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 anniversary of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and

75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN).

Title:

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

Date/ Time:

8 October 2020, 5:30-6:30pm (AEST time)

Focus:

2020 marks the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on women, peace and security (WPS), and the anticipated announcement of the Australian government’s 2nd National Action Plan (NAP) on WPS.

How has Australia advanced the WPS agenda, particularly in focusing on gender equality, human security, and sustainable development and working with civil society? How effective has Australia been in linking WPS and the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 5 (gender equality and women’s empowerment) and 16 (promote peaceful and inclusive societies)? What are the prospects for Australia’s 2nd NAP?

Speakers:

Claire Moore has been a member of WILPF since the mid 1990s when she went to the Beijing Women’s Conference. She was a member of the Senate in the Australian Parliament from 2001 to 2019. Prior to that she worked in the Australian Public Service and the trade union movement. She is interested in women’s history particularly in activism around equality, peace and social justice.

Dr Anu Mundkur is a strategically focused senior women peace and security advisor, gender and development/humanitarian technical specialist with extensive experience in the not-for-profit and government sectors.

She has worked for organizations like CARE Australia as their Head of Gender Equality and was seconded from Australian Council for International Development to the Australian Civil Military Centre where she focused on developing capacity on gender-responsive approaches to prevent, prepare for and respond more effectively to humanitarian crises (conflict and disasters) overseas. She also has over fifteen years of professional experience, including on gender projects funded by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Moderator:

Dr Ludmilla Kwitko has worked on women, peace and security and gender equality, international aid and development issues over the last 30 years, with donors, governments, multilateral organisations and civil society, as an adviser, practitioner, policy analyst and researcher. Ludmilla is currently Associate Professor (Honorary) at the Gender Institute, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. She is also a Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Australia (WILPF) Board member.

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