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Women-led Mediation Amidst Intersecting Climate and Humanitarian Crises: The Role of Women Mediator Networks

Where

UN Women HQ | New York, 220 East 42nd Street

Organized by

In partnership with the OSCE, this is the fourth event in a series organized by the Pacific Women Mediators Network (PWMN), the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN), the Government of Italy, the Kingdom of Tonga, and UN Women since 2023.
(OSCE)

TIME: 23 October 2024 | 15:00 - 16:30 NY Time (CEST +6)

Objective of the Side-event

The side event will highlight the critical role of regional women mediators’ networks in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution. It will share good practices and explore opportunities for regional women mediators' networks within the Pact for the Future, emphasizing building stronger regional capacities to address non-traditional security challenges. It will highlight how women-led mediation is responding to the complexities of climate change by spotlighting regional, national, and local examples of women mediators navigating and innovating across the current climate and humanitarian crises and propose concrete strategies for enhancing accountability to women’s leadership in global and regional inter-governmental processes. The speakers will finally reflect on a decade of lessons learned from the women mediator networks ahead of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of UNSCR 1325 in 2025.

Opening Remarks

  • Amb. Maurizio Massari, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York (TBC)
  • Amb. Viliami Va'inga Tone, Permanent Representative of Tonga to the UN (Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum)
  • Sarah Hendriks, Director of the Policy, Programmes and Intergovernmental Division
  • Lara Scarpitta, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues/OSCE Networking Platform for Women Leaders including Peacebuilders and Mediators

Interventions from Women Mediator Networks representatives

  • Anna Cervi, member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network
  • Veena Singh, member of the Pacific Women Mediators network

Closing remarks:

  • Hon. Justice Effie Owuor, Co-chair of FemWise-Africa and Chair of the AU Panel of the Wise
  • Permanent Representative of Samoa to the UN and Chair of AOSIS (TBC)

Moderation: Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Pacific Women Mediators Network/ Programme of GPPAC Pacific

Registration

Please register here.