WOMEN AND WAR THE WASHINGTON, D.C. UNSCR 1325 TENTH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 3-5, 2010
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: WE NEED TO ACT Venue: The World Bank | H Building Eugene Black Auditorium 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Public Lecture & Panels
12:00pm – 1:00pm Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Settings – Why Does It Matter?
Welcome: . Inger Andersen Vice President, Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank
. Pamela Aall Provost, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, United States Institute of Peace
Opening Remarks: . Mahmoud Mohieldin Managing Director, The World Bank
Keynote Address: . Margot Wallström Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations
Moderator: . Inger Andersen Vice President, Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank
1:00pm – 1:15pm Break
1:15pm – 2:45pm Gender-Based Violence – A Way Towards Prevention
Opening Remarks: . Mayra Buvinic Sector Director, Gender and Development, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, The World Bank
Panelist Discussion: . Sanam Anderlini Executive Director, International Civil Society Action Network
. Gary Barker Director, Gender, Violence and Rights, International Center for Research on Women
. Lisa Davis Human Rights Advocacy Director, MADRE
. Stephen Ndegwa Lead Specialist, Public Sector Governance and The 2011 World Development Report on Conflict, Security and Development, The World Bank
. Pia Peeters Senior Social Development Specialist, Africa Fragile States, Conflict & Social Development, The World Bank
Moderator: . Sudhir Shetty Director, The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development, The World Bank
2:45pm – 3:00pm Break
3:00pm – 5:00pm “Weapon of War” – Film Screening and Discussion
Film Screening: . “Weapon of War” Directed by Ilse and Femke van Velzen
Discussants: . Wegger Strømmen The Norwegian Ambassador to the United States
. Sylvie Maunga Mbanga Consultant on Conflict, Human Rights, Peace Building Process and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Moderator: . Elisabeth Huybens Sector Manager, Social Development Department, The World Bank