2023 Catalogue of Civil Society Activities Strengthening Nuclear Security

Highlighting civil society activities to strengthen nuclear security

Civil society is essential to strengthening nuclear security and nonproliferation. This catalogue is a uniform collection of projects led by civil society organizations that outlines the ways in which these groups contribute to nuclear security. With this resource, the international organizations, states, and industry will have a better understanding of the myriad ways in which civil society contributes to nuclear security.

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The International Nuclear Security Forum and the Stimson Center are pleased to present a catalogue of civil society capacity building, assistance, and/or research programs. The catalogue highlights for all interested parties, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Member States, the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, INTERPOL, and industry stakeholders, civil society’s contributions to strengthen nuclear security and nonproliferation. By providing a uniform product, interested parties will be able to easily identify programs, experts, and organizations that support different areas of nuclear security.

In total, 46 projects were contributed by three individual experts and 14 organizations, the majority of which were think tanks and research or academic institutes. These civil society organizations were spread across four continents, with eight organizations based in North America, two in Western Europe, one in Sub-Saharan Africa, one in the Middle East, one in South America, and one in Europe.

The median project duration, as of the time of submission, was approximately 1.5 years, and the geographic focus was diverse, with 27 described as “worldwide,” seven focusing on the Middle East/North Africa, and four on the Eastern Europe/Black Sea region. Project types largely fell into the categories of training and education, improving nuclear security culture, best practice or lessons learned exchanges, and strengthening international nuclear security architecture.

This catalogue is compiled by the International Nuclear Security Forum and the Henry L. Stimson Center. Material contained in this catalogue will also be included in the Stimson Center’s UNSC Resolution 1540 Assistance Support Initiative Database, available at https://1540assistance.stimson.org/.

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