Webinar
Monday, May 5, 2025, 1:00–3:00PM EDT / 10:00AM–12:00PM PDT / 5:00–7:00PM GMT / 6:00–8:00PM WAT & DRC / 7:00–9:00PM CAT & CEST / 8:00–10:00PM IDT
This International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma’s webinar takes place during the Third Preparatory Committee for the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Eleventh Review Conference on 28 April to 9 May 2025 at UN Headquarters in New York.This virtual side event presents a documentary by filmmaker Shani Haziza that explores the shocking ease with which a woman can purchase uranium in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film brings critical attention to issues of nuclear security, gendered and intergenerational vulnerabilities, and the global implications of unchecked radioactive material trafficking. Following the showing of the film, international interdisciplinary expert panelists will reflect on its revelations and their implications to the NPT.
Speakers:
Shany Haziza
An award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. Her first film, Uranium to Die For, revealed a global network of uranium smuggling from Africa and was screened internationally. She recently created The Atom and I, a groundbreaking series on Israel’s nuclear history and policy. Haziza received the 2023 Sokolov Award for Journalism for her professionalism and achievements.
Professor Serge Tshibangu
A senior official in the Democratic Republic of Congo, served as Special Envoy and High Representative of the President. He played a central role in regional peace processes and led research on illegal mining, mineral smuggling, and financial flows linked to conflict and terrorism. He promotes DRC-USA-Israel cooperation across sectors such as security, trade, energy, and infrastructure. He holds advanced degrees from Wits University, the University of Bern, and NDU in the U.S
Or (Ori) Rabinowitz, PhD
Or (Ori) Rabinowitz, (PhD), a Chevening scholar, holds the 2024-2025 visiting associate professor post at Stanford’s CISAC. Senior lecturer at the International Relations Department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, her research interests include nuclear proliferation, intelligence studies, and Israeli American relations. She earned her PhD at the War Studies Department of King’s College London and both her MA in Security Studies and LLB in Law at Tel-Aviv University.
Dr. Daniel Salisbury
A Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Science & Security Studies (CSSS) within the Department of War Studies. Dr Salisbury is also an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He previously held positions at CSSS, the Henry L Stimson Center, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Moderator:
Dr. Yael Danieli
A Clinical psychologist, traumatologist, victimologist and psychohistorian, Dr. Danieli is Founder, Executive Director and Senior Representative to the United Nations of the International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT); Director, Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and their Children and Past-President, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
