Events


9th Annual Conference: Food: Women's Role in the Struggle to Feed the World

Oct 26, 2020 - Oct 29, 2020 | Giving Women
Online

The purpose of the conference is to look at the role of women as farmers, mothers, caregivers of children, the elderly and the sick, providers…


Women’s Peacebuilding Work – Unrecognized Care?

Oct 26, 2020 | NYUSPS Center for Global Affairs
Online

Feminist and women's peace-making work is largely unrecognized and is chronically under-resourced. COVID-19 has amplified this gap; even though women peacebuilders are at the forefront…


Environment and Security 2020

Oct 26, 2020 - Oct 28, 2020 | Geneva Center for Security Policy
Geneva, Switzerland

Natural resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are under increasing stress. Human activity is the main cause of this global crisis affecting everybody, but…


Leadership and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

Oct 22, 2020 | NYUSPS Center for Global Affairs
Online

In September 2017, UN secretary-general António Guterres launched a strategy to achieve a long-overdue goal of gender parity among staff across the United Nations (UN).…


Online Conference on Women, Peace and Security and the Future of Disarmament

Oct 22, 2020 | International Institute for Peace; Women in International Security
Online

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR), WIIS Austria presents a one-day conference focused on the intersections between…


Environmental Peacebuilding in the Middle East-Session #2

Oct 22, 2020 | Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC), Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University and the ESF Office of International Education
online

Dialogue Session #2, small-group follow-up to the "Environmental Peacebuilding in the Middle East" introductory event on Tues., October 20. Alumni of the Arava Institute for…


Just Climate Action: Gender, Democracy and Local Movement

Oct 21, 2020 - Oct 22, 2020 | Atlantic Council for International Cooperation
Online

Symposium 2020 will feature a variety of keynote speakers and panelists from around the world, with diverse perspectives, as we reflect on dimensions of justice…


Women in Sustainability - Health Emergency: The Effects of Climate Change

Oct 21, 2020 | Women in Sustainability
Online

Climate Change is a health emergency, especially for women and minorities. Studies show that 80 percent of people displaced by climate change around the globe…


Marking 20 Years of Learning and Practice on Women, Peace and Security

Oct 21, 2020 | National Women's Council
Online

Women in Northern Ireland have a long history of peace building, but that role has not necessarily been recognised. In October 2000, UN Security Council Resolution…


UNSCR 1325 at 20 Years: Perspectives from Feminist Peace Activists

Oct 21, 2020 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Online

There are ten Women, Peace and Security resolutions, many frameworks for gender equality, and countless commitments by member states, but we still live in a…


Armed Conflict, Resistance and Resilience of Indigenous Women: Webinar with Binalakshmi "Bina" Nepram

Oct 21, 2020 | University of Massachusetts Amherst
Online

This talk will throw light on how the Indigenous Women of Manipur in Northeast India developed unique non-violent forms and techniques of resistance & resilience…


Women Transforming Peace: Celebrating 20 Years of UNSCR 1325 and Beyond

Oct 20, 2020 | USIP; U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Online

Twenty years ago, the U.N. Security Council sparked a global policy revolution when it recognized, for the first time, the unique experiences of women and…


Crisis, Conflict and Climate: From Immediate Humanitarian Response to Longer-Term Peace and Development Solutions

Oct 15, 2020 - Nov 11, 2020 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, UNDP, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, World Food Programme, and Elman Peace and Human Rights Center
online

On 15 October, SIPRI will co-host a virtual event on 'Crisis, conflict and climate: From immediate humanitarian response to longer-term peace and development solutions'. The…


Women in Mining: Global Perspective

Oct 15, 2020 | UNECE
Online

Women are an integral part of society, hence, it is not only important but pivotal to increment their participation in activities that are closely related…


Water, Women and Wellness: Reflections from Latina Leaders on Water Justice

Oct 15, 2020 | Alliance for the Great Lakes
Online

Clean water is vital to sustain life, support industry, and grow communities. But too often, the practices and placement of industry, and the challenges and…


Gender Provisions in Peace Accords: Reflections on Negotiation, Design and Implementation in Support of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Oct 15, 2020 | Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Online

On October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). Twenty years later, the UN Secretary General’s…


Gender Integration into National Climate Actions. Regional Workshop, MENA

Oct 14, 2020 | UNFCCC
Online

Under the enhanced Lima work programme on gender and its gender action plan (Decision 3/CP.25); Parties and relevant organizations were requested to submit their inputs…


Women in Green - Women Leading in Challenging Times

Oct 14, 2020 | USGBC Maryland’s Women in Green Committee
Online

USGBC Maryland’s Women in Green Committee invites you to attend the panel presentation “Women Leading in Challenging Times.” Join our impressive panel as they explore…


Championing Gender-Sensitive Security Sector Reform

Oct 13, 2020

The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, The United Nations Department of Peace Operations, and The Georgetown Institute for Women,…


Environment and Security: A Virtual Learning Journey

Oct 12, 2020 - Nov 13, 2020 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy
online

Natural resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are under increasing stress. Human activity is the main cause of this global crisis affecting everybody, but…


Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2012-19): Gender Equality, Human Security and Sustainable Development

Oct 8, 2020 | The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Australia
Online

2020 will mark the  20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), 5th…


Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women: Climate Change and Gender

Oct 8, 2020 | Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women
Online

The 31st Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women (KCAW 2020) will focus on climate change and gender. It will consider how well to promote gender equality…


Women, Peace and Security: The Next 20 Years

Oct 8, 2020 | Foreign Policy; Our Secure Future
Online

Join FP in collaboration with Our Secure Future, as we convene exceptional leaders from across security, tech, and government for a forward-looking conversation illuminating the…


Confronting the Climate Crisis: Feminist Pathways Symposium

Oct 7, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020 | Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Online

This symposium aims to call attention not only to the climate crisis, but also to what is at stake in the kinds of responses to…


Resilient Livelihoods of the Urban Poor during the Pandemic from a Gender Perspective

Oct 7, 2020 | UNITAR CIFAL Jeju
Online

According to the ‘UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19’ paper published in April 2020, women, older persons, children and youth, those working…


Recognizing Women Peacebuilders: Critical Actors in Effective Peacemaking

Oct 7, 2020 | ICAN
Online

We’re thrilled to bring you this timely analysis that explores the invaluable contributions of women peacebuilders from around the world. 

On Wednesday, October 7th, we will be…


Oslo Pax: Diversity Matters - Gender and Inclusion in Peace and War

Oct 7, 2020 | Nobel Peace Center; Designit
Online

Gender equality and inclusion must be a social norm if the world shall succeed in building peaceful, sustainable societies. The benefits of diversity should be unquestioned,…


US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: Collaboration with Native Nations and Tribal Consultation

Oct 6, 2020 - Oct 7, 2020 | Udall Foundation
Sacramento, CA

Participants experience training that is dynamic, problem-based, and highly interactive. Each course provides opportunities to practice new ECCR skills through exercises that simulate real-life situations,…


The Climate of Conflict

Oct 6, 2020 - Oct 8, 2020 | Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at The University of Chicago
online

The climate of conflict is rapidly shifting around the world. The emergence of new conflicts is outpacing the ability of the international community to cope,…


CPeace's Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation

Oct 5, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
Washington, DC

Do you have a complex conservation challenge? Is social conflict complicating or impeding your efforts to create positive change or achieve conservation goals? To understand…