliferation education, fellowships and training, and awareness-raising.
• Supporting efforts to increase transparency, information-sharing and accountability as part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty review process, including by holding interactive discussions of national reports.
• Conducting extensive outreach to NGOs, universities and other public institutions, participating in dozens of public events each year to support education and awareness-raising, and promoting nuclear disarmament verification research by non-Government and Government experts.
• Engaging and providing mentorship to interns, university and graduate students, and early-career NGO experts.
• Participating in and supporting the United Nations Disarmament Fellowship, Training and Advisory Services Programme of the Office for Disarmament Affairs.’