UNIDIR, the Permanent Mission of Ireland, the Permanent Mission of Brazil, the Permanent Mission of Chile, the Permanent Mission of Philippines and the Small Arms Survey are pleased to invite you to a side event to 11th Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda, a landmark framework that has catalyzed action in over 100 countries through the adoption of one or more National Action Plans. The WPS Agenda emphasizes the prevention of armed conflict, the protection of women and girls’ human rights, including from gender-based violence, the promotion of their full, equal, and meaningful participation in peace and security processes and the strengthening of women’s capacity to act as agents of change in post-conflict relief and recovery processes.
Shortly after the first WPS Resolution was adopted by the Security Council in 2000, negotiations began on establishing the ATT. The political momentum on addressing gender-based violence, as well as the support for the process by women’s rights organizations, resulted in the inclusion of Article 7(4), which was the first time the international community recognized the link between the international arms trade, gender-based violence and violence against women and children.
Given the important role played by women’s rights advocates in establishing the treaty, this side event will explore how the ATT can better engage with WPS actors to promote universalization. It will also examine how the ATT can serve as a tool to operationalize WPS commitments, such as the prevention of gender-based violence.
Speakers
Opening remarks
Ambassador Claudia Fuentes Julio, Permanent Representative of Chile to the UN
Panel discussion
- Hana Salama, Researcher, Gender and Disarmament Programme, UNIDIR
- Maria Pia Devoto, Director of Association for Public Policies
Concluding remarks
- Jason Robinson, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament
Moderator: Callum Watson, Gender Coordinator, Small Arms Survey
*More speakers to be announced soon.
When and where
Thursday, 28 August, 13:15-14:50 CEST, Room B, Centre International de Conférences, Geneva, Switzerland.
*A light lunch will be served at 13:00 CEST.
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