31 aug UPCOMING REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR ASIA: PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO ADVANCE THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA
On 4-5 October, the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons (the Forum), in collaboration with the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), is hosting a regional seminar in Southeast Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia in hybrid modality, entitled “Connecting the Dots: Advancing the implementation of the Women, Peace & Security (WPS) agenda by enhancing parliamentary capacity and action in Asia”.
The purpose of the seminar is to strengthen the role of parliamentarians in peace and security processes, including women parliamentarians who are generally underrepresented in such efforts, as well as to enhance parliamentary capacity, action and leverage on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and other relevant frameworks for peace and security, such as the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UN PoA).
At the seminar, parliamentary priorities and recommendations will be identified and condensed into a gender equality focused regional Parliamentary Action Plan (PAP), based on a follow-up review of PFSALW’s previously elaborated PAP in the region. The seminar is welcoming, and aims to engage, parliamentarians from AIPA member countries. The conclusions from the seminar are planned to be presented at an international side event during 2023.
The seminar forms part of the Forum’s project financed by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs’ (UNODA) Trust Facility Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation (UNSCAR).
