The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) is an international non-governmental organisation. It was established on the initiative of the Austrian Foreign Ministry in 2010 and officially opened in 2011. The VCDNP promotes international peace and security by conducting research, facilitating dialogue, and building capacity on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. In order to fulfil its mission, the VCDNP conducts conferences, workshops, seminars and other forums to foster results-oriented dialogue and discussion among international organisations, national governments, non-governmental experts, scholars and civil society. Through both in-person courses and online resources on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, the Center trains diplomats and practitioners working in Vienna and around the world. In addition to reports and occasional papers, VCDNP experts publish succinct reference briefs and explainers on multilateral nuclear governance, organisations and regimes. The VCDNP offers outreach and other programmes to engage young women and the next generation in arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament field.
