When:
June 14, 2024 @ 15:00 – June 14, 2024 @ 16:30
Where:

The IGC Women, Peace and Security Impact Group invites you to a roundtable discussion on the WPS Agenda and Human Rights Mechanisms in Geneva on Friday 14 June from 15:00 to 16:30 CET

The roundtable discussion will provide an opportunity for the presentation of research findings and recommendations on WPS and Human Rights - Ukraine and Sudan as case studies by Ilayda Isik and Caroline Montag, students at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Agenda:

  • Welcome by Fleur Heyworth, Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the GCSP, and Madeleine Rees, Secretary General of WILPF.
  • Presentation of research findings and recommendations on WPS and Human Rights - Ukraine and Sudan as case studies by Ilayda Isik and Caroline Montag, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights;
  • Reflections from Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva;
  • A discussion facilitated by Madeleine Rees and Fleur Heyworth:
    • Reactions to the research findings and recommendations;
    • Gaps and opportunities to strengthen coherence and action to advance the WPS agenda in Geneva.

This event will take place in a hybrid format. Please join us on the fourth floor of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in P4-435 Conference Room 2.

Kindly RSVP to admin@genderchampions.com by Wednesday, 12th June if you plan on attending in-person. Please register at the following Zoom link to join online.