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USIP Announces Agenda for Women and War Conference

Thursday, October 28, 2010

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The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is cosponsoring Women and War, a three-day conference that recognizes the 10th anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and examines the links between women, peace and security in war zones and post-conflict situations

For Immediate Release, October 27, 2010
Contact: Allison Sturma, 202/429-4725 or asturma@usip.org
         

(Washington) - The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) is cosponsoring Women and War, a three-day conference that recognizes the 10th anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 and examines the links between women, peace and security in war zones and post-conflict situations.

 

The presenters include a mixture of U.S. and international officials, NGO representatives and practitioners. They include:

  • Admiral Michael Mullen (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Chairman, United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Margot Wallström (Speaking on Nov. 3 and 4)
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
United Nations
  • Ambassador Melanne Verveer (Speaking on Nov. 4)
United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
United States Department of State
  • Ambassador Donald Steinberg  (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Deputy Administrator
United States Agency for International Development
  • Rosa Brooks (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Rule of Law and Humanitarian Policy
United States Department of Defense
  • Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Former Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
United Nations
  • Abigail Disney (Speaking on Nov. 4)
Filmmaker, Philanthropist, and Producer of the film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
  • Major-General Patrick Cammaert (Speaking on Nov. 5)
Military Adviser in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations


The panels, times and locations are:

Wednesday, Nov 3

12:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. - Gender-Based Violence: We Need to Act

The World Bank
H Building, Eugene Black Auditorium
View the agenda for this event

 

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - No Peace Without Women
The Elliot School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
View the agenda for this event


Thursday, November 6

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Women and War
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Foggy Bottom
View the agenda for this event


Friday, November 7

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – The Trouble with the Congo
United States Institute of Peace
View the agenda for this event



The entire conference is open to the press, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged to Allison Sturma, asturma@usip.org or 202/429-4725.


Partner Organizations:

The George Washington University
  • Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Georgetown University
U.S. Department of State

 

Supporting Organizations:

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The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) provides the analysis, training and tools that help to prevent, manage and end violent international conflicts, promote stability and professionalize the field of peacebuilding. Learn more at www.usip.org.

 

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