Getting ready for Vientiane: A dialogue with the Convention on Cluster Munitions gender focal points

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19 August 2026
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Getting ready for Vientiane: A dialogue with the Convention on Cluster Munitions gender focal points

UNIDIR and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) gender focal points Austria and Cameroon organized an interactive webinar to exchange views and ideas on gender diversity and inclusion in the next stage of CCM implementation.

The discussion included short presentations by the gender focal points and other CCM States Parties, followed by an interactive discussion with diplomats, cluster munition or unexploded ordnance stakeholders and the broader mine action community. The event brought together representatives of CCM States Parties, operators, civil society and expert organizations for an open conversation on how to ensure the Convention delivers for all groups of society throughout all areas of implementation.

Event recording

Speakers

  • Julia Eberl, Convention on Cluster Munitions Gender Focal Point and Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria
  • Paul Serges Ntamack, Convention on Cluster Munitions Gender Focal Point and Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Cameroon
  • Lt Rita Khoury, Non-Technical Survey and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Officer, Lebanon Mine Action Centre
  • Ambarka Hassane Yacoubou, Convention on Cluster Munitions Victim Assistance Coordinator and Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Niger
  • Josephine Dresner, Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Mines Advisory Group
  • Silvia Cattaneo, Senior Advisor, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

Moderator 

  • Renata H. Dalaqua, Head of the Integrated Approaches Programme, UNIDIR

When and where

Wednesday, 19 August 2026 | 13:15-14:45 CEST | Online

 

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