Thursday, January 16, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST
This year marks the 25th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, which launched the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. Today, more than 105 countries have adopted National Action Plans on WPS. While progress on WPS has been slower than hoped, there have been meaningful gains. As the field grapples with how to address ongoing and emerging WPS threats, there is an urgent need to learn from our successes.
The Embassy of Japan, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA) will host a high-level event bringing together representatives from a variety of countries that have demonstrated leadership and innovation in advancing the WPS Agenda. The event will bring together key stakeholders to highlight best practices for WPS implementation.
Featured Speakers
H.E. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of Kosovo (Recorded Remarks)
H.E. Yoko Kamikawa, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan; Chair of the Women, Peace & Security Parliamentarians’ Network, Japan
Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, Ambassador-at-Large, Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State
Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security; Participated in reconciliation processes in Liberia, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo
Anna Tarhata S. Basman, Former Legal Chief, Peace Implementing Panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) in the Bangsamoro Peace Process; Former Member of Parliament and Attorney General in Bangsamoro Transition Government
Dr. Avila Kilmurray, Community Leader and Peacebuilder in Northern Ireland; Negotiator in the peace process culminating in the Good Friday peace agreement
Maho Nakayama, Director, Peacebuilding Program, Sasakawa Peace Foundation; Supported peace and reconciliation projects in Indonesia and Philippines
Additional Participants
Ambassador Shigeo Yamada, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of America
Dr. Satohiro Akimoto, Chairman and President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Dean Joel Hellman, Dean, Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace & Security
Hosted by the Embassy of Japan, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA