79th UNGA Side Event – Reclaiming Women, Peace and Security: Defining a Path Forward

25 September 2024 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm EDT

New York, UN Headquarters, Conference Room 3

The United States of America, Romania, Switzerland, and South Africa, as the 2024 Leadership Quad of the WPS Focal Points Network, in partnership with UN Women as the Network Secretariat, are pleased to invite you and your delegations to the annual High-Level Side Event of the WPS Focal Points Network, which will be held on the margins of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Conference Room 3 at 11:00AM – 1:00PM EDT, under the theme: Reclaiming Women, Peace and Security: Defining a Path Forward.

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Speakers List

Speakers

Alina-Ștefania Gorghiu, Minister of Justice, Romania

Thomas Gürber, Deputy State Secretary, Head of the UN Division, Switzerland

Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, United States Department of State

Bineta Diop, Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, African Union Commission

Linda Burney, Member of Parliament, former Minister for Indigenous Australians, Australian Government

Ivan Kondov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria

David Angell, Assistant Deputy Minister and Political Director, Canada

Arlene B. Tickner, At-large Ambassador for Gender Issues and Feminist Global Policy, Colombia

Hedda Samson, Deputy Head of Delegation, EU Delegation to the United Nations in New York

Isabelle Rome, Ambassador for Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France

Luise Amtsberg, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance, Federal Foreign Office Germany

Hirotaka Matsuo, Ambassador in Charge of UN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Sangjin KIM, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Republic of Korea

Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United States

Peya Mushelenga, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Namibia

Helen Clark, Member of the Elders, former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Catherine Fearon, Officer-in-Charge/Secretary General of the OSCE [Deputy Head of OSCE Secretariat]

Maria Teresa T. Almojuela, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines

Isata Mahoi, Minister of Gender, and Children's Affairs, Sierra Leone

Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, Deputy Minister in the Presidency For Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, South Africa

Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women

Ana María Alonso Giganto, Ambassador-at-large for Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain

Božena Forštnarič Boroje, Director-General for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Anneliese Dodds, Minister of State (Minister for Development) and Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities), United Kingdom

Andreas von Uexkull, Ambassador of the Swedish Mission to the UN

Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zimbabwe

Event Moderator: Paivi Kannisto, Chief, Peace Security and Resilience, UN Women

 

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