Join this event organized by Women in International Security (WIIS), featuring AfP’s Director of Policy & Advocacy Megan Corrado!

Women and gender champions are facing unprecedented levels of violence and repression. Wars and authoritarian regimes are threatening Women, Peace and Security activists and survivors. In Afghanistan, the Taliban are threatening the human rights of women and children, while other authoritarian regimes are restricting civil spaces and social cohesion. Some governments have also used COVID-19 to restrict civil space and engage in increased levels of repression against civilian populations. Gender-based violence is rising alongside the highest increase in early/forced child marriage and child trafficking documented in over 25 years. Meanwhile, social safeguards to protect women and children from violence have weakened, including limiting access to social safe haven spaces. Now, more than ever, it is vital to examine these current, intersecting challenges.

Join WIIS and the Embassy of Liechtenstein, Washington DC on Wednesday September 22, 2021 at 12 pm EDT for a virtual policy roundtable discussion where expert panelists will examine these issues and make recommendations for moving forward.

Keynote Remarks

H.E. Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Panelists

Zuhra Bahman, Country Director, Search for Common Ground in Afghanistan

Dr. Sarah Taylor, UN Women & Director, International Policy and Women, Peace and Security, Inclusive Peace

Megan Corrado, Director for Policy and Advocacy, Alliance for Peacebuilding

Moderator

Ariela Blätter, President & CEO, Women In International Security WIIS