The forum will bring together around delegates from 12 Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), including Heads of State and Government, Gender Ministers or their representatives, Members of the African Women Leaders Network (WPS pillar leaders), FemWise Africa Members, WPS (Women, Peace and Security) Advisory Board, Representatives of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace Security, Regional Economic Communities, especially the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Society (SADC), representatives of agencies of the United Nations system, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Representatives of religious institutions and academics, among others.
The Third High-Level African Forum on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) held in December 2023, recommended, among other aspects, greater attention to the crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes region, and requested the African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security to support initiatives aimed at promoting the role of women in regional peace building initiatives.
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