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International Conference on Women, Peace and Security 2024: Forging Collaboration and Convergence for Advancing Women, Peace and Security
AuthorsThe National Tribune, featuring Prof Sara E Davies, CEVAW Deputy Director and Chief Investigator
Professor Sara Davies, CEVAW Deputy Director (Indo-Pacific Research), travelled to the Philippines to speak at the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security.
Organised by the Philippine government in partnership with UN Women, the Philippine Centre for Islam and Democracy, and the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, the event drew over 700 attendees, including high-level government delegates from more than 100 countries.
The conference served as an international stocktaking on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda ahead of the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), aiming to build collaborative strategies to enhance women’s participation in peacebuilding and security.
Prof Sara Davies was invited to speak on Day 2 at the Thematic Session: National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security: From Vision to Reality with Miki Jacevic (Inclusive Security), Tess Phippen (UK FCO), Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah (Asian Muslim Action Network Indonesia) and Jasmin Nario Galace (Global Network of Women Peacebuilders). Sara Davies was also invited to attend and speak at the 2nd Knowledge Exchange between ASEAN Women for Peace Registry and the Australian Coalition for Women Peace and Security on women’s equal and meaningful participation in climate security and disaster response, which was organized by The Asia Foundation, with the support of Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, both partner organisations of CEVAW.