WIIS Austria is hosting its first conference in Vienna, cooperating with the International Institute for Peace and the Austrian Institute for International Affairs.
When: October 22, 1pm – 8pm
Where: Online via Zoom – The link will be sent out prior to the event!
The conference will be focussing on the intersections of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation issues, bridging these seemingly unconnected issues.
Click here for the agenda and speaker announcements!
There are two main problems. Number One is that while this year, UN Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary and a gender-approach to disarmament falls within the four pillars of the WPS agenda, disarmament is not explicitly mentioned in Resolution 1325 – except in the limited context of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR).
Number Two is the opposite problem – a gendered approach is missing from most disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation frameworks.
As the world prepares for debates on WPS and the NPT, it is pivotal to reflect on substantive ways to improve coherence and co-ordination among seemingly unconnected, international frameworks in the field of peace and security. To do this, this conference will first address future challenges in disarmament and nuclear non-oroliferation, ask where WPS and disarmament converge, how to address these future challenges in disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation with gendered approaches and what impact feminist policy making can have in these fields.
The conference will be a unique platform for learning, sharing experiences and interacting with experts, researchers and young professionals. While there will be classic
formats of debates such as a key note and a panel discussion, the heart piece of the conference will be interactive workshops, offering participants a way to truly contribute to creating the path forward in the field of WPS and disarmament. Participants will be ble to delve into a specific topic or alternatively learn how to transform their ideas into policy.
Women in International Security Austria 