The Institute for Inclusive Security's 12th Annual Policy Forum on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

On the role of women as Peace Negotiators. Registration is due by Friday, if you’re interested in attending.

If anyone plans on attending, please let the rest of the Gender CofP know.

Thanks,
Randal

From: Troy Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:38 AM
To: Nicole Mechem; Drusilla Menaker
Subject: FW: You are Cordially Invited to The Institute for Inclusive Security's 12th Annual Policy Forum on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

FYI

From: Michelle Page [mailto:michelle_page@huntalternatives.org]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 7:05 PM
To: Troy Johnson
Subject: You are Cordially Invited to The Institute for Inclusive Security's 12th Annual Policy Forum on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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Dear Mr. Johnson,

The results are concrete: When more women leaders are involved, peace negotiations improve. For more than ten years, governments and multilateral bodies have acknowledged these critical contributions. Using rhetoric and resolutions, they’ve called for greater inclusion. Yet, the strikingly low numbers of women involved in these processes have hardly increased. Women are the greatest untapped resource for achieving sustainable peace. 

The Institute for Inclusive Security’s 12th annual Policy Forum focuses on the role of mediators in enabling lasting peace. More than 20 experienced mediators from our global Women Waging Peace Network will identify practical approaches for convening more inclusive negotiations. These leaders have mediated conflicts in Afghanistan, Argentina, Burundi, Colombia, Guatemala, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Uganda.

The Forum will commence with roundtable discussions during which experienced women mediators will seek input on their prepared recommendations for elevating the role of women in mediation and designing more inclusive negotiations.

We’re pleased to invite you to our event on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Please join us for roundtables from 10:00am to 12:00pm and a luncheon from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at the Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th Street NW, Washington, DC. B. Lynn Pascoe, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Jordan Ryan, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), will deliver remarks.

This event is not a fundraiser. We seek your enthusiasm and ideas, not your financial support. Consistent with regulations for US government employees, the value of the lunch won’t exceed $25. 

Space is limited. To reserve your spot, please click here. Alternatively, you can contact Michelle Page at either 202.403.2004 or michelle_page@huntalternatives.org by Friday, January 14, 2011.While this invitation is not transferable, we welcome suggestions of colleagues we might invite.

We anticipate engaging discussions and hope you will be able to attend.

 

Sincerely,

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