Post-COVID Multilateral Cooperation - A Chance to Achieve a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World?
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 09/09/2020

Can humanity afford itself to wait indefinitely for the "right moment" to end nuclear weapons? Countries need to think about how to promote international cooperation to combat global threats. Like-minded states, organisations and people need to step up their activities. In this context, the importance of effective multilateralism [multilateral cooperation] becomes even more acute, which will strengthen their voice and position in world issues.

This session was an opportunity to hear from experts on non-proliferation,
disarmament and international cooperation and to join Q&A discussions on
perspectives of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

This event, dedicated to the International Day against Nuclear Tests and the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, was hosted by SCRAP Weapons, at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London in partnership with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom. 

Speakers:
Yerzhan Ashikbayev
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

Lassina Zerbo
Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Co-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-Proliferation

Kate Hudson
General Secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Vladimir Shkolnik
Chairman, Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan

Peter Jenkins
Chairman, British Pugwash Group

Cardinal Peter Turkson
Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

Aidan Liddle
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the
Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

Moderators:
Dr Dan Plesch,
Director, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London

His Excellency Erlan Idrissov,
Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom

Date: Tuesday 8 September 2020