Speakers

2024 AWP

Opening Session

Opening & Congratulatory Remarks

Cho Tae-yul

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

Alina-Ştefania Gorghiu

Minister of Justice, Romania

Michele J. Sison

Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Battsetseg Batmunkh

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mongolia
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Jacqueline O’Neil

Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, Canada
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Bjorn Olof Skoog

EU Special Representative for Human Rights
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Volker Türk

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General, UN Department of Peace Operations (UNDPO)
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Keynote Speech

Julie Isabel Bishop

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar

Sima Sami Bahous

Executive Director, UN Women
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Ingrid M. Gjerde

Chief of Defense Staff, Norway (Former Force Commander, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP))
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Panel Discussion 1

UN Peacekeeping Missions’ Operationalization of WPS Mandates on Promoting Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes

Panel Discussion 1

Louise Olsson

Research Director, Department of Global Politics, Norms and Societies, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Catherine Andela

Chief, Gender Unit,
UN Department of Peace Operations (UNDPO)

Kasumi Nishigaya

Chief of Gender Affairs Unit and Senior Gender Advisor, UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)

Agbeko Koffi Sodjinou

Gender Affairs Officer, UN Multidimensional integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

Cecilia Erzuah

Force Gender Integration Mentor and Advisor, UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)

Sungyeon Yi

Liaison Officer, UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)

Panel Discussion 2

Asian Countries’ Development and Implementation of WPS NAPs

Panel Discussion 1

Norul M. Rashid

Policy Advisor on Governance, Peace and Security, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Rodora Turalde-Babaran

Director of Human Development, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department of the ASEAN Secretariat
(*Virtual live participation)

Maria Victoria (Mavic) Balleza

Chief Executive Officer, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)

Sithara Shreen Abdul Saroor

Co-founder, Women’s Action Network

Ryoko Yonamine

Gender specialist on women, peace and security, PhD student at Osaka Jogakuin University

Jiso Yoon

Director, Center for International Development and Cooperation, Korean Women’s Development Institute

Special Session

Seeking Peace in Myanmar – Women as Catalysts for Change

Panel Discussion 1

Heisoo Shin

Chair, Board of Directors, Korea Center for UN Human Rights Policy (KOCUN)

Julie Isabel Bishop

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar

Christine Arab

Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UN Women

Hai Kyung Jun

Regional Director for Asia and
the Pacific, UNHCR

Richard Horsey

Senior Myanmar Adviser,
Crisis Group

Yanghee Lee

Board Chair, International Child Rights Center

May Sabe Phyu

Director, Gender Equality Network
(*Virtual live participation)

Youth Session

Toward the Next 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Panel Discussion 1

Emilia Hannuksela

Team Lead, Youth Peace and Security, UN Youth Office

Sarah Little

Founder, More to Her Story

Noor Azizah

Director, Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network

Hajer Sharief

Co-founder,
Together We Build It

Pashtana Dorani

Executive Director, LEARN Afghanistan

Eubin Kim

2024 Korean Youth Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

Closing Session

Closing Remarks

Kweon Ki-hwan

Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs, MOFA, Republic of Korea