Welcome to the Youth Fusion Experts Series, a podcast where we engage with leaders and experts in the various related fields of nuclear disarmament, peace and security, and sustainable development. Through these conversations, we wish to offer you all the chance to learn and be inspired by those who are actively working towards a fairer and more peaceful future for all.
My name is Michaela Sørensen, and I am a program officer at Youth Fusion, and I am delighted to host today’s episode. Today we have with us a very experienced and well accomplished guest with a very cool background, Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, who is originally from Brazil. Renata is currently the Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme at UNIDIR, but before joining UNIDIR, she was the Deputy Director of Projects at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), where she worked for six years.
Renata is also the recipient of the United Nations Women Scholarship for Peace, where she has published and conducted research on international cooperation on security, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control, and nuclear energy governance. She holds a PhD in History and Politics from the Vargas Foundation in Brazil, and a master's degree in International Politics and Security from the University College of London, UK.
Renata’s areas of expertise include gender and multilateral disarmament fora, nuclear energy policy-making and technology governance. Today, we are very excited to hear from her, so without further ado, let’s jump right into it!
