UNIDIR is organizing a series of regional briefings to share preliminary findings on ways to bring women, peace and security (WPS), arms control, and disarmament practitioners closer together at the regional level.
Since 2008, States have adopted regional action plans and other regional frameworks to coordinate policies that advance women’s participation in peace and security and address the gendered impacts of armed conflict. UNIDIR researchers have reviewed 22 regional WPS frameworks adopted by 13 regional organizations and analysed the extent to which they address weapons-related risks.
The briefings will allow UNIDIR to share insights from this research and gather feedback on effective ways to improve regional cooperation and cross-regional learning. Key discussion points include:
- The distinct contribution of regional action plans on WPS
- How regional and national action plans on WPS complement each other
- Progress and shortcomings in integrating arms control and disarmament into regional WPS frameworks
Agenda
Speakers
- Henri Myrttinen, Fellow, Integrated Approaches Programme, UNIDIR
- Anastaesia Mondesir, Project Associate, Gender Associations
Further details will be added in due course.
When and where
2–4 November 2026 | Online
- African States: Monday, 2 November | 14:00–15:00 CET | Register
- Asia-Pacific States: Tuesday, 3 November | 08:00–09:00 CET | Register
- Eastern European States: Tuesday, 3 November | 15:00–16:00 CET | Register
- Latin American and Caribbean States: Tuesday, 3 November | 17:00–18:00 CET | Register
- Western European and other States: Wednesday, 4 November | 15:00–16:00 CET | Register
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Participants
UNIDIR encourages the participation of representatives from permanent missions in New York and Geneva, experts in national capitals, regional organizations, and other stakeholders interested in gender equality, arms control and disarmament.
Language
All regional briefings will be delivered in English. Interpretation into French will be available for the regional briefing for African States and interpretation into Spanish will be available for the regional briefing for Latin American and Caribbean States.