This side event served as a platform to address the multifaceted challenges posed by uranium mining and the broader impacts of nuclear programs internationally. It focused on the environmental, social, and cultural consequences with emphasis on the lived experience of affected communities. The event aimed to foster open and inclusive dialogue and to promote cooperation, mutual understanding, and solidarity across regions.

[ Co-sponsored by ]
Affected Communities and Allies Working Group
ICAN Germany

[ List of Speakers ]
*** Each speaker's name has a hyperlink to a YouTube video clip. ***
• Leona Morgan, Indigenous activist from Diné (Navajo) in New Mexico, where their lands remain contaminated by uranium activities, radioactive waste, and radioactive fallout from the first atomic bomb test
• Isaiha Mongombe Mombilo, Congolese Civil Society of South Africa, activist from Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Third Meeting of State Parties to the Treaty
on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
at United Nations Headquarters in New York City
March 3 - March 7, 2025