Welcome to the
New York Chapter
Our Mission:
Empowering Young New Yorkers
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As RTT is located in the heart of Manhattan, we are committed to empowering young New Yorkers by providing them with a platform to express themselves to world leaders in New York at major UN conferences.
This summer, we will be organizing monthly meetings to educate, inform, and prepare young people for the UN General Assembly’s First Committee Session. We are also interested in planning activities at major universities in New York State.
In the past, we have provided opportunities for students at Columbia, Cornell, Fordham, and New York University to attend the 2nd and 3rd Meetings of States Parties and the 2025 NPT PrepCom. Our Youth delivered statements directly in the main conference rooms, side events, and meet with key governments.
Check Out Our First Cohort and Upcoming Activities!
Join us!
Meet Our First Cohort
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Alei Rizvi
Deputy Director of RTT and Graduate Student at Columbia’s SIPA
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Tyler Barrett
Policy and Advocacy Assistant of RTT and Coordinator of New York Chapter, Columbia Student
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Yulianna Acuña
NYU Student
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Douaa Ahmed
NYU Alumnus
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Carrene “Cara” Gepilano
NYU Student
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Jonathan Lam
Cornell Student
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Gowri Madhu
NYU Student
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Owen McKenna
NYU Student
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Max Minewicz
NYU Student
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Anderson Peck
Williams Student
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Lena Pothier
NYU Alumnus
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David Shi
Williams Student
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Zaira Canales Rodriguez
NYU Student
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 30
Brown Bag Event at 12 East 49th Street. We are organizing an event, where we will be inviting members of the coordination committee of the TPNW and ICAN to meet with young people at a special lunch event. Come and Learn More about the TPNW!
July 7-11
July 16
July 30
August 9
The 11th Session of the Opened-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies will be taking place at UN Headquarters. We will be hosting a side event at this conference and a youth representative will deliver a statement.
We will be observing the 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test, the first-ever nuclear test, which ushered us into the Nuclear Age.
Mid-Summer Hangout! Come join us to watch Shades of Disarmament and refresh.
On August 9, we will be observing the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
June 30
Previous Events
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2025 NPT PrepCom at UNHQ
We brought a delegation of young people from New York. They delivered a youth statement, met with delegations, and participated in our side events.
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Speaking at the United Nations
Two of our youth representatives delivered an international youth statement at the NPT PrepCom. We are one of the few initiatives that provide such opportunities for young people.
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3rd Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW
We sponsored international youth to travel to the UNHQ. Our delegation delivered substantive statements, organized substantive side events.
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NYU Event on the Humanitarian Impact
We convened a special event with Ambassadors from Austria, Costa Rica, and Kazakhstan with survivors of the atomic bombings and young people.
