Renata Hessmann Dalaqua

Head of Programme Gender and Disarmament

Renata is the Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme at UNIDIR. Before joining UNIDIR, she was the Deputy Director of Projects at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), where she worked for six years.

A recipient of the United Nations Women Scholarship for Peace, Renata has conducted research and published on international cooperation on security, disarmament, nonproliferation and arms control, and nuclear energy governance. She holds a PhD in History and Politics from the Vargas Foundation, Brazil and a master’s degree in International Politics and Security from the University College of London, UK. She speaks English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Renata’s areas of expertise include gender and multilateral disarmament fora, nuclear energy policy-making and technology governance.

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Gender and Disarmament

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advancing Intersectional Gender Analysis of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

25 March 2024

Gender and Disarmament

Renata Hessmann Dalaqua

Publications by this author

From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advancing Intersectional Gender Analysis of Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

Beyond Oslo: Taking Stock of Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Revitalizing the Conference on Disarmament: Workshop Report

Best Practices for Promoting Gender Equality in Conventional Arms Control: Survey Results

Gender Perspectives on Arms Control and Disarmament: Views from South and South East Asia

Missing Links: Understanding Sex- and Gender-Related Impacts of Chemical and Biological Weapons

Still Behind the Curve

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Lifting Each Other Up: Feminist Foreign Policies and Gendered Approaches to Arms Control (European Leadership Network, 2022)

As the United Nations First Committee Meets in New York, Is There Hope for More Gender Breakthroughs?

How Can We Achieve Gender Break-Throughs in Nuclear Negotiations and Technical Cooperation? (IAEA Bulletin, 2021)

The TPNW in Practice: Elements for Effective National Implementation (Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament)

Lost in Translation? Understanding the Relevance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Field of Arms Control and Disarmament (European Leadership Network, 2020)

Pandemics Are Not Gender-Neutral, Gender Analysis Can Improve Response to Disease Outbreaks

How to Bridge the Gender Gap in Arms Control and Disarmament (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2019)