Press release

Women builders of peace
A national event in Rome to discuss the "Women, Peace and Security" plan and UN Resolution 1325, with Un Ponte Per and the Centre for Civil Defence Studies

Rome, 14 October 2023 - On Friday 15 December 2023, at 9 a.m., the Casa Internazionale delle Donne (Via della Lungara 19, Rome) will host the conference "Women peacemakers in action", organised by the Italian NGO Un Ponte Per and the Centro Studi Difesa Civile. The event will focus on the UN Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and Resolution 1325 for the involvement of women in non-violent conflict resolution.

The conference, foreseen by the project financed by the Directorate General for Political Affairs and Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (DGAP), is organised to promote and share the experiences of civil society organisations in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, with a specific focus on the results and perspectives for the implementation of Italy's fourth National Action Plan.

During the day there will be space to talk about the contribution of the NGO Un Ponte Per and the Centro Studi Difesa Civile in the first three years of implementation of Italy's 4th National Action Plan, through the projects dedicated to it in Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and Lebanon.