Young Voices for Disarmament

Between September 16 and 19, 2025, Dhesarme’s Deputy Executive Director, Giovanna Rezende, participated in the 13th Meeting of States Parties (13MSP) to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in Geneva, Switzerland. This was the fourth formal meeting of the Convention following the adoption of the Lausanne Action Plan, a five-year (2021–2026) roadmap for States Parties to advance towards the full universalization and implementation of the Convention.

Between June 8 and 12, Júlia Marcon, Communications Director at Dhesarme, participated in the Nuclear Politics Summer Program 2026, organized by the Soka Institute for Global Solutions (SIGS) at Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, California). Soka University of America is a liberal arts university whose mission is to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living contributive lives, based on the values of peace, human rights, and the dignity of life.

Lauren Barnard is a young British activist involved with the Stop Killer Robots (SKR) campaign for new international laws on Autonomous Weapons Systems, to ensure human control in the use of force.

In this interview, the young activist shared with us her experience over five days at the Palais des Nations, highlighting her achievements and underscoring the challenges of events like this, as well as the impacts on her development as a young activist.

In this interview, we meet the brilliant Monalisa Hazarika, a young Indian activist who shared with us part of her journey leading to her current role as Research and Strategic Engagement Officer of the SCRAP Weapons at SOAS University of London.