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20 Oct 2020

Women, peace and security agenda in Kuwait

National action plans (NAPs)

In support of Kuwait's efforts to engage with United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security (WPS), ESCWA organized a webinar series on the WPS Agenda, on 28 and 29 September, and on 13 October, in cooperation with the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Kuwait.
 
The webinar series brought together 50 participants from various governmental and non-governmental entities in Kuwait, as well as academics working in the fields of sustainable development, women’s affairs, human rights, and security and peace issues. They discussed the WPS agenda and its links with international frameworks for women's rights and sustainable development.
 
Participants agreed on the added value of a having a national action plan on WPS in Kuwait.
 
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