On October 21, IFSH Researcher Ulrich Kühn was awarded a ‘UN Fellowship on Disarmament’. He accepted the award in a ceremony conducted by the UN High Representative on Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Sergio Duarte, during the session of the 1st Committee of the General Assembly. The award ceremony marked the end of the UN’s annual 2 month program on disarmament education. International participants from 25 countries were invited by the Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to a reception following the award ceremony. Nominated by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany on behalf of the Federal Government, Ulrich Kühn is the first German exclusive civil society program participant. Read more in the upcoming IFSH aktuell, issue 89 (October-December 2011).