On May 29-30 a group of six female experts representing six countries in Africa came together at African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss how to harness women’s leadership for arms control to support violence prevention and advance development.
Watch a recordingOn May 29-30 a group of six female experts representing six countries in Africa came together at African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss how to harness women’s leadership for arms control to support violence prevention and advance development. The Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies hosted by the Center on International Cooperation at New York University (NYU) convened the discussion with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office. The Government of Namibia co-sponsored the convening, which was hosted by the African Union. Representatives from the AU’s Peace and Security Directorate (AU PSD), the UN Office to the African (UNOAU) Union, and Small Arms Survey (SAS), which presented on gendering arms control and indicator development, also joined the conversation.
