The UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC) invite you to a virtual event focusing on gender-responsive implementation of key arms control instruments: the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PoA) and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in the Latin America and Caribbean Region.
Ahead of the 4th Review Conference of the UN PoA and the 10th Conference of State Parties to the ATT, this discussion will provide an opportunity to hear from experts about the latest research and trends on gender-responsive arms control. The event will also serve as forum for sharing best practices from the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, as well as ideas for action to sustain momentum and ensure that gender-related topics remain a priority in multilateral arms control discussions. Importantly, the event will be a platform to discuss the effective integration of gender-responsive actions into national arms control policies, legal frameworks, programmes and national action plans.
This event is part UNIDIR’s 2024 Regional Briefing Series on Gender in the UN PoA and ATT.
SPEAKERS
Welcoming Remarks:
- Soledad Urruela, Director, UNLIREC
Expert Presentations
- Mercedes Allerbon, Project Adviser, UNLIREC
- Hana Salama, Researcher, UNIDIR
- Grisselle Rodriguez, Counselor, Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations and other International Organizations
- Diego Sánchez Moreno, Advisor, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México
- Carolina Ricardo, Executive Director Sou da Paz
- Asiya S. Mohammed, Executive Director of Conflict Women, Ltd.
Event moderated by Dr. Renata Hessmann Dalaqua, Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme, UNIDIR
WHEN & WHERE
Thursday, 9 May 2024 | 9:00 to 10:45 (Lima time) / 16:00 to 17:45 (Geneva time) | Online, via Zoom
Check your local time here.
LANGUAGE
The event will be held in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation into the three languages.
PARTICIPANTS
UNIDIR and UNLIREC encourage the participation of government officials, diplomats, civil society organizations and experts from the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
RSVP
Please register here. The link to access the event will be provided by email to registered participants one day prior to the session.
For more information on the event, please send an email to gender-unidir@un.org.
