Nuclear weapons policies and climate change continue to pose existential threats to current and future generations. Furthermore, the current armed conflicts in Israel/Gaza and Russia/Ukraine are creating catastrophic humanitarian, economic, and environmental consequences and are increasing the threat of nuclear weapons use.
What policies internationally and at the country level can address jointly appearing issues of climate change and militarism? How can the interests of global youth be included in policy decisions on these issues? Can the new UN Envoy on Future Generations make a difference? And what impact can the International Court of Justice have in its current cases on genocide, armed conflict and climate change, the latter case being led by youth?
The Basel Intergenerational Forum on Peace, Climate and Disarmament will bring together policymakers, youth activists, and professionals to discuss these questions and international initiatives that might provide solutions for a sustainable future. The event builds upon previous years’ intergenerational forums and PACEY Awards, as well as the 2024 World Future Policy Awards on Peace and Future Generations.
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Program
Moderators:
- Ayleen Roy. PhD Student, Kings College London. PNND Program Officer. Member, Transnational Working Group on values, faith-based perspectives and global governance
- Alyn Ware. Director, Basel Peace Office. Program Director, World Federalist Movement. Jury Member, 2024 World Future Policy Awards.
Welcomes:
- Prof Andi Nidecker MD, President, Basel Peace Office
- Marzhan Nurzhan. Deputy Director, Basel Peace Office
- Lukas Ott. Head of the Basel Cantonal and City Development
Speakers:
- Rabeeah Aburas MP. Member of the Libyan Parliament delegation to the Interparliamentary Union. Member of PNND.
- Ghurni Bhattacharya. Representative, Youth Present. Member of the Human Rights Working Group in YOUNGO, the youth network of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- Daouia Chalali. UN University, Director of program on the UN Declaration of Future Generations
- Hannah Erikson. InterPeace Program Officer for Intergenerational Dialogue and the UN/CSO Dialogue on Building and Sustaining Peace.
- Hon Ms. Patricia McCullagh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN in Geneva. Representing the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Policy, a 2024 Future Policy Award winning policy.
- Sophie Wadsworth. People Operations Partner at Robin AI. Representative of the Moriori Peace Covenant, a winning policy of the 2024 World Future Policy Award;
- Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti. Co-president of Klima Seniorinnen (Climate for Seniors) which won an historic climate change case in the European Court of Human Rights.
Cosponsors
The Basel Intergenerational Forum on Peace, Climate and Disarmament is organised by the Basel Peace Office. It is cosponsored by Youth Present, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), World Future Council and the World Federalist Movement. It is held in conjunction with the 2025 Basel Peace Forum and the 2025 PACEY Award Ceremony.