The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in 2024 and Beyond

In this IIEA panel event, three expert speakers discuss the present state of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda. The panel reflects upon how, as the global security environment continues to deteriorate, Security Council Resolution 1325 and its emphasis of on the specific challenges which conflict poses to women in conflict settings has grown only more important. Moreover, the panel explores the role of women in conflict resolution, their role in UN peacekeeping, and conflict prevention.

Speakers in this panel include: 

Major-General (Ret.) Maureen O’Brien,  Former Deputy Military Advisor in the United Nations Office of Military Affairs, Department of Peace Operations; 

Dr Sally-Anne Corcoran served with UN for nearly two decades. An Irish Research Council Scholar, she received her PhD in Law from the University of Galway in 2022. She is an international expert and advisor on Gender and Human Rights;

Sophie McGuirk, Peace and Stability Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs.