News from Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs on efforts to support peace 🕊🇮🇪 Twitter Policy: https://xitter.gq/t.co/KeAP39h04s
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Insightful visit to the Peace Process Secretariat (PPS) in Mozambique 🇲🇿 to learn about PPS’s support to disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration and other key aspects of the Maputo Accord, the peace agreement signed between the government of Mozambique and Renamo in 2019📜
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Proud to see signatories of the #WPS Shared Commitments, which Ireland helped create, coming together to speak out on the situation of women and girls in Sudan 🇸🇩
Echoing the words of Dr Limiaa Ahmed, who briefed the UNSC yesterday, "there can be no peace in Sudan without women"
Today(6.19), on the occasion of the #UNSC briefing on Sudan, Ambassador Joonkook Hwang delivered a joint statement at a media stakeout on behalf of UNSC signatories of #WPS Shared Commitments on the situation of women and girls in Sudan.
(WPS Shared Commitment 🇪🇨🇫🇷🇬🇾🇯🇵🇲🇹🇸🇱🇸🇮🇨🇭🇬🇧🇺🇸🇰🇷)
In light of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on the 19th of June, the signatories of WPS Shared Commitments called for an immediate cessation of all acts of sexual and gender-based violence, and for accountability. We also expressed our commitment to supporting a survivor-centered approach and demanded the full, equal, meaningful, and safe participation of Sudanese women and women’s organizations in all political processes.
Delighted to attend the @UNPeacebuilding Fund Strategic Dialogue hosted by @NorwayMFA this week. Following on from IE hosting the Dialogue in '23, we discussed key issues such as conflict prevention, supporting UN transitions and how to engage in politically constrained contexts.
ALT 27 participants of the 2024 UN Peacebuilding Fund Strategic Dialogue, hosted in Oslo, stand together for a photo outside the main premises.
Delighted to welcome @ISSAFRICA to Dublin this week to discuss their latest research on the Sahel and the Horn, and the importance of centering African voices as we work towards solutions for peace🕊️
A fantastic panel of speakers at this event on WPS in Defence & Security. Important to acknowledge the scale of backlash faced by women in politics, and the need for more women in leadership roles in defence forces
🇨🇿 Embassy hosted a panel discussion on Equality in Defence and Security Environments.
The panel consisted of Col. Magdalena Dvořáková🇨🇿 @ArmadaCR, Ambassador Mari Skåre🇳🇴, former Garda Commisioner Nóirín O'Sullivan🇮🇪 and former ombudsman of @defenceforces Paulyn Marrinan🇮🇪.
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Thank you to @EU2024BE for hosting the EU Taskforce on WPS last week. Great to hear from the EU and MS about ongoing work to counter the backlash against women’s rights globally, as well as insights from @ISS_Research and @UN_Women on the Sahel. Vital to keep up this momentum
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Pleasure to host @cliona_raleigh last week for a Global Policy Series talk about the ACLED project and trends in global conflict. Interesting insights on conflict as a feature of modern governance and political contestation, rather than an aberration, in many contexts. @ACLEDINFO
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It's Day 2 at the @SIPRIorg #SthlmForum. The panel asks if our conflict prevention system is broken, and if so, what will replace it?
We need to work at multiple levels and with a broad range of stakeholders. There's no easy route to peace agreements.
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Delighted to host @ACCORD_online in Dublin last week for thought-provoking discussions on peace and security across Africa, and implications for development and diplomacy. Grateful for the opportunity to learn and collab towards sustainable solutions.
ALT The image shows three seated people smiling as all they look towards a presentation to the left. From left to right, the image shows Fionnuala Gilsenan, PSU Director at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Vasu Gounden, Executive Director of ACCORD, and Hayden Allen, Director of Corporate Affairs at ACCORD.
Many thanks to the @IIEA for hosting us at yesterday's panel on Women, Peace, and Security. Interesting insights on women's participation, and discussions looking towards the 25th anniversary of #UNSCR1325
We are delighted to welcome Major-General (Ret) Maureen O'Brien, Former Deputy Military Advisor in the United Nations Office of Military Affairs, Dr Sally-Anne Corcoran, Irish Research Council Scholar and Expert in Law, Advocacy, and Engagement and Sophie McGuirk, Peace and Stability Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs to @iiea HQ today. Chaired by Dr @AislingSwaine the panel will discuss the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda, reflecting on the specific challenges women are facing in conflict settings and the role women play in conflict resolution and prevention. #iieaevents
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Grateful for the rich exchange at last week’s academic workshop hosted by @UCD_CPCR in collaboration with our Peace and Stability team. Delving into research on conflict-related issues was enlightening, with researchers from across Ireland sharing valuable insights on their work.
ALT Fionnuala Gilsenan, Director of the Peace and Stability Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs, presents the key aims and objectives of the new unit to a room of academics. She stands in front of a Powerpoint presentation.
ALT A professor listens intently to another academic presenting at the academic event in a brightly lit conference room.
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Today, the @UN Security Council hosts the Open Debate on Conflict-related Sexual Violence. IE 🇮🇪 condemns CRSV wherever it happens.
An inclusive and survivor-centred approach to justice and accountability efforts is fundamental to end impunity to CRSV.
Delighted to welcome @cmioffice to Dublin last week to discuss our partnership for peacebuilding and host a high-level roundtable on the latest developments in Ukraine, Russia and Moldova. Grateful for CMI’s continued partnership and dedication to a more peaceful future🕊️
The spring meeting of IE’s Oversight Group for Women, Peace & Security took place in Iveagh House last week.
Honoured to have @IRLDeptDefence join us to speak about the Independent Review Group for the Defence Forces. The OG also began work on the 4th National Action Plan on WPS
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Thank you @EU2024BE for inviting us to this seminar in Tournai on advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda #WPS. Together, we continue to work towards the inclusion of women and girls in peace processes.
#EU2024BE organised a seminar on advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda (#WPS).
Her Majesty the Queen, Major General Filip Borremans, Minister @DedonderLudivin and Dr. @DenisMukwege joined discussions on including women in peace processes for long-term human security.
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Delighted to have supported the #SCIPeaceConf that took place in Belfast earlier this week.
Fiona Nic Dhonnacha, Ireland's Ambassador to Colombia 🇨🇴, participated on a panel discussing the role of donors in supporting and sustaining peace processes🕊️
"The female voice is essential for a thriving society."
Today is St Brigid's Day in Ireland, a celebration of the creativity and contributions of women around the world🎨
This St Brigid’s Day, watch four dynamic female creatives come together to celebrate the significance of Brigid and the importance of female voices in the creative landscape in Ireland.
Find out more: ireland.ie/en/st-brigids-day…
#StBrigidsDay #SBD2024 #LáFhéileBríde
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At the @BTYSTE in Dublin last week, students who visited the @Irish_Aid stand wrote their hopes for a better world 🌍 by 2074. Heartened to see that No War/World Peace always featured strongly ☮️
#BTYSTE2024
In 2024, we look forward to continuing our work on advancing and promoting Women, Peace and Security, both at home and internationally. #WPS🕊️
👉Read about Ireland's National Action Plan and learn more here: tinyurl.com/7szeatp9
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