Liberia Convenes International Gender Mainstreaming Conf. Today

…Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps Gen. Audi to address

By New Republic Liberia

MONROVIA-The Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi will serve as Guest Speaker at a two-day International Conference on Mainstreaming Gender in the Security Sector in West Africa at the University of Liberia on Thursday, March 3oth -31st, 2023.

The Conference, which will be officially opened by the Liberian Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Joint Security in Liberia, Cllr. Musa Dean will bring together an array of participants from the Security Sector, Civil Society, the International Community, and Institutions of higher learning.

The West African Conference will provide opportunities to deliberate, share experiences and recommend practical actions for advancing women’s participation in peace processes.

The Conference will also offer the opportunity to assess the progress made by Military and Para-military Agencies in ECOWAS States in delivering existing commitments using the Continental Results Framework.

Over Twenty years ago, The United Nations Security Sector adopted Resolution 1325 calling for the increased participation of women in Conflict prevention, resolution, and post-conflict construction.

The Conference is expected to strengthen relations between male and female personnel in the Military and Paramilitary Agencies in securing critical infrastructure in ECOWAS member States and evaluate the delivery of existing gender, peace, and security strategies across the Member States.

Participants at the Conference will discuss issues related to forging new Civil-Military Relations for Security Sector Reforms in Africa, Gender Inclusion in Peace Building and Reconciliation in Post Conflict Societies in Africa, Women Peace and Security in Africa, and United Nations Resolution 1325 and the security sector in Africa.

The Conference is jointly sponsored by the University of Liberia and the International Academy for Gender and Peace of Abuja, Nigeria.

During the Conference, the President of the University of Liberia, Dr. Julius Nelson, and the Vice Chancellor of the International Academy for Gender and Peace, Dr. Frederick Terhemba Tyoor will launch a Master of Science Program in Gender and Peace Studies at the Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation, at the University of Liberia. The two Institutions will also sign a Memorandum of Understanding for faculty collaboration, student exchange, and exchange for research studies.

During the Conference, key personalities will be inducted as fellows into the International Academy of Gender and Peace Studies. Weade Kobbah-Boley, Chairperson Planning Committee.

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Alphonso Toweh

Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets  including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and  did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters 
 He holds first  MA with honors in International  Relations and a  candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict  Resolution from the University of Liberia. 

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