"Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice"
United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) Vienna
Vienna Conversation Series
September 23, 2026
"With the Secretary-General's latest biennial report on disarmament and non-proliferation education (DNPE) (A/81/151) recently released and the next General Assembly resolution on the topic due for consideration this autumn, UNODA Vienna convened another edition of its Vienna Conversation Series on 23 September 2026 under the title "Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice". The hybrid event brought together diplomats, educators, academics and youth representatives to take stock of recent trends and discuss how disarmament education can reach diverse audiences."
Speakers:
Ms. Rebecca Jovin, Chief of Office of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) at Vienna
H.E. Amb. José Antonio Zabalgoitia Trejo, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations Office at Vienna
Ms. Elena Sokova, Executive Director of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
Dr. Megan MacKenzie, Professor and Simons Chair in Peace, Disarmament and Human Security at the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University
Mr. Jan Quosdorf, Project Director of the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Visit the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs at the following links for more information and to view the full video of the event.
"Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice"
"Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice" - Video
Dr. Megan MacKenzie is the Simons Chair in Peace, Disarmament and Human Security at the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University. Megan MacKenzie is a feminist scholar interested in war, security studies, post-conflict recovery and reconstruction, and military culture. Her work is broadly focused on the ways that gender matters in understanding war and insecurity and the ways that experiences of war and insecurity are shaped by gendered norms and sexism.