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Having been nearly universally accepted, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has yet to enter into force. Before the CTBT can enter into force, however, 44 countries listed in Annex 2 of the Treaty must sign and ratify it. It is clear that the Treaty’s entry into force and implementation will be in the hands of the next generation of leaders. Given that the CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) is a group of over 800 young specialists from all over the world who direct their careers to contribute to global peace and security, they are able to involve new tools and technologies into promoting the CTBT and its verification regime. This paper aims to provide best practices and lessons learned from the Elysee Treaty in 1963 between France and Germany to be implemented by the CTBTO and CYG. We found that various background and citizenship of the CYG members provides us with an opportunity to raise awareness about the CTBT among various communities and in different countries by putting the Treaty on the agenda of many events and projects the CYG members are part of, and to link the CTBT with other global burning issues, which brings the Treaty closer to its universalization.
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Lessons learned from the Elysee Treaty in 1963 to facilitate the CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) to make contributions to the international community and to garner public support for nuclear nonproliferation
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