About this event
ASPI is delighted to invite you to the webinar ‘WPS in 2020: Progressing implementation at a time of global uncertainty’.
This year represents a significant milestone for the women, peace and security agenda as it marks 20 years since its adoption by the UN Security Council. Since 2017, ASPI has run an annual series in The Strategist which examines different aspects of the women, peace and security agenda. This anniversary represents an opportunity to examine how collective commitments on WPS are translated into concrete action, both domestically and internationally.
Join panellists Renata Dwan, Amy Haddad, Dr. Anu Mundkur and Lisa Sharland, for a discussion moderated by Genevieve Feely about current implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, particularly in the context of a year dominated by crises. What does the Covid-19 crisis mean for the 20th anniversary of the WPS agenda and how can implementation and institutionalisation continue during this period of uncertainty and instability?
This event is brought to you by ASPI’s Women in Defence and Security Network (WDSN). The WDSN’s primary aim is to provide a forum to support the career development of women in the defence and security community in Australia, and to facilitate critical discussion around issues related to women’s participation and gender perspectives in the context of defence, national security and foreign policy.
(Image credited to UN Women/Ryan Brown)
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Guest speaker
Amy Haddad ConsultantG
Amy Haddad is a gender equality and social inclusion expert in foreign policy and development. She was a principal gender equality specialist for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has represented Australia in various forums at the United Nations.
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Lisa Sharland Head, International Program @ ASPIG
Lisa Sharland is Head of the International Program at ASPI. Lisa has research interests in the United Nations and multilateralism, peacekeeping reform, Australia’s engagement in UN peacekeeping, Australia-Africa engagement, protection of civilians and women, peace and security.
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Renata Dwan Director @ United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)G
Renata Dwan is the Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). She held previous high-level roles in the UN Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support where she led major UN-wide policy and reform initiatives on peace and security issues.
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Genevieve Feely Researcher, International Program @ ASPIG
Genevieve is a researcher for the International Program, focusing on peacekeeping. Her research interests include multilateralism, peace operations and the responsibility to protect.
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Anu Mundkur Head of Gender Equality @ CARE AustraliaG
Dr. Anu Mundkur is the Head of Gender Equality for CARE Australia. She was previously a civil society liaison for the Australian Council for International Development and the Associate Director for the Gender Consortium at Flinders University.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
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