Leveraging Women’s Role in Building Resilience Towards Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa
11 May 2022
Virtual Event
Chair's Summary
Intertwined challenges call for intensifying efforts to advance implementation of the WPS agenda (established by UNSCR 1325), as well as responding rapidly and effectively to the differentiated socio-economic needs of women to maximize their pivotal role at the forefront of peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts.
In the lead up to the third edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, CCCPA--acting in its capacity as the Secretariat of the Forum--organized a virtual expert workshop titled “Leveraging Women’s Role in Building Resilience towards Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa”.
The workshop participants included a distinguished group of experts on women, peace, security (WPS) and sustainable development issues in Africa, including officials from the Environment Protection Agency in Sierra Leone and the Gender Monitoring Office - Government of Rwanda, as well as experts from the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the UN WOMEN Regional Office for West and Central Africa.
