Speakers

2024 AWP

Opening Session

Opening & Keynote Speech & Congratulatory Remarks

Kang Insun

2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

Julie Bishop

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar

Sima Sami Bahous

UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Ingrid Gjerde

Chief of Defence Staff, Norwegian Armed Forces (Former Force Commander, UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP))
(*Pre-recorded video message)

Batmunkh Battsetseg

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

Jacqueline O’Neill

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

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)

Panel Discussion 1

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

Louise Olsson

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

Catherine Andela

Chief of 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)

Yi Sungyeon

Liaison Officer, UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)

Panel Discussion 2

Asian Countries’ Development and Implementation of WPS NAPs

Norul Rashid

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

Rodora Babaran

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

Maria Victoria Balleza

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

Ryoko Yonamine

Gender Specialist on Women, Peace and Security, Ph.D Student at Osaka Jogakuin University

Yoon Jiso

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

Special Session

Seeking Peace in Myanmar – Women as Catalysts for Change

Shin Heisoo

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

Julie Bishop

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar

Christine Arab

Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UN Women

Lee Yanghee

Board Chair, International Child Rights Center (InCRC)

Richard Horsey

Senior Myanmar Adviser,
International Crisis Group

May Sabe Phyu

Director, Gender Equality Network
(*Virtual live participation)

Jun Hai Kyung

Regional Director for Asia and
the Pacific, UNHCR

Youth Session

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

Emilia Hannuksela

Team Lead, Youth Peace and Security, UN Youth Office

Noor Azizah

Director, Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network

Hajer Sharief

Co-founder,
Together We Build It

Pashtana Dorani

Executive Director, LEARN Afghanistan

Kim Eubin

2024 Korean Youth Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

Closing Session

Closing Remarks

Lee Chul

Director-General for International Organizations and Nuclear Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea