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UN Summit of the Future Side Event
A Key to Peace:
More Women in Peacekeeping
SATURDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER 2024 Speaker List:
TIME: 9.00 AM EDT | 14.00 GMT +1
| 15.00 CEST/SAST Ms Deborah Warren-Smith (UN
Women), Manager at the Elsie
Initiative Fund for Uniformed
We invite you to a side event focusing Women in Peace Operations,
on the vital role of women in UN Women.
peacekeeping and conflict Dr Linda Naidoo (UNODC),
prevention. Women’s participation is Project Officer for the UNODC
not just a moral imperative but a Regional Programme on
strategic necessity for achieving the Gender-Based Violence, United
goals outlined in the UN’s Agenda for Nations Office on Drugs and
Sustainable Development, Crime, Regional Office for
particularly Goals 5 (Gender Equality) Southern Africa;
and 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Ms Molly Dlamini (SALO), a
Institutions). member of FemWise-Africa
and the South African Liaison
Our panel of speakers will highlight Office.
women’s contributions and the Ms Laura-Jane Watkins
ongoing challenges faced by (Moderator) Attorney &
peacekeeping operations. The event Research Coordinator, Africa
will call for renewed political will and Division, SecurityWomen
concrete measures to address these
challenges, ensuring women’s You can find their bios here.
meaningful participation in decision-
making at all levels of conflict Register to attend here.
resolution and prevention.
This event is supported by:
