Conveners
O5.4 Outreach
- La Neice Collins (CTBTO Preparatory Commission)
- Magdalene Wangui Wanyaga (SandRose Ltd, CYG & YPN)
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...
The CTBT enjoys universal support in Africa. However, not all African states appreciate or utilise the benefits of closer cooperation with the CTBTO PrepCom to, for example, achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union's Agenda 2063. Hence, the paper intends to analyse and assess the status and utilisation of the CTBT in Africa. The aim is four-fold. The first aim is to...
This article is dedicated to the issue of the Science Diplomacy Club (SDC) project. It is an emerging platform for young professionals in the field of scientific and technological cooperation. Nurturing a new generation of experts in the sphere of the CTBTO-related issues, such as non-proliferation, disarmament, and nuclear test ban remains a lynchpin of our activities.
The SDC policy is...
When the PTS was formed after the Treaty opened for signature in September 1996, the media landscape was very different. Social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter did not exist. Most people around the world got their news from a handful of media companies (cable news outlets MSNBC and Fox News in the United States and Al Jazeera in Qatar...
