About This Event
To further the implementation of Women, Peace and Security (WPS) that advances a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Pacific Forum International, in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Office of Women, Peace and Security, is organizing the conference Advancing Women, Peace & Security in the Indo-Pacific. Topics in this conference include cultivating a culture of allyship in security, building bridges between CSOs and local government, WPS in the defense sector, gender and preventing/countering violent extremism, and gender and climate security in the Indo-Pacific.
For those who have registered, the Zoom link will be sent one day before the start of the event. A 1-hour reminder will also be sent prior to the start of each day.
Agenda
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| Wednesday, September 1, 2021 | ||
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM (HST) | Session 1 | Welcome Remarks & Keynote Speech | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM (HST) | Session 2 | Cultivating a Culture of Allyship in Security | |
| 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM (HST) | Break | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (HST) | Session 3 | Building Bridges: CSOs and Local Governance | |
| 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (HST) | Break | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM (HST) | Session 4 | WPS and the Defense Sector: Working with Allies & Partners | |
| 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM (HST) | Break | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (HST) | Session 5 | Gender and Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism | |
| Thursday, September 2, 2021 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (HST) | Session 6 | Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality | |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (HST) | Session 7 | Gender and Climate Security in the Indo-Pacific | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM (HST) | Closing Remarks | |
