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The importance of full, equal, and meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding and conflict prevention is acknowledged widely with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325. As we mark the 25th anniversary of the UN SCR 1325, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in peace process around the world. Join us for a dynamic panel discussion on the meaningful implementation of the 1325 resolution and the importance of local leadership, including faith-based, in peace-building processes.
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Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D.
Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D., is President/Founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, and Chair of the Anti-Racism Initiative and the Gender Equality Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum. She is the former Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the UN, a UN Representative for the URI, a member of the Advisory Council of the Global Security Institute, and a Board member of the International Center for Religion and Democracy. She has been listed in Who’s Who of American Law, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World, and Prominent People of Hawaii. She was enstooled into the royal family of Ajiyamanti, Ghana as the Nekoso Hemaa (Queen Mother of Development) where a school she helped to build, the Nana Ode Anyankobea Junior Secondary School, is named after her.