On 24 October, the Security Council held its annual open debate on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ (WPS), which this year is titled “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment”. The Executive Director of UN Women, United Nations’ entity dedicated...
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Gender Parity- What women can
On October 21, the Permanent Missions of Qatar, Rwanda, Denmark, Malawi jointly organized a meeting of the Group of Friends on Gender Parity in the presence of the United Nations General Assembly President, Philemon Yang. The Hellenic Mission...
Women on Top: Promoting the ‘Women Peace & Security’ Agenda
Increasing meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding is a key priority for both the United Nations and Greece. As an elected member on the Security Council for the biennium 2025/26, the Hellenic Republic has placed particular emphasis on...
Empowering Women in Peacebuilding- Greece addresses SC Open Discussion
The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, is taking place from 11 - 22 March under the priority theme, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality...
Women, Peace & Security- Presenting the 1st Hellenic Action Plan
Women, Peace and Security (WPS) is a policy framework that recognizes that women must be critical actors in all efforts to achieve sustainable international peace and security. The WPS was formally initiated by the United Nations in 2000...