Side Event to the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 20:00
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Location: 
UN Secretariat, Room 9

Side Event to the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Hosted by the Global Justice Center, the Nobel Women's Initiative, Amnesty International &
the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

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Thursday April 24, 2014
3:00 – 4:30 pm
UN Secretariat, Room 9
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Program:

Welcome by Janet Benshoof, President of the Global Justice Center

Naw K'nyaw Paw, Secretary of the Karen Women's Organization and grassroots activist working on empowering women and
assisting sexual violence survivors in Myanmar/Burma

H.E. Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

H.E. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

Q & A Session

Moderator: Nicole Bjerler, Amnesty International

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As spacing is limited, kindly RSVP to rsvp@globaljusticecenter.net

If you do not have a UN grounds pass, please indicate this in your RSVP by 11:30 am tomorrow Wednesday, April 23.

For any questions related to the event, please contact Stephanie Johanssen, Global Justice Center at sjohanssen@globaljusticecenter.net, or 212-7256530 Ext 209

Document PDF: 

Side Event to the Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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