IWD 2024 - The Women, Peace & Security Framework: Relevance & Application in Lebanon – Speeches

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, UN Women and the embassies of Finland, Norway and Switzerland in Lebanon, joined forces to showcase, in a public event, the pioneering roles of women fostering peace and security across Lebanon and to discuss the relevance, challenges and progress in implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Lebanon, in particular amid the ongoing conflict, in the South of Lebanon.

The event was attended by a diverse audience of 100 people, including women activists and peacebuilders, civil society actors, state officials, diplomats and UN representatives.

This video features the opening remarks of keynote speakers from UN Women Lebanon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Office, the National Commission for Lebanese Women, and the embassies of Finland and Switzerland.

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