In early September, when the IAEA conducted its mission at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, François Diaz-Maurin of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists spoke with Valeriia Hesse, a Ukrainian non-proliferation and international security expert based in Vienna, Austria.

On 1-26 August 2022, the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was held at the UN headquarters in New York.

In early July, the Western media have reported concerns over Russia using Ukraine’s Zaporizhya nuclear power plant as a military base to launch attacks on Ukrainian forces and the increased risks to the safety of the plant.

Russia is the first country to have used a nuclear threat in a military conflict since the creation of nuclear weapons. As a result, the risks of a nuclear war have increased considerably.

On 7 July, members of a group of Dutch military experts - Brigadier-General Paul Hoefsloot, Dr Eric Vermetten, Ms Caecilia Van Peski and Mr Gielt Algra visited the  Tserovani Rehabilitation Center.

On 4 July, members of a group of Dutch military experts - Brigadier-General Paul Hoefsloot, Dr Eric Vermetten, Ms Caecilia Van Peski and Mr Gielt Algra, were received by the deputy chair of the Georgian parliament’s Defence and Security Committee, General Vladimir Chachibaia.

On 4 July, members of a group of Dutch military experts - Brigadier-General Paul Hoefsloot, Dr Eric Vermetten, Ms Caecilia Van Peski and Mr Gielt Algra visited the State Service of Veterans’ Affairs.

Ukraine has four nuclear power sites with a total of 15 reactors. Of these, eight are currently connected to the network, including the two at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhya power plant.

Russia has made a series of threats concerning the use of nuclear weapons since the start of the war in Ukraine. On 27 February, Vladimir Putin ordered his military commanders to put Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces on high alert.

According to the Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, eight of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear reactors continue operations, including the two at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhya nuclear power plant.

A call for peace from Ukraine.

“We want peace and freedom, and we are strong in unity!”

These are the testimonies of our CBRN Ukrainian partners, a call for peace launched during the International Women’s Day 2022.

Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network (BSWNN) is a regional professional network for advancing women working in the nuclear sector. Its mission is to connect, support, and empower women in the fields of nuclear energy, radiation applications, nuclear security, and nonproliferation.

Right after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reports emerged in the international media about the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons. The reports were largely based on the remarks by the Russian president.

Russia’s invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine launched on 24 February 2022 challenges the global security order established after the World War II and poses serious threats to nuclear security and nonproliferation.

As part of a DCAF-supported project, CCDS organized a meeting of the project consultant, Dutch military expert Ms Caecilia Johanna Van Peski with Deputy Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the Parliament of Georgia Mr Vladimer Chachibaia on 10 December.

On 29 October, participants of the project “New Generation for Pluralism and Democracy” launched a new mini-project - Meskhetian stories.

On 29 September, participants of the CCDS project “New Generation for Pluralism and Democracy” broadcast a radio programme at th contribution of religious diversity e Radio Dzveli Kalaki as part of their mini-project “Religious diversity in Kutaisi”.

Participants of the CCDS project New Generation for Diversity and Pluralism met representatives of municipal women’s rooms via Zoom on 21 September.

March 25 marked an opening of exhibitions of illustrations about Diversity and Women’s equal engagement in Defense and Security institutions of Georgia.