Ensuring Women's Participation in Peace and Security
In 2010, the international community celebrates the tenth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The resolution acknowledged, for the first time, the importance of a gender dimension in the areas of peace building, peace keeping and conflict prevention.
The EU and Belgium are organizing three events, respectively in Brussels, Geneva and New York, structured around the three main pillars of Resolution 1325: participation, protection and prevention.
10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Ensuring Women's Participation in Peace and Security Egmont Palace, Brussels, 9th of September 2010
Agenda
8:00 Registration
Ms. Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Mr. Steven Vanackere, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belgium
Ms. Margot Wallström, Special Representative to the Secretary General on sexual violence in armed conflict
Ms. Inès Alberdi, Executive Director UNIFEM
Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations at the UN High-level NATO representative
Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
Dr. Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Moderator: Senator Sabine de Bethune, Belgium
10:40 Coffee break
Ms. Bineta Diop, Executive Director of Femmes, Africa, Solidarité
Ms Shirin Ebadi, Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran
Ms. Luz Mendez, President of the National Union of Guatemalan women
Ms. Kamilia Kuku Kura, On behalf of the 40 women leaders (G40) in the Horn of Africa
Moderator: Ms. Elisabeth Rehn, Minister of State, Finland
12:00 Q&A Ms. Elisabeth Rehn, Minister of State, Finland
13:00 Lunch
Participation is by invitation only: applications can be sent to 10yearsof1325@diplobel.fed.be
More information and back-ground documentation on our website:
www.eutrio.be/ensuring-women-participate-peace-and-security-issues
On this website you will find more information about the EU / Belgian Presidency 10th anniversary of SCR 1325 events:
http://www.eutrio.be/ensuring-