Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Recommendations from Early-Career Experts to the Non-Proliferation Treaty
By Muhammed Ali Alkis et al.
In October 2019, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Cho Tae-yul, introduced the then draft United Nations General Assembly resolution on youth, disarmament and non-proliferation to the First Committee of the General Assembly, noting that the resolution forms part of the contribution of the Republic of Korea to championing action 38 of the SecretaryGeneral’s disarmament agenda. In his remarks, the Permanent Representative affirmed that empowering youth in the Agenda for Disarmament1 and non-proliferation is meaningful not merely for creating diversity in the sector, but for “nurturing young experts who will lead our collective efforts in the future” and creating “positive momentum for disarmament discussions that have been polarized and remained at a standstill for quite some time”. 2 The Assembly reaffirmed the important and positive contribution that young people can make in sustaining peace and security through its unanimous support of its biennial resolution on youth, disarmament and non-proliferation, adopted on 12 December 2019 (resolution 74/64) and on 6 December 2021 (resolution 76/45).