The Atlantic Council of Canada’s Spring Conference on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) seeks to explore the varied ways in which women’s roles manifest in public policy processes, conflict situations, and transitional justice apparatuses.
The WPS Conference will examine women’s roles in international security through three different panels. The first panel will discuss the impact of UNSC Resolution 1325 on peace and security in Canada and abroad. The second panel will focus specifically on the role of women on the front lines and their role in conflict situations and reconstruction processes. The final panel will explore the role of women in post-war peace negotiations, governance, and development.
Speakers include: Ambassador Marriët Schuurman, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security; the Honorable Mobina Jaffer, Senator; Donica Pottie, Director of Conflict Policy and Security Coherence Secretariat, Dr. Lorna Read, the Chief Operating Officer of War Child Canada; Olivia Ward, Toronto Star Correspondent and Professor Sylvia Bashevkin from the University of Toronto.
The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.
We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage.
As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA).
The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.
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