A delegation of women from Myanmar representing various political parties, ethnic armed groups, civil society organisations and media will attend a workshop on 'Women and Peace Processes' in Oslo on 26-27 April 2016.
The workshop is organised by PRIO in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NOREF and is by invitation only.
Programme
Tuesday 26 April
09:00-09:30 Welcome by Mr Tore Hattrem, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
10:00-11:00 Welcome and short introduction by representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The challenges of implementing UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security' by Torunn L. Tryggestad, Director, PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security
11:00-11:15 Coffee/tea break
11:15-12:15 'The relationship between humanitarian law and human rights' by Gro Nystuen, International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI) and member of the Nordic Women Mediators' Network
12:15-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 'Experiences from ceasefire processes – including the gender dimension' by Lars-Erik Skaansar, Jannek Consult
14:30-14:45 Coffee/tea break
14:45-16:15 Presentations by Norwegian civil society organizations on gender work:
'Norwegian People's Aid Work on gender in Myanmar' by Claudio Feo, NPA
'Reflections from CARE's experience in 1325 programming in Myanmar' by Alexandra Wilde, Care Norway
Wednesday 27 April
09:15-10:00 Meeting with representatives from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
10:00-11:00 'The gender dimension in the Colombian peace process' by Hilde Salvesen, Section for Peace and Reconciliation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
11:00-11:15 Coffee/tea break
11:15-12:30 'Women in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) processes' by Wenche Hauge, Senior Researcher, PRIO and Åshild Kolås, Research Professor, PRIO
12:30-13:30 Closing and Lunch
