First talk of the Second GenderLab Talk Series on “Challenges and Triumphs in Myanmar’s Women, Peace, and Security Process” hosted by the Gender and Development studies at Asian Institute of Technology.
Speaker: Cate Buchanan, Athena Consortium
Thursday, 22 February 2024
9:00 – 1-:30am Myanmar Time
Registration: http://bit.ly/3ZQzPOj
The webinar will be delivered in English with Myanmar translation
Outline
- Global trends in women, peace and security
- Framing of women, peace and security in Myanmar
- Highlights
- Concerns
- Women, peace and security in the era of de facto authorities and authoritarianism
Profile:
Cate Buchanan specializes in mediation and process design, political and conflict analysis, and inclusion promotion. She is Conflict Adviser to the Myanmar Livelihoods and Food Security Fund; manages an initiative on gender-based violence in Myanmar. She also provides advisory support to the European Institute for Peace; UN Women Afghanistan; the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Support Unit for Gender Equality and others. Previously she has worked as an Adviser to the Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process, and then as an Adviser within the Nyein (Shalom) Foundation Myanmar supporting national dialogues and negotiation approaches. She has been on the Standby Team of Experts within the UN Mediation Support Unit; a Senior Adviser to the Office of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen; and a Programme Manager and Senior Adviser with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.