Korea Women, South and North - Peace, Reconciliation, Rights and Development - UN Palais Des Nations Geneva

KOREA WOMEN, SOUTH & NORTH- PEACE, RECONCILIATION, RIGHTS & DEVELOPMENT June 20, 2018 9:00 - 10:00 am UN Palais des Nations.Room XV

Peacebullding/Partnershlp Meeting Place for Women be established In or near the DMZ. PANa CONCEPT STATEMENT In ttie spirit ~rUN ,S ecortty Council Resolution 1a26 on Women, Peace and Security, and with hopes of new op~nitie.s ‘for · peace and cooper,atlon betw9ffl North and 89uth Korea, this HRC Side Event hopes to provide_ ,a platform for relevant 99vemments, UN bodies.and civil society actors engaged on the peninsula to begin to,anticipate the needs of, and plans for, a future of peace. Women from the south and their networks globally have been reaching out to women In the north, investing in reconcHiation, dialogue, Ctlfturel and humanitarian projects ttiet have built bridges of trust. Peace plans must be made with those who care about it most. Wecadvocate for-the,involvement of women of all ages, and want to hearfl’Oln them about proposals for overcoming the challenges •t hat suet, a political change would bring. This Panel wlU offer multiple perspectiv:es on peace, for South and North Korea, ~ on expertise and experience. PREPARING FOR PEAC£: A$ an initiative of goodw\11, a ~ w111 tie IMSIChed t,,. a “Peacebullding/Partnerehip Meeting Place for Women be ‘Mtabllshed In or nee, the DMZ. -ni. refuge would be a site ~ regular sharing of North Korea and South Korea - - COllld creata: lnnovatfve strategies for de..,elopment. _._ the W’l 111 - Medi and the - - “’ local knowlecls- could be taken Into consldelatloin. Their ~ could help buld pollllcail and public wlll for IIUS1ailtable~on the l<Of9ll!I f>enhlula.

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