Cooperation between 2 Lithuanian ALF network members: Centre for the Development of Equal Opportunities in Lithuania and Development Cooperation Platform / Lithuanian NGDO Platform:

"War is now a new reality of life, unfortunately. And there's no better time to talk about women and peace than now," Ambassador Melanne Verveer, executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, said at the meeting in Tokyo.
Studies show that when women are involved in peace negotiations, agreements take longer and are implemented faster. However, women are still under-involved in conflict resolution processes.
Lithuania is preparing the third action plan of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda 2025-2029. It is coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of the Interior.
We discussed these topics at the 7th meeting of the "Women, Peace and Security" coordinators' network in Tokyo, which was attended by over 200 delegates from 65 countries. Lithuania was represented by Virginija Aleksejune, Director of the Centre for the Development of Equal Opportunities and Asta Chaladauskienė, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan.

Main topics:
📌 Strengthening action plans
📌 Enhancing the role of women in peace processes
📌 Integrating the Agenda into Crisis Management
The debate resulted in a resolution with recommendations to governments to make women's voices heard and valued.
More about the meeting: https://lnkd.in/dwnGzw3