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She Stands for Peace episodes
- Episode Twenty-Nine: Food Security, Climate Security and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda with Michael Dunford
Mr Michael Dunford is the Regional Director for Eastern Africa at the UN World Food Programme (WFP). In this episode, we discuss the realities of tackling food security in conflict settings, the impact of climate change, and how conflict-sensitive food systems might better respond to impacts of conflict on women.
24 min - Episode Twenty-Eight: Creating Enabling Environments for Peacebuilding with Ilwad Elman
Ilwad Elman is the Chief Operating Officer of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre. In this episode, we discuss the challenges and trauma of peacebuilding, her work in supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, and applying a youthful lens to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
35 min - Episode Twenty-Seven: Partnerships in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation with Hamsatu Allamin
Hamsatu Allamin is the Founder and Executive Director of the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development. In this episode, we discuss how we might rethink our consideration of who makes up partners in peacebuilding and reconciliation, and our approach to establishing these partnerships in a local context.
38 min - Episode Twenty-Six: Academia and Peacebuilding with Dr. Mandiedza Parichi
Dr Mandiedza Parichi is the Chairperson for the Peace Studies Department at the Midlands State University in Gweru. In this episode, we discuss the role academia can play in peacebuilding processes.
35 min - Episode Twenty-Five: Dismantling Barriers to Women's Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes with Dr Speciosa Wandira-Kazibwe
Dr Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, former Vice President of Uganda, and currently Senior Presidential Adviser on Health & Population. In this episode, we discuss increasing the representation of women and their perspectives in formal and informal peace processes.
31 min - Episode Twenty-Four: Protecting the Participation of Women in Peacebuilding with Signe Gilen
Signe Gilen is Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this episode, we discuss Norway's membership of the UN Security Council and its work towards protecting women's participation in peace processes, alongside other key WPS and humanitarian strategies.
32 min - Episode Twenty-Three: UN-AU Partnership for Peace and Security with SRSG Parfait Onyanga-Anyanga and Mme Bineta Diop
SRSG Parfait Onyanga-Anyanga is the Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union and Mme Bineta Diop is the African Union's Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security. In this episode, we discuss the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union and coordinating the activities of stakeholders towards achieving the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa.
48 min - Season Three Trailer
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted the landmark Resolution 1325, recognising the central role women play in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, and giving birth to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
Over 20 years after UNSCR 1325, what have we achieved, what have we learnt, and what more can we do?
Host of She Stands for Peace, Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, will be asking these questions and more from key actors in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa.
Season Three is coming out soon and her guests work in grassroots, they are thought leaders and experts, sharing their reflections and best practices.
Don't forget to join the conversation using the hashtag #shestandsforpeace.
2 min - Episode Twenty-Two: Reconstruction and Peacebuilding an interview with Ahunna Eziakonwa
Ahunna Eziakonwa is the Regional Director and Assistant Secretary General for UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa. In this episode, we talk about the application of a gender perspective on reconstruction and peacebuilding.
27 min - Episode Twenty-One: Human Rights with Ilze Brands Kehris
Ilze Brands Kehris is the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. In this episode, we discuss the range of mechanisms to respect, protect, and promote women's rights before, during and post-conflict. She offers her insights on keeping rights defenders safe in their interactions with the UN for human rights.
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About She Stands for Peace
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"She Stands for Peace" is a podcast by the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU), hosted by Dr Yemisi Akinbobola. She Stands for Peace explores the state of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Africa, through a series of conversations with key actors. From policymakers, to donors, and grassroots peacebuilders, each episode takes a deep dive to unpack the various insights and lived experiences of guests to explore the central question; "20 years after UNSCR 1325 was passed, how far have we come?". The interviews are insightful and inspiring, as they take stock and share forward looking strategies for the implementation of UNSCR 1325, post-2020.
For enquiries, email UNOAU Communications Team: [email protected]