Reflecting on 25 Years of the WPS Agenda: Lessons Learned from Gender Research and UN Peace Operations

Thursday, October 9, 2025, 1:00–2:45pm EDT

Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development
International Peace Institute
777 United Nations Plaza, 12th Floor
(Corner of 1st Avenue and 44th Street)

The International Peace Institute (IPI), in partnership with the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations (led by Global Affairs Canada), the Stimson Center, the Latin American Security and Defence Network (RESDAL), and the Gender and Security Sector (GSS) Lab, is pleased to invite you to a public policy forum on “Reflecting on 25 Years of the WPS Agenda: Lessons Learned from Gender Research and UN Peace Operations.” This event will take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 1:00pm–2:45pm EDT, at IPI.

Welcoming and Opening Remarks:
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, President and Chief Executive Officer, IPI
Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) (virtual)  

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