WPSN - Canada congratulates Network member Heather Tasker and the other recipients of the Women, Peace and Security Research Awards that were presented today by IDRC | CRDI

#womenpeacesecurity #WPSAwards

To further enhance the localization of Women Peace and Security Resolution and The Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act in Sierra Leone, #CGG in Partnership with Global Network of Women PeaceBuilders organize a day Media training for Journalists and Media Practitioners.

Thanks to Inventing Anne , Associate for Africa Peacebuilding Programs, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) for delivering the session on Gender and the Media at International Level. She delved into what are the trends of women’s representation in the media around the world and what are the implications.

Program team preparatory meeting and dinner with CGG Sierra Leone and Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) 🟣in Sierra Leone 🇸🇱. For almost four months now both organizations have been mainstreaming the #WPS and #GEWE Act in 16 districts in🇸🇱.🙏🎉Swiss Development and Cooperation

Thanks to Ruth Abunaw, Program Officer for Africa Peace Building Programs at Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) for leading the session on the background of Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

👏 Hi from team Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) and CGG Sierra Leone in Freetown 🇸🇱 🎉 #Localizing1325

Last week UNOY members @Syria_youth Canadian Coalition for YPS Youth for Peace DRC Youth Partnership for Peace and Development (YPPD) YSAT Uganda YELI Burundi Justice Call Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security attended the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding&Statebuilding hosted by UN Development to exchange lessons learned from national&regional #YPS implementation 💜

Last week Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding gathered young peacebuilders, gov reps, civil society, dev. & UN partners for a #Youth4Peace dialogue
to exchange lessons learned, discuss challenges & opportunities and catalyse action on the impl of the Youth, Peace and Security #YPS agenda🕊️
#Youth2030

During day 2⃣ of Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding's #Dialogue4Peace , GNWP🟣 Program Director Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) emphasizes the importance of approaching peacebuilding collaboration🤝 with humility & honesty💬 to secure trust🫂 & develop effective, youth-centered🎯 mechanisms for implementing #YPS .

“Who isn’t here and who isn’t being heard?”

At the Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Exchange on #YPS , Canadian Coalition for YPS co-founder Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) is raising important questions around accessibility and inclusion in these spaces and the violence of exclusion.

#Youth4Peace #Dialogue4Peace

Day 2 of the Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Exchange on Youth, Peace and Security in Amman-Jordan. Luca Fratini coordinator of the WPS and YPS agenda at the Italian MFA hitting the scene and presenting the Italian scenario. Great moderation by Sigrid Gruener from the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
#Youth4Peace

“Who does the #YouthPeaceSecurity agenda belong to?”

Co-founder Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) raises an important question at Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Exchange on #YPS & highlights the importance of centering local, grassroots youth peacebuilders in decision-making.

#Youth4Peace #Dialogue4Peace

Day 2 Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding:
The #YPSAction is required:
➡️ Data gaps hinder sustainable finance, esp. for funding youth.
➡️ Donors should adopt a youth marker to track progress, empowering young people and promoting intergenerational equity.

When I grow up, I wanna be like Sarra Messaoudi!

'We need to eliminate competition, be enablers of #Youth4Peace ' 👏👏

Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding MENA Coalition on YPS Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security GPPAC Peacebuilders Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP)

In sessions on the global context of #YPS 🕊️ implementation + lessons learned✅ from local📍 & regional🌍🌏🌎 initiatives, Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) urges participants to reflect🤔 on the importance of local youth ownership of #Youth4Peace & how this principle guides collaborative action🤝

This week, GNWP🟣 Program Director Katrina Leclerc (she/elle/ella) is in Amman🇯🇴 for Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Exchange on #YouthPeaceSecurity ✌️. The #Dialogue4Peace aims to:
🗣️Facilitate political dialogue
🔀Enhance intergen. knowledge sharing🧠
💰Promote youth-inclusive financing
🎯Identify joint actions

In our conversat° in Amman, one of the msg is that recognizing the chaotic world young people r inheriting, the YPS agnda is an opportunity for improving State-Society relat° bcz there is a return on investment, as youth is an oppo to shape healthy, just & more peaceful societies

We are here united as young peacebuilders. Incredible opportunity mting with fellow UNOY Peacebuilders members here in Amman, Jordan the birthplace of #YPS , convened by the Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding UN Development. Thanks to IDPS Constituency leads, the CSPPS, g7plus and @INCAF #ActOn2250 #UNSCR2250

Ending off day 1 of the Int'l Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Exchange on #YPS with fellow UNOY Peacebuilders members!✌️🇯🇴

#Youth4Peace #Dialogue4Peace

Heureuse de voir mes chers collègues en force unis pour l’agenda JPS. Toujours un plaisir de remarquer la perseverance des jeunes, l’impact de nos collaborations et de nos efforts collectifs. Le future est le notre 🩵 #Youth4Peace #YouthforPeaceAfrica