UNIDIR and the Organization of American States (OAS) are pleased to invite you to a virtual roundtable marking the English and Spanish launch of a joint publication A Novel Approach to the 11 UN Norms for Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace: Guidelines for Gendered Implementation.
The event will feature a presentation highlighting key findings of the publication. It will be followed by a roundtable discussion exploring how this research can support cybersecurity policy and practices that are inclusive, gender-aware and responsive to people’s needs. Discussants will also seek to identify opportunities for integrating gender considerations into the work of the “Global Mechanism on developments in the field of information communication technology (ICTs) in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs”.
The event will be simultaneously interpreted in English and Spanish.
Opening remarks
- Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
- Kerry-Ann Barret, Chief of the Cybersecurity Section of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, Organization of American States
Speakers
- Katharine Millar, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics
- Veronica Ferrari, Global Policy Advocacy Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications
- J. Carlos Lara G., Executive Director, Derechos Digitales
- Rosario Gutiérrez Bernal, Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
- Allison Pytlak, Senior Fellow and Cyber Program Director, The Stimson Center
The discussion will be moderated by Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme, UNIDIR
When and where
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 17:00 – 18:30 CEST / 11:00 – 12:30 EST, online via Zoom.
Participants
The event is open to public officials, cyber diplomats, multistakeholder experts from civil society, academia, the private sector, intergovernmental organizations and members of the general public interested in the topic.
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